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$2K Grants Power Digital Growth For Brooklyn Entrepreneurs

Thirteen small businesses in Brooklyn are getting a digital boost thanks to a new microgrant initiative from Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.

May 15, 2025 9:18 AM Read more >

Best of Brooklyn: Top 5 Lap Pools

Grab your goggles and jump in, Brooklyn!

May 15, 2025 7:04 AM Read more >

Good Day, Brooklyn!

May 15, 2025 4:52 AM Read more >

Two Men Shot Outside Red Hook Methadone Clinic

A 58-year-old man was shot in both legs. A 64-year-old victim was also grazed in the face.

May 15, 2025 4:51 AM Read more >

Terrifying Encounter: Man Points Gun at Teenage Girl in Brooklyn

Police report that the man pulled out a gun following a dispute with the 16-year-old near 268 Furman St.

May 15, 2025 4:50 AM Read more >

Brooklyn's AAPI Communities Rally For More City Funds

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families organized a rally Tuesday for equitable funding for Brooklyn's diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. The city provided less than 6% of its fiscal year 2025 budget to AAPI groups and programs.

May 14, 2025 12:12 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Expands Access to Affordable, Supportive Housing

Logan Fountain, built through a $214 million city-state partnership, adds over 300 units of affordable, supportive and transitional housing in Cypress Hills.

May 14, 2025 11:38 AM Read more >

Donate to City Harvest's Annual Food Drive to Combat Rising Child Hunger in NYC

One in four children in New York City does not know where their next meal will come from. The Feed Our Kids Food Drive will run through June 11.

May 14, 2025 7:33 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison For Shooting Man in Sunset Park

The defendant, John Carter of Park Slope, shot an unarmed victim in broad daylight in 2022.

May 14, 2025 7:23 AM Read more >

Good Day, Brooklyn!

May 14, 2025 5:09 AM Read more >