Brooklyn

How Tenants Are Getting Rent Breaks as ‘Good Cause’ Kicks In

Aug. 23, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 2:57 p.m.

Sometimes it takes as little as a phone call to reduce proposed rent increases — but housing lawyers warn that how cases will play out in court remains unpredictable.

Maria Zenaida Rada displays a pictures of Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano, who was fatally shot in a park near the Hall Street migrant shelter.

Courts

Brooklyn DA Hits Former Parks Worker With Hate Crime Charge in Migrant Killing

Aug. 21, 2024, 6:12 p.m.Aug. 22, 2024, 12:13 p.m.

Prosecutors allege Elijah Mitchell murdered Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano because of an angry confrontation days earlier and a simmering animosity towards the city’s “new arrivals.”

A Citibike rider was forced to walk around a vehicle blocking the McGuinness Boulevard bike lane.

Brooklyn

McGuinness Boulevard Safety Scheme Gets Scotched

Aug. 20, 2024, 8:22 p.m.Aug. 20, 2024, 8:22 p.m.

The city Department of Transportation cancels plans to cut two traffic lanes on the dangerous Greenpoint thoroughfare after a pressure campaign tied to a donor to Mayor Eric Adams.

Designers prepare ornate costumes at the Flatbush camp for J’Ouvert musical performers 2J Friends.

Summer & THE CITY

The Veteran Costume Designers Who Define the Brooklyn’s J’ouvert

Aug. 14, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Sept. 1, 2024, 5:27 p.m.

Amid a sea of body paint and chalk, the JouvayFest Collective’s elaborate costumes and characters stand out.

There was a bike lane on Kingston Avenue north of Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights.

Streets

Bike Lanes and Safety Changes Proposed for School-Filled Blocks in Brooklyn

Aug. 8, 2024, 12:10 p.m.Aug. 9, 2024, 11:53 a.m.

A proposal to revamp streets in an area where drivers fly and no protected bike lanes exist is pitting longtime locals against cyclists and city transit planners.

A Red Hook houseboat museum sits on a barge off the coast.

Politics

Inside the Brooklyn Democratic Party’s Failed Struggle for Control of a Single Houseboat

Aug. 2, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 2, 2024, 10:56 a.m.

A Red Hook barge was briefly at the center of a political fight to keep county leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn in power. Now, obscure representatives of the houseboaters warn she’s handing seats to Republicans.

A stop work order was placed on 39 S. Portland Ave. until the building was stabilized.

Brooklyn

Contractor Cited for Fort Greene Brownstone Wall Collapse, Not His First Construction Debacle

July 31, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 31, 2024, 9:51 a.m.

Citations for Vadem Brodsky allege he triggered the partial collapse of two residences — forcing an 84-year-old neighborhood fixture into a hotel, four years after another incident on one of his projects nearly killed a young woman.

Politics

How the Cop-Biting Council Member Helped Keep Brooklyn’s Democratic Boss in Power

July 29, 2024, 5:05 a.m.July 29, 2024, 8:04 a.m.

Amid an ongoing revolt against the rule of Brooklyn’s Democratic leader, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, Susan Zhuang proved a steadfast ally, delivering her loyal votes.

A Q train es under low-hanging branches in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.

Transit

Train Disruptions Caused By Trees on Subway Tracks Shoot Up

July 26, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 26, 2024, 7:29 a.m.

Halfway through 2024, the number of delays is already more than double 2023's total — with the Q and B trains in Brooklyn especially hard hit.

Using their pointer finger on the key pad of the harm reduction machine, a resident of East New York enters their zip code and selection.

Health

City’s Public Health Vending Machine Program Ends Up With Just Four Installed Out of 10 Announced

July 24, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 25, 2024, 1:56 p.m.

Thousands of free harm-reduction and sanitary supplies have been dispensed by the devices, but the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene quietly halted new installations in May.

Brooklyn

How Tenants Are Getting Rent Breaks as ‘Good Cause’ Kicks In

Brooklyn DA Hits Former Parks Worker With Hate Crime Charge in Migrant Killing

McGuinness Boulevard Safety Scheme Gets Scotched

The Veteran Costume Designers Who Define the Brooklyn’s J’ouvert

Bike Lanes and Safety Changes Proposed for School-Filled Blocks in Brooklyn

Inside the Brooklyn Democratic Party’s Failed Struggle for Control of a Single Houseboat

Contractor Cited for Fort Greene Brownstone Wall Collapse, Not His First Construction Debacle

How the Cop-Biting Council Member Helped Keep Brooklyn’s Democratic Boss in Power

Train Disruptions Caused By Trees on Subway Tracks Shoot Up

City’s Public Health Vending Machine Program Ends Up With Just Four Installed Out of 10 Announced

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