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Strike Ends at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse

Strike Ends at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse

The NYC Alamo United union said a “tentative agreement” was offered on Tuesday. Forty employees at the Downtown Brooklyn location are expected to get their jobs back.
Brooklyn's Biggest Day of Service Returns

Brooklyn's Biggest Day of Service Returns

Brooklyn Org is inviting residents to participate in various volunteer opportunities on April 26, to foster community connections and create the largest single day of volunteering in the borough’s history.
The City's Top Super Speeder is in Brooklyn

The City's Top Super Speeder is in Brooklyn

New research from Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets identified the city's most reckless drivers and the locations where they most frequently endanger New Yorkers’ lives. The top super speeder collected the most tickets on Ocean Parkway in Gravesend.
Nonprofits Supporting Brooklyn Immigrants Get Grant Funding

Nonprofits Supporting Brooklyn Immigrants Get Grant Funding

Brooklyn Org awards $1.8 million to 17 Brooklyn immigrant-serving organizations.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Opens New Pavilion and Entryway For 15th Anniversary

Brooklyn Bridge Park Opens New Pavilion and Entryway For 15th Anniversary

A new entryway sits atop a gently-sloped knoll surrounded by honey locust and ginkgo trees and offers views of the Manhattan skyline and East River.
Advocates Battle NYC Parks Plan to Cut 78 Trees in Fort Greene Park

Advocates Battle NYC Parks Plan to Cut 78 Trees in Fort Greene Park

The nonprofit Friends of Fort Greene Park says the Parks Departments failed to conduct a full environmental review before they approved a plan that involves cutting down 78 trees.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Opens Applications for Jazz Leaders Fellowship

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Opens Applications for Jazz Leaders Fellowship

The fellowship offers $12,500, performance opportunities and community engagement for emerging Black women and nonbinary jazz artists.
Sunset Park Renters Urge City, Mayoral Candidates to Enforce 4-Yr Rent Freeze

Sunset Park Renters Urge City, Mayoral Candidates to Enforce 4-Yr Rent Freeze

Sunset Park renters are calling on the city to adopt a four-year rent freeze ahead of the Rent Guidelines Board’s preliminary meeting on April 30.
Brooklyn Street Renamed in Honor of Lubavitcher Rebbe

Brooklyn Street Renamed in Honor of Lubavitcher Rebbe

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994) was the seventh leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and a transformative figure in modern Jewish history.
Prospect Heights Tenants Rally at Housing Court to Get Landlord to Make Repairs

Prospect Heights Tenants Rally at Housing Court to Get Landlord to Make Repairs

Tenants at 552 Dean St. say their homes have been covered in mold, leaks and pests for years. They rallied in front of Kings County Housing Court to make Gilman Management Corp. make the necessary repairs.