Brooklyn

Chelsea residents take advantage of early voting at a polling site on West 27th Street.

Elections

More Than 1 Million New Yorkers Cast Early Ballots, Just Shy of 2020 Record

Nov. 4, 2024, 12:33 p.m.Nov. 5, 2024, 12:18 p.m.

This year, the city opened 155 early voting sites, where New Yorkers encountered smooth sailing and short lines.

Brooklyn

ers Cheer as Council Member Who Bit Cop Appears in Court

Oct. 15, 2024, 5:07 p.m.Oct. 15, 2024, 5:22 p.m.

“Anybody would do it,” one er said of Brooklyn City Council member Susan Zhuang, who was at a protest against a homeless shelter when she allegedly bit an NYPD officer.

Venezuelan artist Roger Miranda had some of his recent work displayed at a makeshift gallery inside the Hall Street migrant shelter.

Immigration

Migrant Artists Find Light in the Darkness at Brooklyn Shelter

Oct. 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 15, 2024, 11:03 a.m.

Two visual artists from South America are displaying their work at the Clinton Hill shelter they’re living in.

Adams World: Investigated

Eric Adams Ghosted Brooklyn’s Turkish Cultural Center in 2016. Its Staff Now Understand Why.

Oct. 4, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 3, 2024, 11:00 p.m.

Pressure by Turkey led to the mayor cutting ties with dissidents and going silent on the Armenian genocide, the indictment against him alleges.

Mayor Eric Adams marches alongside Asian community liaison Winnie Greco in the 21st Autumn Moon Festival and 12th China Day Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.

Adams World: Investigated

Winnie Greco, Mayoral Aide Under Investigation, Steered Adams’ Relations With China for Almost a Decade

Oct. 3, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 4, 2024, 9:11 a.m.

An investigation by THE CITY and Documented based on 2,500 pages of emails underscores how Greco played a pivotal role in coordinating Adams s with the Chinese government and local Chinese community.

Brownsville district leader Anthony T. Jones during his run for Brooklyn borough president.His treasurer has been charged by the feds.

Elections

Treasurer in Campaign to Replace Adams as Brooklyn BP Charged in Straw-Donor Scheme

Oct. 2, 2024, 7:09 p.m.Oct. 2, 2024, 7:09 p.m.

Erlene King solicited at least $25,000 in illegal donations while working on the 2021 failed borough president campaign of Anthony Jones, federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday.

Greenpoint

City Makes U-Turn on McGuinness Boulevard Redesign — Again

Oct. 2, 2024, 2:23 p.m.Oct. 2, 2024, 3:43 p.m.

Wednesday’s reversal marks the third time the city has switched course, this time reverting to an earlier version of the proposed redesign that was preferred by safe street advocates.

Rolling hills, tombstones and a pond were visible at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Environment

Landmark Green-Wood Cemetery Has a New Job: Protecting Brooklyn From Flooding

Oct. 1, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 30, 2024, 5:17 p.m.

In the wake of deadly storms like Hurricane Ida and Helene, new rainwater-absorbing systems turn hundreds of acres into an urban sponge.

A worker shows how swollen his hands would get after long shifts packing thousands of tubes of loose HotHead Grabba tobacco.

Labor

Federal Safety Inspectors Hit Immigrant Tobacco Sweatshops With Hazard Fines

Sept. 20, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 20, 2024, 2:19 p.m.

The Occupational Health and Safety istration cited HotHead Grabba for nearly two dozen workplace safety violations in Brooklyn and Queens.

Amazon warehouse on 578 Cozine Avenue has five trees equally spaced along the block below a timing of amazon signature blue.

Brooklyn

Worker Injured at Amazon Construction Site With Fake Safety Logs Gets $25 Million Settlement

Aug. 29, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 28, 2024, 9:35 p.m.

After a construction worker fell through the roof during renovation of a Brooklyn warehouse, a contractor filed logs with signatures of a site safety supervisor who says they were forged.

Brooklyn

More Than 1 Million New Yorkers Cast Early Ballots, Just Shy of 2020 Record

ers Cheer as Council Member Who Bit Cop Appears in Court

Migrant Artists Find Light in the Darkness at Brooklyn Shelter

Eric Adams Ghosted Brooklyn’s Turkish Cultural Center in 2016. Its Staff Now Understand Why.

Winnie Greco, Mayoral Aide Under Investigation, Steered Adams’ Relations With China for Almost a Decade

Treasurer in Campaign to Replace Adams as Brooklyn BP Charged in Straw-Donor Scheme

City Makes U-Turn on McGuinness Boulevard Redesign — Again

Landmark Green-Wood Cemetery Has a New Job: Protecting Brooklyn From Flooding

Federal Safety Inspectors Hit Immigrant Tobacco Sweatshops With Hazard Fines

Worker Injured at Amazon Construction Site With Fake Safety Logs Gets $25 Million Settlement

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