Brooklyn Borough President Approves Two New Developments
By: ANISHA BERMEJO Land use—who gets to build what in New York City—is one of the most fraught processes for big time developers pushing for …[read more]
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CD 1’s Parks and Waterfront Committee Reviewed Greenpoint’s 40 Quay St. Development
BY: ANNABELLE PAULINO Brooklyn Community Board 1’s Parks and Waterfront Committee met Feb. 17 to discuss the 40 Quay Street development located along the northern …[read more]
Prospect Heights under high Covid-19 transmission
By ELSA AMAYA While COVID cases are decreasing in most New York neighborhoods, the Clinton Hill/Prospect Heights neighborhood case rates are still substantial. Therefore the …[read more]
Bread and books distributed in the Bushwick area
By ELSA AMAYA St. John’s “Bread and Life” brings just that to the Bushwick community. A community based organization located at 795 Lexington Ave in …[read more]
Brooklyn College Alum Matthew Vann Discusses His Career Arc with BC Students
By ANNABELLE PAULINO Matthew Vann tried on many different hats before he became the senior producer he is today at ABC News. Vann spoke in …[read more]
60 Years of Black is Beautiful
By ENRICO DENARD As part of the Brooklyn Resists series, wherein Black Brooklynites tell stories about combatting systemic racial injustice, some of the original models …[read more]
America Needs You, Wants You To Succeed
By GABRIEL SALAS Starting college can be a difficult and intimidating experience for many freshmen. The America Needs You (ANY) organization, with a virtual event …[read more]
Woman Charged with Killing 64-Year-Old Pedestrian near Brooklyn College
By TYRELL INGRAM Brooklyn, New York- A 57-year-old driver has been charged with the killing of a 64-year-old female pedestrian on February 1, at the …[read more]
Rising Rents Lead More to Bed-Stuy Soup Kitchen
By ALAIN GAILLARD The soup kitchen starts serving food at 10:30 every morning. A few soup kitchen guests begin gathering outside the main entrance of …[read more]
Ditmas Park Teacher Cleared of Sex Abuse
Editor’s note: This story first appeared at Bklyner.com in collaboration with Brooklyn News Service. By LISA FLAUGH A former teacher at a Ditmas Park elementary …[read more]