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Two Indicted in Death of 3-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (329+ words) Two people have been indicted on murder and other charges in connection with the death of 3-year-old Kyng Davis, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced June 17. Robert White, 39 and Sunshyne Davis, 25, are charged with second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter and endangering…...
Brooklyn Leaders Rally Against ICE Activity in Bushwick
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (440+ words) Elected officials from Brooklyn pushed for the New York City Police Department to not cooperate with federal immigration officials on Monday, after a weekend fracas at a Bushwick hospital led to several arrests. City Council Member Sandy Nurse on X…...
A Brooklyn Natural Health Care Retailer Fights to Stay Open
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (462+ words) Nicholas Brooklyn'has helped thousands of central Brooklyn residents manage their health for more than 50 years. Now, its owner is asking the community for help to get the business back on healthier financial footing. Monique Nicholas, the owner of the natural…...
Calls Continue For Deeper Affordability at Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (588+ words) Brooklyn residents continued to press state officials on the number and rent levels of affordable housing units planned for the next phase of the Atlantic Yards development, a project that has been underway for nearly 20 years. At the Atlantic Yards…...
Brooklyn Man Headed For Prison For Killing Rapper Nick Blixky
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (462+ words) Caliph Glean, 33, of Crown Heights, was sentenced to prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon on December 10, 2025, following a jury trial. .. Brooklyn Man Headed For Prison For Killing Rapper Nick Blixky A Brooklyn…...
NYC Expands 3-K Program in Brooklyn This Fall
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (238+ words) Additional 3-K seats will be available to Brooklyn families this fall, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday. The city will add more than 1, 000 new seats in 56 ZIP codes, moving New York closer to making 3-K truly universal for the first…...
A Surreal Brooklyn Story That Covers Politics, Loneliness And Super Heroes
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (318+ words) Broken Land Dreams, a speculative fiction novel by Brooklyn resident David Forbes, portrays a bizarro version of Brooklyn to explore social commentary about democracy, while acting as a love letter to the borough itself. "The first few chapters are my…...
Brooklyn's Gerritsen Beach Library Reopens After Major Upgrades
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (333+ words) The'Brooklyn Public Library marked the reopening of the Gerritsen Beach Library on Dec. 12, welcoming the community back to one of the city's most scenic branches. Situated along the waterfront and overlooking the Shell Bank Channel, the library has long been…...
Brooklyn Tech HS Foundry to be Converted Into Multimedia & Research Hub
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (304+ words) New York City Council Members Susan Zhuang and Crystal Hudson announced a $5 million city allocation to convert Brooklyn Technical High School's historic Foundry into a modern multimedia and research center, school and city officials said. "Education is generational wealth, and…...
Brooklyn Man Indicted For Stealing Nearly $16 M From Crypto Investors
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (399+ words) A Brooklyn man was indicted on Friday for allegedly stealing nearly $16 million from users of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. "He allegedly tricked many unsuspecting people to transfer their life savings to wallets he controlled, blew their hard-earned money gambling online, and…...