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Brooklyn-based Vice Media is adding a U.S. cable channel to its digital video empire as it tries to gain viewers in old as well as new media. … Full Article

The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) has proposed constructing a new pre-K center near the border of Park Slope and Gowanus, Councilmember Brad Lander announced Tuesday. … Full Article

A Catholic high school in Brooklyn is closed for the day after someone posted on Facebook that the school would get "shot up." … Full Article

What can you get for 65 cents nowadays? On Tuesday, customers at Junior’s restaurant in Downtown Brooklyn got a fat slice of the world’s most famous cheesecake, to celebrate the storied eatery’s 65th anniversary. … Full Article

On Monday, the City Planning Commission approved 10 to 0, with two members recused, the controversial $52 million Brooklyn Heights Library project. … Full Article

The Prospect Park Alliance announced on Friday a total of $3.5 million in funding from Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and the City Council to renovate the Oriental Pavilion and Flatbush Avenue Perimeter on the Park’s east side. … Full Article

Prospect Heights will be a hot spot for out-of-towners to visit if Marty Markowitz and the folks at NYC & Company have their way. … Full Article

Cobble Hill was once again the scene of one of the largest children’s Halloween parades in the city this year. … Full Article

Brooklyn’s Community District 2 is seemingly a young and healthy district. … Full Article

A move by Republicans in the House of Representatives to re-authorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund for five years was heavily criticized by two Congress members representing parts of Brooklyn, who called instead for the fund to be made permanent. … Full Article