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Developers Break Ground on New, All-Electric Apartment Building in Brooklyn

Developers Break Ground on New, All-Electric Apartment Building in Brooklyn

The building will have 324 units of multi-family housing with 98 units designated as rent-stabilized, middle-income housing at the border of Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Public Library Announces 2023 Book Prize Winners

Brooklyn Public Library Announces 2023 Book Prize Winners

Biography of X awarded Fiction Prize, Hijab Butch Blues claims Nonfiction Prize.
Why is Brooklyn Community Board 9 Being Sued?

Why is Brooklyn Community Board 9 Being Sued?

The board was served a lawsuit at a general community board meeting last week for alleged conflicts of interest and violating the Open Meetings Law.
'By Vets, for Vets': A New Parade Celebrates Veterans on Eastern Parkway

'By Vets, for Vets': A New Parade Celebrates Veterans on Eastern Parkway

The inaugural Brooklyn Veterans’ Appreciation Parade featured a marching band, members from the Federation of Black Cowboys riding horses, a resource fair and more.
Brooklyn Public Library to Help Millions Receive Discount on Internet Bills

Brooklyn Public Library to Help Millions Receive Discount on Internet Bills

Households eligible for the $30 discount to their home internet bill include all NYC Public School and most Charter School families, as well as participants in various government assistance programs and families living at, or below, the federal poverty line.
Walk To End Alzheimer’s Raises More Than $190,000 in Brooklyn

Walk To End Alzheimer’s Raises More Than $190,000 in Brooklyn

This past Sunday, hundreds of locals gathered in support of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Korean War Veterans Park.
Early Childhood Literacy Programs Receive $5.5M Boost

Early Childhood Literacy Programs Receive $5.5M Boost

Seventeen organizations to support the City’s youngest in reaching reading proficiency.
Scenes from the Annual Eastern Barkway Dog Costume Contest in Crown Heights

Scenes from the Annual Eastern Barkway Dog Costume Contest in Crown Heights

​Dusty Doggerton, dressed up as a daredevil in a cloud car, won the costume contest.
Protesters in Bay Ridge Call for Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas War

Protesters in Bay Ridge Call for Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas War

Nineteen people at the protest on Fifth Avenue were arrested.
CB 18 Approves Weed License, Assemblymember Talks Reparations at Meeting

CB 18 Approves Weed License, Assemblymember Talks Reparations at Meeting

Community Board 18 convened on Wednesday night to vote on licenses, new bylaws and other business concerning southern Brooklyn.