A group of Southern Brooklyn lawmakers issued a joint statement to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s much-talked-about plan to establish a Brooklyn-Queens streetcar service and their statement could be summed up in three words: What about us? … Full Article
Happy New Year.Chinese New Year, that is.The Year of the Monkey arrived on Monday, Feb. 8 — a red-letter day for Sunset Park's Chinatown and its vibrant commercial heart, Eighth Avenue. … Full Article
LEIMAY, an interdisciplinary ensemble comprising of Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya, has announced the world premiere of “borders” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), opening on Feb. 18 at BAM Fisher (321 Ashland Place). … Full Article
Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, who is an avid bike rider, has introduced a bill that would allow bicyclists to follow pedestrian control signals instead of the red/yellow/green signals controlling motor vehicle traffic. … Full Article
The Brooklyn Law School honored four of its distinguished graduates, two with Alumni of the Year awards and two more with Rising Star awards, during its annual Alumni Luncheon that was held at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan on Friday, Jan. 29. … Full Article
The prominent rabbi who was attacked on a Brooklyn Heights street Jan. 31 was joined by community members, clergy -- and even members of Curtis Sliwa’s Guardian Angels -- at a rally and march Friday morning. … Full Article
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s bold plan to create a streetcar service to run between Sunset Park and Queens, which has already won the support of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and transportation advocates, has now been endorsed by NYU Lutheran Medical Center, the hospital located in Sunset … Full Article
The imminent return of the Bossert Hotel brings back recent memories of the 1970s, when there were still eight hotels operating within the small historic district called Brooklyn Heights. … Full Article