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BK Catholic Diocese on Firing Gay Music Teacher: 'Church Law Is Clear'

The Brooklyn Catholic Diocese fired music teacher Matthew LaBanca from positions he'd held for more than 10 years after it discovered he married his partner this August

Nov 1, 2021 4:07 PM Read more >

Brownsville High School Students Get Surprise Test From Visiting Senator

Students at Brooklyn Ascend High School were learning about term-limits in their history class Friday when State Senator Zellnor Myrie crashed their lesson with a few quiz questions

Oct 29, 2021 6:42 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Getting New Academic Facility: The Research Yard

The Research Yard will connect students and teachers from Pratt Institute and New York City College of Technology to the Brooklyn Navy Yard's business ecosystem

Oct 27, 2021 5:49 PM Read more >

After Weathering Noise Complaints, Downpours, Crown Heights Marching Band Finally Gets a Place to Call Home

BU Marching Band finally has a home, after battling noise complaints and rain while practicing outdoors for the Met Gala and other top events

Oct 25, 2021 5:43 PM Read more >

City Responds After 3 BK Community Boards Demand Fix for Potholed, Dangerous Broadway

This is the second in a two-part series looking at why Broadway, a main Brooklyn thoroughfare, is in such dismal condition. In part two, we hear from the DOT as the community boards double down on their call to have it fixed.

Oct 22, 2021 4:15 PM Read more >

NYC Gets 'F' Grade for Lack of Spending With Black-Owned Businesses

For the 8th year in a row, the City received an 'F' for its lack of spending with African American-owned businesses, even with the racial justice protests of 2020 still fresh in the city's collective memory

Oct 18, 2021 7:27 PM Read more >

NYPD Crossing Guard Says She 'Can't Stop' Dancing, Even When It Nearly Cost Her Job

Esther Bishop has been a crossing guard for 13 years, and she's danced her way through every year on the job, despite those who have tried to stop her groove.

Oct 15, 2021 7:51 PM Read more >

Innovative Brooklyn Coffee Company Gets $25M Funding, Its Secret? Tiny Spaces

The Brooklyn-born coffee company Blank Street is growing rapidly, with plans to have 100 locations in NYC by the end of 2022

Oct 14, 2021 12:30 PM Read more >

BK Queer Flea Market Moves in to Bushwick for All of October

BK Queer Flea is setting up its market in a new Bushwick studio space for all of October, starting this weekend. Featuring vendors, live performances and more.

Oct 14, 2021 11:00 AM Read more >

Honk for Pumpkin! East New York Great Grandma Is Turning 105

Family members of Kathleen "Pumpkin" Dowling are asking people in East New York to honk, shout or leave flowers at her housing complex Thursday to show love on her 105th birthday

Oct 13, 2021 9:23 PM Read more >