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WEBCity Council begins ethics investigation of Susan Zhuang, who allegedly bit cop at Gravesend protest. By Ethan Stark-Miller. See More. Stay updated with Brooklyn Paper: Your premier source for the latest Brooklyn news, community events, and …
Dumbo finally gets a library, Brooklyn’s first new branch in 40 years
WEBOct 12, 2021 · The Brooklyn Public Library opened a new branch for the first time in nearly 40 years on Tuesday, when honchos and local pols cut the ribbon at the new Adams Street Library in Dumbo. The new library is BPL’s 60th branch, and the first new one in the borough since the Cortelyou Library opened in 1983. It …
Brooklyn’s population increases by over 230k in 2020 Census results
WEBAug 13, 2021 · Brooklyn’s population increased by over 230,000 people in the past decade, marking the biggest increase of any borough in New York City, and far outpacing expectations, according to newly released 2020 Census data. Kings County’s population now stands at 2,736,074 people — a 9.2 percent jump from the 2010 population of 2,504,700 as ...
Road closures, cheer zones, and more: Your guide to the 2024 RBC ...
WEBMay 16, 2024 · Roughly 26,000 runners will run 13.1 miles from Prospect Park to Coney Island during the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday, looping through dozens of neighborhoods on the way to the finish line.. Here’s everything you need to know about the race and how it will impact your neighborhood!
‘A new beginning for East New York’: Construction begins on …
WEBDec 19, 2022 · A rendering of the future development, the Alafia, in East New York. Image courtesy Governor Kathy Hochul’s Office. Alafia is a redevelopment of a Brooklyn Developmental Center property and is part of the state’s Vital Brooklyn Initiative, which aims to address and correct inequities in Central Brooklyn by building new housing and community spaces, investing in community-based healthcare ...
Brooklyn Book Festival returning to online, in-person …
WEBMar 14, 2022 · The city’s largest free literary festival, held each year in Brooklyn with “bookend” events across the city, will turn the page this fall, offering even more in-person programming than last year. The nine-day Brooklyn Book Festival will take place from Sept. 25 through Oct. 3 in Downtown Brooklyn, with both live and online events ...
Downtown News - Brooklyn Paper
WEBHistory-making: Abolitionist Place Park opens in Downtown Brooklyn after 20-year journey. By Anna Bradley-Smith. Police & Fire.
Meet the candidates for Brooklyn borough president
WEBMar 18, 2021 · What truly makes Brooklyn great are the diverse, unique, visionary and dynamic people who comprise this magnificent borough. The story of Brooklyn is one of vibrant innovators pushing the envelope in commerce and economic development; science and technology; arts and culture: social and racial justice; entertainment; green energy; education; cuisine; and so much more.
1940s New York City documented in historic ‘street view’
WEBAug 18, 2020 · The software engineer launched the historic page 1940s.nyc on Aug. 11 — dubbing it “Street View of 1940s New York” — where he charted photos taken between 1939-1951 by the city Tax Department and the New Deal-era Works Progress Administration. Left: A tax photo of the old working waterfront where Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 now lives.
UPDATE: One dead after triple shooting in Williamsburg
WEBJun 3, 2021 · One person is dead and two are injured after a triple shooting in Williamsburg on Thursday afternoon. Police were dispatched to the building at 666 Broadway, near the intersection 0f Cook Street and Manhattan Avenue, at 3:19 pm on June 3 after receiving a 911 call from the building. Officers found a man lying unconscious with a gunshot wound to ...
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