Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

News

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on East New York

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on East New York

Overall, crime is down in East New York, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
Read more >
Building Starts on 11 Bed-Stuy Homes To Be Part of Affordable Homeownership Program

Building Starts on 11 Bed-Stuy Homes To Be Part of Affordable Homeownership Program

The 11 new homes will bring 31 new residential units to the neighborhood
Read more >
Third Victim Dies in Brooklyn Shooting With Possible Links to Gang Strife in Jamaica

Third Victim Dies in Brooklyn Shooting With Possible Links to Gang Strife in Jamaica

He was shot in the neck and chest — one of five men struck when gunfire erupted Sunday at the Brooklyn Garden Event Space on Wortman Ave. and Sheffield Ave. in East New York. Nash was one of two shot inside the event space.
Read more >
Prospect Park to Host Experimental Opera For and About Trees

Prospect Park to Host Experimental Opera For and About Trees

Kamala Sankaram’s first public artwork, which is centered on trees, is called The Last Stand and will be installed in the park in September
Read more >

A Rate Hike to Pay for Controversial North BK Pipeline has Been Approved

The Public Service Commission approved the rate hike for 1.9 million New York residents to pay for National Grid projects
Read more >

BK's Peaches Kitchen and Bar, TAMA Sundays Named Two of City’s Best for Outdoor Dining, Open Streets

The restaurant and open streets initiatives received two of the 11 inaugural Alfresco awards celebrating the best of NYC
Read more >
From Filling Up to Plugging In: Could BK Become a Hub for Electric Vehicles?

From Filling Up to Plugging In: Could BK Become a Hub for Electric Vehicles?

With local leaders and community members supporting the push toward renewable energy, Brooklyn streets may be seeing more EVs in the near future.
Read more >
Owners of Popular Manhattan Italian Trattorias Expand Into Brooklyn

Owners of Popular Manhattan Italian Trattorias Expand Into Brooklyn

There was something oddly familiar about Macosa Trattoria when I wandered in with a couple of friends on a recent evening.
Read more >

How Does BK Feel About Governor Andrew Cuomo's Resignation?

Despite resigning, Cuomo could still face legal consequences following the allegations he sexually harassed 11 women.
Read more >
This Weekend's Festival Remembers 30 Years Since Crown Heights Race Riots

This Weekend's Festival Remembers 30 Years Since Crown Heights Race Riots

Crown Heights erupted in riots between the Black and Jewish communities in August 1991
Read more >