Hi-rise near Brooklyn Botanic Garden appears set to get axed
A developer who has been critical of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and threatened to destroy some of the garden's rare plants says he has been forced to scale back his plans and is backing away from them. The city's Planning Commission on Monday approved plans for a proposed high-rise apartment building, but only for a […]
Brooklyn FC taking ‘baby steps’ in entry to New York’s soccer scene
Professional soccer is starting in Brooklyn. If not yet in geographic reality, then in name and spirit. Brooklyn Football Club launched this fall, an ambitious startup betting that a local soccer scene that includes Major League Soccer's New York City FC and New York Red Bulls and the National Women's Soccer League's NJ/NY Gotham FC […]
Hi-rise plans near Brooklyn Botanic Garden get OK from city planners
A controversial high-rise proposal that could overshadow the “sacred” Brooklyn Botanic Garden and damage delicate exotic plants was approved by the city's Planning Commission on Monday. The panel voted Developer Continuum's plans for 962-70 Franklin Ave. were approved by a vote of 9-3. The plan is landscaped but still tall, and garden advocates argued that […]
Funeral held for 11-year-old Brooklyn boy killed subway surfing as grandma blames school
Grieving relatives and friends gathered for the funeral of an 11-year-old boy who died while riding a subway bus on Friday, with the boy's grandmother blaming the school for his tragic death. Cayden Thompson escaped from Fort Greene Preparatory School on Monday morning before boarding a G train that took his life, his paternal grandmother, […]
State troopers fatally shoot man wanted for stabbing Brooklyn laundromat employee when he learned his clothes weren’t ready
A crazed man wanted for stabbing a Brooklyn laundromat employee was shot and killed by state police in upstate New York on Wednesday after crashing a stolen vehicle and fleeing into the woods, police and officials said. The tense search ended Wednesday afternoon when Ali Ali, who was considered armed and dangerous, was shot and […]
Feds extend lease for migrant tent city in Brooklyn
The controversial migrant camp at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn will remain open for another year, The Washington Post has learned. The National Park Service, which manages the historic former airfield on Flatbush Boulevard, notified city officials Friday that it had agreed to extend the lease at the Adams administration's request and continue to operate […]
Murder suspect fatally shot by police in Brooklyn apartment
A man wanted on multiple murder counts was shot and killed by police on Friday after he lunged at officers with a knife inside a Brooklyn apartment building, sources said. According to police sources, NYPD officers opened fire on an armed suspect inside a building on East 21st Street near Dorchester Road in Flatbush around […]
NYC Wine & Food Festival moves to Brooklyn — but it’s ‘not an FU to Manhattan’
For the first time in 17 years, the New York City Wine & Food Festival will leave Manhattan for a showcase event on the Brooklyn waterfront, reinforcing the borough's growing foodie credentials. The annual event, which will run from Oct. 17 to 20, will see a giant tent set up at the Invesco QQQ campus […]
Century-old WWI memorial left overgrown, ignored in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
This tiny green space preserve in Brooklyn, a memorial to locals killed in World War I, is tucked away in a 3,000-square-foot park, mysteriously padlocked and hidden by an overgrown grove most days. Since the death of city-owned Memorial Gore Park's biggest supporter, the Williamsburg park has been left abandoned and closed indefinitely, except for […]
Engraged man steals tow truck and damages several cars in Brooklyn
A man who became enraged after seeing his car being towed in Sunset Park Friday morning allegedly stole the tow truck and damaged multiple vehicles, authorities said. Police said the man fled the scene in a tow truck, which was also towing his own truck, and struck several vehicles from the side. According to police, […]