Hochul, Tisch and several others to speak at Brooklyn church

The event will be hosted by the African American Clergy and Elected Officials, a Brooklyn-based civic and political organization.
Neighborhood rallies to save flooding bookstore

COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE helped raise nearly $60,000 in just one week to support a Bed-Stuy bookstore-wine bar.
New exhibit at Weeksville Heritage Center, opening June 3, will feature murals from Rikers Island

A NEW EXHIBIT ENTITLED “Peace in Destruction: Art from Rikers Island” opens Wednesday, June 3, at the Weeksville Heritage Center.Â
North America’s largest commuter rail system faces a potential shutdown

LIRR service runs in Brooklyn and has stations in East New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Atlantic Terminal in Downtown Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Public Library’s Macon Branch celebrates mothers and mother figures at 10th annual Mom-a-thon

Brooklyn Public Library’s Macon Branch held its annual Mom-a-thon celebrating mothers and mother figures in the community.
Councilmember Ossé files complaint over rough arrest at alleged deed theft protest

Osse is alleging he suffered a concussion from the arrest, and says he is demanding accountability from the NYPD.
City to convert former school building to affordable housing

This spring and summer, HPD and the Human Resources Administration will lead a community engagement process on the Fulton-Howard West site.
Police seek man in M train antisemitism harassment

On an M train at Flushing Avenue, a 24-year-old man was kicked in the leg by another man, who then made an antisemitic remark.
Man gets 5-10 years for fatal car crash

Jerry Gelle, 32, pleaded guilty on March 11 to second-degree manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.

