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Brooklyn Merchants Sue City Over Controversial Street Redesign

Brooklyn Merchants Sue City Over Controversial Street Redesign

The Court Street Merchants Association filed an order in court seeking to pause construction and remove the newly implemented street changes in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, citing traffic congestion, safety issues and a lack of community input,
Brooklyn School Becomes First to Launch 911-Integrated Emergency Alert System

Brooklyn School Becomes First to Launch 911-Integrated Emergency Alert System

Spring Creek campus in Brooklyn is now equipped with new Emergency Alert System that creates a direct, automated pathway to alert 911 during a hard lockdown involving a weapon-based threat, enabling dispatchers to respond in less than 10 seconds.
Brooklyn Hospital Opens New Minor Surgery Suite

Brooklyn Hospital Opens New Minor Surgery Suite

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull is expanding access to same-day procedures, reducing wait times and enhancing patient-centered surgical care in northern and central Brooklyn.
Brooklyn STEAM Center Expands With Six New Career Pathways For High School Students

Brooklyn STEAM Center Expands With Six New Career Pathways For High School Students

The Brooklyn STEAM Center is doubling enrollment to 600 students and preparing young New Yorkers for high-demand industries.
Asase Yaa Foundation Marks 25 Years of Empowering Brooklyn Through The Arts

Asase Yaa Foundation Marks 25 Years of Empowering Brooklyn Through The Arts

The Bedford-Stuyvesant arts organization launches its 25th anniversary campaign to raise $500K for arts, education and community growth.
More Than 4 Million New Yorkers Are Unpaid Family Caregivers

More Than 4 Million New Yorkers Are Unpaid Family Caregivers

A new AARP report shows that 1 in 4 New York adults are unpaid family caregivers, providing $39 billion in care each year while facing major financial and emotional strain.
Maimonides Opens Brooklyn’s Largest ER For Children

Maimonides Opens Brooklyn’s Largest ER For Children

Maimonides Health opens Brooklyn’s largest freestanding children’s emergency department and only pediatric trauma center, expanding access to world-class emergency care for families across the borough.
NYC School Bus Service Strike Averted For One Month

NYC School Bus Service Strike Averted For One Month

Public school students will have continued bus service for another month thanks to an emergency 30-day contract, as the Department of Education and over 50 school bus companies try to hammer out a five-year contract extension.
Brooklyn, It’s Time to Fall Back!

Brooklyn, It’s Time to Fall Back!

On Sunday, Nov. 2, daylight saving ends at 2:00am when the clocks fall back one hour.
One Fatality as Flash Floods Sweep Through Brooklyn

One Fatality as Flash Floods Sweep Through Brooklyn

Brooklyn was soaked with about 2 inches of rain on Thursday, with parked cars submerging in water all across the borough including Sheepshead Bay, Midwood and Bed-Stuy. One Wingate resident died after trying to save his pet dogs from his basement.