Former Queens Defenders head get prison for embezzlement
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – THE FORMER HEAD OF the Queens Defenders legal aid nonprofit and her ex-husband were sentenced…
Eric Adams mandated NYC preschools adopt a single curriculum
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National Night Out events are taking place Tuesday
BOROUGHWIDE — NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, an annual event that brings communities together with their local police precincts for…
Behind Staten Island’s immigrant boom
When Pingzhu Wan, 77, bought her condominium on the northeastern tip of Staten Island more than 40 years…
Beloved Brooklyn Heights market Peas N’ Pickles closes after 30 years
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — After more than 30 years in Brooklyn Heights, neighborhood grocery, deli and produce market All…
The fight for control over New York’s charter schools is escalating
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Food safety recall for Brooklyn Roasting Company
STATEWIDE — BROOKLYN ROASTING WORKS LLC has issued a food safety recall for its product “Brooklyn Roasting Company…
Trump Station? Administration wants to rename NY’s Penn Station
NEW YORK — Will President Donald Trump ’s name grace one of the most famous — and sometimes…
Brooklyn Botanic Garden welcomes Sue Donoghue
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — SUE DONOGHUE WILL be the new president and CEO of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden following…
Half of the city’s priciest neighborhoods are in Brooklyn
BOROUGHWIDE — ALMOST HALF OF the priciest residential real estate in New York City is now in Brooklyn,…
Old Stone House receives grant for Battle of Brooklyn project
PARK SLOPE — THE HISTORIC OLD STONE HOUSE on Third Street was awarded a $60,000 grant from the…
Old Stone House awarded $4 million for Battle of Brooklyn exhibit
PARK SLOPE — THE OLD STONE HOUSE on Third Street has been awarded a grant of almost $4…