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Brooklyn Nets: A Letter to Kevin Durant

Brooklyn Nets: A Letter to Kevin Durant

It's like a motion picture plot straight from Spike Lee's (40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks) production company. The tone of Casanova's "So Brooklyn" fades in and crescendos as the visual starts to take shape. This is a blockbuster movie in the making.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Five Units in Flatbush, Starting at $1,725 a Month

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Five Units in Flatbush, Starting at $1,725 a Month

An affordable housing lottery has opened for five units in an eight-story building under construction at 142 Lenox Road in Flatbush. It is located on a stretch of Lenox Road that has been undergoing major changes , as Brownstoner documented in 2019.
Woman, 62, Fights Off Man Trying to Rape Her in Brooklyn Alley, Attacker Sought by Cops

Woman, 62, Fights Off Man Trying to Rape Her in Brooklyn Alley, Attacker Sought by Cops

Cops are asking for the public's help tracking down a sicko who followed a 62-year-old woman down a Brooklyn street, dragged her into an alley and tried to rape her.

Allegations Of Embezzlement — And A Brawl — At A Brownsville Church

A Brownsville church congregation has sued its long-time former pastor in Brooklyn Supreme Court, demanding he repays over half a million dollars he allegedly embezzled from the sale of the church parking lot in order to buy a house in North Carolina
Police: MTA Bus Driver Spit On, Hit In Head With Piece Of Wood

Police: MTA Bus Driver Spit On, Hit In Head With Piece Of Wood

Police are trying to track down a man they say hit an MTA bus driver in the head with a piece of wood. The attack happened around 9 a.m. Tuesday in Brownsville , Brooklyn.
Gross! Flatbush Homeowner Inundated With Sewage While City Stalls on Permanent Fix

Gross! Flatbush Homeowner Inundated With Sewage While City Stalls on Permanent Fix

A Flatbush homeowner has been inundated with putrid sewage in his basement for nearly a month due to a sewer back-up on his block — and the city hasn't taken any steps to fix it! Eric Alexie says the basement of his E.
Homes Goods Store Clic Set to Open in Former Bird Location in Fort Greene

Homes Goods Store Clic Set to Open in Former Bird Location in Fort Greene

As one store closes, another one takes its place. Taking over the iconic storefront at 85 Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene is Clic , a home decor and book store.

Valentine’s Fundraiser For Mutual Aid Groups: Sharing Love The Brooklyn Way

To give back to folks who have been selflessly helping the most vulnerable in the community, this Valentine's Day, consider ordering from Nuestra Mesa BK, a Brooklyn-based kitchen collective, who along with Plants For The People are hosting a take-ou

Sheriff’s Office Breaks Up 200-Person Party at East New York Biker Club

Hundreds of people danced and drank with reckless disregard for COVID-19 protocols during an illegal rave in Brooklyn that the Sheriff's Office broke up early Sunday morning, it was reported.

OPINION: P.S. 90’s Future Belongs To The People Of District 40

The 2020 murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd thrust the Movement For Black Lives firmly into the public consciousness.