3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (200+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Bikes vs. cars at first Grand Army Plaza redesign meeting PROSPECT PARK " THE CITY'S PLAN to convert Grand Army Plaza into a car-free area earned enthusiasm from cyclists and park-goers at an online meeting on Tuesday " but drew…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (179+ words) CROWN HEIGHTS " A GROUP OF LOCAL residents gathered on Empire Boulevard on Monday to protest outside the site of a planned homeless shelter set to open later this month in a Ramada Inn, reports BK Reader. Protesters said they felt…...

22+ hour, 36+ min ago  (141+ words) Brooklyn Eagle East Williamsburg wins $20 M in state grants to revitalize its downtown EAST WILLIAMSBURG " GOV. KATHY HOCHUL on Wednesday announced that East Williamsburg, an industrial neighborhood distinct from upscale Williamsburg, will receive a total of $20 million in funding as…...

22+ hour, 45+ min ago  (278+ words) Brooklyn Eagle Alleged Coney Island gang busted for luxury thefts: cheese, meat, cigs CONEY ISLAND " AN ALLEGED GANG of thieves from Uzbekistan was arrested on Wednesday and charged with the theft of over $4 million in goods from warehouses, including $3. 3 million…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (758+ words) Sandy Brondello spent four seasons in Downtown Brooklyn building a championship team. She won 107 games as head coach, led the New York Liberty to back-to-back WNBA Finals appearances and lifted the trophy for all of Brooklyn to relish after helping…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (156+ words) PROSPECT HEIGHTS " A NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY renovation at the Brooklyn museum will reduce the museum's emissions by around 3, 300 metric tons, the equivalent of removing 725 vehicles from the road, the museum announced on Tuesday. Along with the Department of Citywide Administrative…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1022+ words) CROWN HEIGHTS " Chidi Asoluka began teaching at a charter school in his hometown of Newark, NJ, to give back to his community, focusing on Black and brown students who had been historically marginalized in the U. S. school system. Instead, he found…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (177+ words) CROWN HEIGHTS " A TRANSFORMATIVE HIGH school program is coming to Brooklyn this fall." As a teacher at an independent school determined to find a way to give back to his community, Chidi Asoluka had a dream of students creating policy…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (529+ words) BOROUGHWIDE " It's showtime: The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival returns to the borough for its 16th season. The 10-day long festival, which began in 2011, will include 55 new independent films from local, national and international filmmakers. Feature films and shorts from every…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (790+ words) Three young women stop to look as Cixiu Gao, owner of Breadivore Bakery, rolls down her gate, revealing a colorful mural. Joanna Tallantire, executive director of the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District, informs the young women that, due…...