Brooklyn

Latest Layoffs Deepen Worries About Future of St. Francis College

Jan. 15, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 15, 2025, 9:44 a.m.

With shrinking undergraduate enrollment and two faculty votes of no confidence in senior leadership, longtime staffers fear the board of Brooklyn's “small college of big dreams” is planning to shut the 166-year-old school down for good.

Red Hook

Thousands of New Apartments on Brooklyn’s Waterfront? Not So Fast, Say Some Local Leaders

Jan. 8, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 8, 2025, 10:27 a.m.

Some of a task force weighing the Brooklyn Marine Terminal’s future question whether scaling back one of the borough’s last remaining industrial areas is necessary or wise.

Thousands of fans packed into the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan to watch the Liberty’s championship parade.

New York City

The Year in Photos: Moments That Captivated New York City in 2024

Ben Fractenberg Dec. 26, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 24, 2024, 12:44 p.m.

New Yorkers witnessed political upheaval, campus protests and a mayor facing federal prosecution, alongside the triumph of the NY Liberty and a once-in-a-generation solar eclipse.

Marisol Genao stands in the doorway of her ypress Hills home with newly installed insulated windows.

Environment

These Brooklyn Homeowners Couldn’t Afford to Go Green. Then Help Arrived.

Dec. 18, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 18, 2024, 10:35 a.m.

EnergyFit, a collective run by three borough-based organizations, aims to repair and retrofit dozens of two- and three-family properties in the span of two years.

Large tents sheltered migrant families at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.

Migrant Crisis

Friends and Foes Renew Push to Close Floyd Bennett Migrant Shelter Ahead of Trump Inauguration

Nov. 25, 2024, 5:02 p.m.Nov. 26, 2024, 1:50 p.m.

The 2,000-person tent residence for migrant families is the only emergency shelter on federal land. Critics across the political spectrum are renewing efforts to pressure the city to close it in the wake of the election.

Bridges

Suspension of Disbelief: Verrazzano Bridge Turns 60

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 21, 2024, 3:29 p.m.

The iconic span has been an integral part of New York history, and is always being worked on — but don’t expect any bike or pedestrian lanes anytime soon.

Former Mayor Eric Adams Chief of Staff Frank Carone and Monsignor Jamie J. Gigantiello are seen in a diptych collage.

Adams World: Investigated

Brooklyn Diocese Demotes Monsignor Who Sent Millions to Adams Advisor

Nov. 18, 2024, 11:37 a.m.Nov. 19, 2024, 10:58 a.m.

Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello bumped from running Williamsburg parish following probe on cash transfers to firms of ex-City Hall chief of staff Frank Carone. A scandalous Sabrina Carpenter video shoot didn’t help.

Elections

Trump ers Exult in the NYC Neighborhoods Where He Gained the Most

Nov. 8, 2024, 5:00 a.m.April 4, 2025, 3:33 p.m.

While nearly 600,000 fewer voters backed the Democrat than last time, some of the nearly 100,000 more voters who backed the Republican had a lot to say about their reasons and hopes.

Brooklyn

Red Wave Lifts Republican Challenger to State Senate in Southern Brooklyn

Nov. 6, 2024, 3:32 p.m.Nov. 7, 2024, 9:52 a.m.

Steve Chan ousted incumbent Iwen Chu as Republican lawmakers staved off challenges from Democrats in an election defined by voter anger over migrant arrivals and demands for “common sense.”

Felix Cesar makes a drink inside his Flatbush small business, Sweet Sundays Cafe.

Economy

Restaurant Resurgence Reflects Optimism Post-Pandemic Demand Is Here to Stay

Nov. 5, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 5, 2024, 10:33 a.m.

Employment in bars and eateries is nearly back to pre-2020 levels, with new establishments playing to a wide range of clienteles.

Brooklyn

Latest Layoffs Deepen Worries About Future of St. Francis College

Thousands of New Apartments on Brooklyn’s Waterfront? Not So Fast, Say Some Local Leaders

The Year in Photos: Moments That Captivated New York City in 2024

These Brooklyn Homeowners Couldn’t Afford to Go Green. Then Help Arrived.

Friends and Foes Renew Push to Close Floyd Bennett Migrant Shelter Ahead of Trump Inauguration

Suspension of Disbelief: Verrazzano Bridge Turns 60

Brooklyn Diocese Demotes Monsignor Who Sent Millions to Adams Advisor

Trump ers Exult in the NYC Neighborhoods Where He Gained the Most

Red Wave Lifts Republican Challenger to State Senate in Southern Brooklyn

Restaurant Resurgence Reflects Optimism Post-Pandemic Demand Is Here to Stay

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