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How a Flatbush Kid Became the Radio Voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide

How a Flatbush Kid Became the Radio Voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide

Talk about going against the grain. He did. And he's still at it. Eli Gold, who lived at 165 East 19th St. — between Beverly and Cortelyou — one block off Flatbush — made the move and hasn't looked back since 1989.
Nets Pay Tribute to Brooklyn’s Jean-Michel Basquiat with New Uniforms

Nets Pay Tribute to Brooklyn’s Jean-Michel Basquiat with New Uniforms

With the 2020-2021 NBA season quickly approaching, the Brooklyn Nets have unveiled new threads. For this year's City Edition jerseys, the Nets have chosen to pay homage to Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
NYC Food Delivery Workers Band to Demand Better Treatment. Will New York Listen to Los Deliveristas Unidos?

NYC Food Delivery Workers Band to Demand Better Treatment. Will New York Listen to Los Deliveristas Unidos?

On any given day during the lull between lunch and dinner, scores of food delivery workers gather in parks throughout Manhattan for pick-up games of soccer.
ENY Politicos Clash Over Amazon’s Arrival

ENY Politicos Clash Over Amazon’s Arrival

The ink has barely dried to Amazon leasing properties at 12555 Flatlands Avenue and at 2300 Linden Boulevard for a major distribution center in East New York and local candidates, media people and electeds are already clashing on what it means to the
Renderings Reveal Striking Expansion of Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Renderings Reveal Striking Expansion of Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

New renderings from S. Wieder Architect reveal an expansion of the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights , Brooklyn.
Wiley’s Gun Violence Prevention Plan Sees All Kids As “Worthy And Deserving”

Wiley’s Gun Violence Prevention Plan Sees All Kids As “Worthy And Deserving”

Mayoral hopeful Maya Wiley (Flatbush) unveiled her gun violence prevention plan yesterday. The announcement comes as citywide shooting incidents have doubled this year, as well as across both North and South Brooklyn.
New York City’s Volunteer Ambulance Crews Struggling When They’re Needed Most

New York City’s Volunteer Ambulance Crews Struggling When They’re Needed Most

On July 12, a 1-year-old boy was fatally shot at a family cookout in Brooklyn. Just three blocks away, an empty ambulance sat outside of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps headquarters. But the EMTs couldn't answer the call.

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 112 Units in East New York, Starting at $331 a Month

An affordable housing lottery has opened for 112 units in a nine-story building under construction at 881 Erskine Street in East New York.

Mobile Coronavirus Testing Available At Bed-Stuy's Marcy Houses

A coronavirus testing van will be at the Marcy Houses until Friday as the city expands testing following the Thanksgiving holiday. The mobile test site, set up at the Marcy Houses driveway loop, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Law Requiring Installation of Fire Sprinklers Could Cause Foreclosures: Bed-Stuy Locals

Law Requiring Installation of Fire Sprinklers Could Cause Foreclosures: Bed-Stuy Locals

Bedford-Stuyvesant residents are fighting a City Council bill that requires homeowners to install fire sprinklers in buildings that are four or more stories tall — arguing that the cost of installing the sprinklers would raise rents and hurt la