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Residents, electeds demand repairs at NYCHA’s Bushwick Houses development

Residents, electeds demand repairs at NYCHA’s Bushwick Houses development

Councilmember Jennifer Gutierrez, center, speaks during a press conference outside of NYCHA’s Bushwick Houses development on May 13.
10 Brooklyn artists with shows you need to see right now

10 Brooklyn artists with shows you need to see right now

The rent was, is and continues to be too damn high in the borough of Kings. Yet Brooklyn artists are a stubbornly adaptable lot. And there is no time like the present to acquaint yourself with some of our favorites.
Man Dies In Daylight Stabbing In Crown Heights, Cops Say

Man Dies In Daylight Stabbing In Crown Heights, Cops Say

A man was stabbed and killed on Troy Avenue across the street from an elementary school Monday morning, police said. A man was stabbed and killed on Troy Avenue across the street from an elementary school Monday morning, police said.
In Debate Over Schools Funding Formula, Advocates From 2019 Task Force Push For More Resources

In Debate Over Schools Funding Formula, Advocates From 2019 Task Force Push For More Resources

As the PEP is set to vote on the same schools funding formula it rejected last month, advocates and some PEP members say the need for change is urgent.
Police: Man in traditional Jewish attire, synagogue window shot with BB gun in Brooklyn

Police: Man in traditional Jewish attire, synagogue window shot with BB gun in Brooklyn

Police are searching for this SUV in connection to a possible hate crime that happened in Bedford-Stuyvesant on May 16, 2022. NYPD Crime Stoppers NEW YORK - Police are investigating a possible hate crime in Brooklyn . It happened just before 3 p.m.
‘Black Atlantic,’ a new exhibit in Brooklyn Bridge Park, explores the African diaspora

‘Black Atlantic,’ a new exhibit in Brooklyn Bridge Park, explores the African diaspora

Monumental new sculptures line the piers and greenway and unpack 'complex hybrid identities' of Black experience Opening today and running through November, “Black Atlantic” is a sculptural group show along Brooklyn Bridge Park that explores the dias
Two people rescued from Brooklyn house fire: FDNY

Two people rescued from Brooklyn house fire: FDNY

Two people rescued from Brooklyn house fire: FDNY 1 Firefighters rescued two people from a Brooklyn house fire that broke out on Tuesday morning. At just before 9 a.m. on May 17, FDNY personnel responded to a fire at 531 East 26th St. in Flatbush.
Brooklyn’s Historic Fort Hamilton exercises federally-mandated edict to banish Confederate ties

Brooklyn’s Historic Fort Hamilton exercises federally-mandated edict to banish Confederate ties

Main Gate to Fort Hamilton. Eagle Urban Media Photo by Ted General 1st Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr.
BK Parks Advocates Urge Mayor to Make Good on Campaign Promise of 1% of NYC Budget for Parks

BK Parks Advocates Urge Mayor to Make Good on Campaign Promise of 1% of NYC Budget for Parks

Parks advocates say the budget cuts, and resulting loss of staff, will immediately impact the quality of Brooklyn parks
Construction Begins on $118 Million 100% Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

Construction Begins on $118 Million 100% Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

The new building, Bridge Rockaway, will offer 174 affordable homes, with 86 units reserved for seniors and veterans experiencing homelessness