What’s News, Breaking: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
NYU LANGONE, LOCAL ELECTEDS TEAM UP ON FREE FLU SHOTS DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN...
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Safe-injection site OnPoint NYC is allied with school next door
Editors’ Note: Knowledgeable Brooklynites with insights into their own drug problems...
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In Rockaway, scuba divers’ passion for the sport becomes a mission to collect undersea litter
See full slide show below EDITORS’ NOTE: Cleanup initiatives on the southern...
NewsArts & Entertainment
From fiction to legal dissections: Brooklyn book festival’s offerings for the legal community
The Brooklyn Book Festival, recognized as New York City’s premier...
Atlantic Avenue BID commissions original artwork for new street banners
The Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District (AABID) is lining the Downtown Brooklyn...
Business
Foot Locker lowers full-year outlook again, pauses dividend as 2Q sales fall on cautious consumers
Foot Locker is cutting its full-year outlook again and pausing its...
Macy’s discounted spring goods amid cautious spending in 2Q, but results beat Wall Street views
Macy’s heavily discounted spring goods to make room for fresh fall...
Crime
Vespa thief arrested in Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Cops made a dramatic arrest on Court Street in Brooklyn...
Drivers arrested in horrific Atlantic Ave. crash that killed 18-year-old
COBBLE HILL — Both drivers have been arrested in a fiery crash that...
Dining & Nightlife
Brooklyn Dining Club revives, opens with a bird program at Estuary in Brooklyn Bridge Park
The Brooklyn Dining Club, revived by the Brooklyn Eagle following a multi...
A southern Brooklyn stroll that ends in L&B square slices
Sicilian pizza awaits you at L&B Spumoni Gardens. BATH BEACH...
Health
Health care unions protest ouster of One Brooklyn Health CEO LaRay Brown
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Brooklyn officials, faith leaders and health care union members gathered...
Mosquito spraying coming to Greenpoint and East Williamsburg
To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus, the...
Kids & Education
Kindness garden blooms at P.S. 204
A local school is trying to spread acts of kindness through art...
On the air: Siblings start podcast to educate and entertain
Two Bay Ridge kids have made the most of their isolation during...
Police & Fire
2 reports from Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation confirm NYPD officers were justified in fatal shootings
Two separate reports released by the New York Attorney General Letitia James...
Police Beat: Man attacked in his car in Bay Ridge, thief tries to rob Bensonhurst bakery
68th Precinct The 68th Precinct serves Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort...
Politics
The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indicted
Rudy Giuliani glared across a Washington hearing room as a lawyer seeking...
NYC mayor wants more aid from the Biden administration to offset $12B in costs for housing migrants
With thousands of migrants still arriving in New York City, Mayor Eric...
Politics & Government
Brooklyn Federal Court hosts special naturalization ceremony to celebrate Constitution Day
Marking a significant moment of unity and American citizenship, Brooklyn’s...
Brooklyn Bar Association offers CLE on legal ethics and banking for new members
After taking a brief hiatus for the summer, the Brooklyn Bar Association...
Sports
You know who’s hot: Linda Toscano
Hot. Nope, we’re not talking about the weather. How about Brooklyn...
Scholastic Roundup: Homecoming Saturday for the Fort Hamilton Tigers
Fort Hamilton is known as the “jewel in the crown” of Bay...
Top Stories
Staten Island Man With History of Hate Indicted For Firefighter’s Murder
A Staten Island man pleaded not guilty on Tues., Dec. 18 for...
BREAKING: Remaining portion of Green Church site up for sale as development property
Nearly 10 years after Bay Ridge’s beloved “Green Church” was demolished...
Transportation
Brooklyn subway shooter shares dark past as his attorney pleads for leniency
An attorney for Frank Robert James, the man who unleashed terror on...
Brooklyn gets ready for hellish summer of traffic jams, noise during BQE interim repairs
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Brooklyn residents are steeling themselves for a summer of snarled...
Transportation & Travel
Two-way bridge toll plan passes first hurdle
House Appropriations committee passes bill A drive by U.S. Rep. Max...
Closed platforms create midday travel headaches for commuters along Q line
A sudden MTA route change has left straphangers angry about their morning...