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Brooklyn Paper
Published 21 hours agoGreen-Wood invites Brooklynites to process grief, one stitch at a time
At Green-Wood Cemetery, knitting and crocheting are becoming a way to make space for conversations that can be difficult to have. The local cemetery is bringing back its “Grieving and Weaving” program, a series that combined fiber arts, reflection and community to create an…
Gothamist
Published September 23A massive MTA archive ended up in a Virginia warehouse. A Brooklyn man brought it home.
Daylon Orr with some of the archive. The collection of documents comes from a subway obsessive. [ more › ]
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 22Immersive installation ‘Aqua Cosmos: The Hudson Canyon’ brings marine life to the Brooklyn Bridge
An immersive art installation will plunge the Brooklyn Bridge deep below the surface of the sea and into a critical marine ecosystem on Sept. 25 and 26. Artist Anita Glesta’s piece “AQUA COSMOS: The Hudson Canyon,” an 18-minute “hybrid documentary” projection, will bathe the…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 22Yom Kippur vigil in Brooklyn see hundreds mourn lives lost in Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers gathered in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza Monday afternoon on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, to remember the lives lost in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Organized by progressive groups Jews For Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) and Rabbis…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 21From Sheepshead Bay to the ski slopes: How a yacht club launched a ski club
When Miramar Yacht Club in Sheepshead Bay member Arthur Berger saw winter coming around in the 1940s, he wanted to hit the ski slopes instead of the water near Southern Brooklyn. Berger reached out to some other members to create a second club, born out of the boating club and…
THE CITY
Published 12 hours agoRaucous Brooklyn Party Meeting Rubber-Stamps Rule Changes That Judge Found Illegal
Chaos and conflict marked a much-delayed, eight-hour organizational meeting of the Brooklyn Democratic County Committee on Wednesday. The result: The party rubber-stamped rules that a lower court judge had recently found were illegal. The contentious biennial meeting was the…
Gothamist
Published 21 hours agoWoman found dead inside trash can in Brooklyn identified as mom of 5
Tanaya Campbell Ortiz Tanaya Campbell Ortiz's loved ones are still seeking answers to explain what happened to her. [ more › ]
City Limits
Published September 22NYCHA’s Green Future? Officials Open ‘Showroom’ Apartment With Sustainable Features
Heat pumps, inductions stoves and infrared heating panels: these are a few of the climate-friendly upgrades being installed at some public housing developments, with more to come, officials said Tuesday.
Gothamist
Published September 22Man, 24, shot and killed in broad daylight in Downtown Brooklyn's McLaughlin Park
An NYPD officer stands outside the scene of the shooting at McLaughlin Park in Brooklyn. Police received a 911 call at 2:07 p.m. Tuesday about a man shot in the torso. [ more › ]
New York Amsterdam News
Published September 22Will the tug-of-war among Brooklyn Democratic leadership leave the party in courts or committee hands?
Brooklyn Dem Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and New Kings Democrats battle in court over the borough party's future.
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 22Advocates detail alleged medical neglect, violence and poor conditions at Brooklyn’s troubled MDC
For years, the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) has been a troubled neighbor in Sunset Park, with a record of violence, staff shortages, prolonged lockdowns and other dangerous conditions behind its walls. Those conditions were the focus of a Sept. 19 town hall in Bay Ridge,…
Bronx Times
Published September 21Bronx man charged in botched robbery that left Brownsville restaurant worker dead
A Bronx man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting two employees during an attempted robbery at a Brownsville restaurant last month, killing one of them, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday. Jesus Acosta, 31, of the Bronx, was arraigned on…