Local leaders celebrate the newly opened $141M Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center
March 11, 2026
“Shirley was truly a trailblazer who was unbossed, unbought and unapologetic in her commitment to justice.”
“Shirley was truly a trailblazer who was unbossed, unbought and unapologetic in her commitment to justice.”
The assault occurred around 5:25 p.m. on Jan. 12 after the bus stopped in front of 3016 Church Ave., PIX11 reported Wednesday.
EAST FLATBUSH — BOJANGLES OPENED ITS first New York location, debuting a 24-hour restaurant at 5910 Church Ave.
Patrick D. Brady went into cardiac arrest while working on the roof of the six-story building in East Flatbush, the fire department said.
East Flatbush, once farmland, grew in the 20th century from smaller neighborhoods like Rugby and Wingate, shaped by transit and migration.
East Flatbush, once farmland, became a diverse community shaped by migration, unity efforts and evolving neighborhood identities.
EAST FLATBUSH — The State University of New York on Wednesday announced that it will launch a community-driven visioning process — in other words, an
The majority of the hospital’s patients are on Medicaid, underinsured or without health insurance, according to United University Professions.
EAST FLATBUSH — SUNY Downstate Health Science University in East Flatbush is one of three health institutions in the New York metro area, and five nationwide, to receive funding from
EAST FLATBUSH – It’s father vs. son. The dad is 95-year-old Navy veteran Mario Bisogno, Sr., who, as a teenager, served aboard a munitions carrier in the Pacific during World
Trisha Ocona has removed most of the “We Buy Houses” signs she’s seen in her East Flatbush neighborhood. The ones that remain are out of her reach, Ocona explains, high
Dinosaurs to invade Brooklyn this month Dinosaurs will be invading Brooklyn during the Jurassic World Live Tour at Barclays Center, according to the Brooklyn Reporter. Jurassic World Live Tour is
One person is dead and at least seven others are injured after a fire broke out inside a three-story East Flatbush building Monday morning. According to police, the two-alarm blaze
Officials gathered at the corner of Van Sinderen Avenue and Truxton Street Wednesday to cut the ribbon on a new Citi Bike station outside the Broadway Junction Transit hub. The
A 39-year-old man was shot and killed early Thursday morning in East Flatbush. Police officers responded to a 911 call reporting an assault around 1:45 a.m. near Clarendon Road and
A Ditmas Park resident is looking to end a political dynasty in Central Brooklyn that has dominated Congress for more than a decade. Attorney Michael Hiller is running to oust
This story was originally published on Aug. 27 by THE CITY. Residents of an affordable Brooklyn co-op complex scored a low-interest loan from the state this summer, reaping $11 million
This story was originally published on Aug. 19 by THE CITY. The writing is on the wall at Brooklyn’s Rugby library branch: A spray-painted sign that says “Library,” with an
BY VICTOR PORCELLI Like many streets around the city, Avenue D in Brooklyn has litter: empty bottles, cigarette butts and plastic bags often collect on the greenery lining the sidewalk.
Not only are nine different developments being built along one street in East Flatbush, but many of them will avoid providing the parking normally mandated by the city through a unique
With overdevelopment rampant in the neighborhood, community members search for a solution By Victor Porcelli On a single street in East Flatbush, there are eight apartment buildings either recently completed
BY VICTOR PORCELLI Community members who recently pushed the Department of Sanitation to clean an East Flatbush dump site are now asking city and state officials to help finish the
Community members who recently pushed the Department of Sanitation to clean an East Flatbush dump site are now asking city and state officials to help finish the job. The stretch
By Victor Porcelli An infamous East Flatbush dump site got some more-than-needed attention from the Department of Sanitation today at the urging of local activists. Trucks from the city agency
An infamous East Flatbush dump site got some more-than-needed attention from the Department of Sanitation on Tuesday at the urging of local activists. Trucks from the city agency loaded garbage
It’s a high stakes game of political musical chairs, and the latest winner will be crowned on Tuesday. That’s the day a special election will be held in the 45th
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams surprised the political world when he passed over his former deputy chief of staff and chose instead to endorse an East Flatbush civic leader in the
Shareholders of an East Flatbush affordable housing development protested a Community Board 9 member at the group’s Tuesday meeting, charging her with conflict of interest and misappropriation of funds. “Collusion,”
A Brooklyn man will spend the next three to nine years of his life behind bars after forging a deed and stealing his elderly neighbor’s house. Winston Gregory Hall, a
Jazmine Headley, Whose Child Was Torn From Her Arms At A City Office, Gets A Public Apology (New York Times) Truck Driver Reportedly Swerves Into Building To Avoid Cat (New
Students in New York’s public schools should be taught African-American history year-round, not just during Black History Month, according to Anthony Beckford, who is leading an effort to change the
A judge’s decision inside a Brooklyn courtroom enraged almost 100 NYPD officers who packed two separate rooms on Wednesday for the sentencing of a teenager convicted for causing permanent damage
The Evangelical Crusade of Fishers of Men, in partnership with community leaders and residents, broke ground on Sun., Jan. 13, on a new low-income senior housing development project in East
A Brooklyn judge is expected to sentence a teenager next month for causing permanent injuries to an NYPD officer. Justin Murrell was 15 years old when he used a stolen
Right under the nose — or, more literally, directly over the head — of the hopeful watchdog for the city of New York was a crooked attorney lifting almost $2
When incoming state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins was deciding on committee chairmanships for the new legislative session, she must have had Brooklyn on her mind. Stewart-Cousins tapped several of