Kota the Friend 2026 Blue Note Residency With Live Band...

Arts & Culture

Kota the Friend is returning to Blue Note Jazz Club for a 2026 residency with his live band, following a December run that sparked fan demand and a steady buzz...

Former City Hall NYCHA Liaison Arrested After Indictment...

Community News

New York City’s public housing residents deserve a City Hall that serves the public, not personal interests. That’s the core issue raised by a newly unsealed federal indictment in the...

La La Anthony Lists Clinton Hill Townhouse for $8.5M...

BD Real Estate

La La Anthony, actor, entrepreneur, and Carmelo Anthony’s ex-wife, is selling a headline-making slice of Clinton Hill. She has listed her Brooklyn townhouse for $8.5 million, after purchasing the property in 2023...

Funding Immigrant Legal Defense Is Urgent for New York...

Manhattan | News

Funding immigrant legal defense is urgent for New York as families face court without lawyers. Here’s why state action matters now. New York has long called itself a city of...

Sheepshead Bay Restaurant Terra Expands South Brooklyn’s Options...

BD Retail | Brooklyn

A Neighborhood Restaurant With Big-City Standards Terra is betting that Sheepshead Bay diners shouldn’t have to travel to Manhattan for a polished night out. The modern European restaurant was founded...

Deron Rippey Jr. Chooses Duke, Keeps Brooklyn’s PG Legacy Rollin...

Announcements

Brooklyn point guards are still the ones to watch — and Deron Rippey Jr. just gave the borough another headline moment. Rippey, a 6-foot-2 floor general from Fort Greene, Brooklyn, announced...

NYC Students Struggle With Basic Skills After Citywide Phone Ban...

The recent citywide ban on cellphones in NYC public schools is having an unexpected effect: some students are now struggling with basic skills that many adults take for granted. Teachers...

Starbucks Closing NYC Stores Amid Worker and Neighborhood Impact...

BD Retail | Brooklyn

For many New Yorkers, Starbucks isn’t just a coffee stop, it’s a part of their daily routine, a place to pause, connect, or get a quick boost before a busy...

Maimonides Merging With NYC Health + Hospitals: Safety-Net Shift...

Acquisitions & Partnerships | Governor

Maimonides Health is in talks to merge into New York City’s public hospital network, NYC Health + Hospitals, a move that would place one of Brooklyn’s most prominent independent systems...

#1 US PG Recruit Deron Rippey Jr of Brooklyn To Announce College...

Brooklyn Events

photo: Deron Rippey Jr., by @shotbydenny If you didn’t know, Fort Greene has another national basketball name in its midst. Deron Rippey Jr., a Brooklyn-native standout and the most highly...

Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Old Antisemitic Posts Surface...

One of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s newly announced appointees resigned just one day into the role after old social media posts resurfaced containing antisemitic language. Catherine Almonte Da Costa, who had...

City Council Delivers $5.8 Million to Upgrade Wyckoff Heights NICU and...

Development | Health Care

A major investment in maternal and newborn health is coming to North Brooklyn as the New York City Council delivers $5.8 million to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to renovate and modernize its...

Will Prayers Work? Giannis $14.1 Mil Brooklyn Property Purchase Might ...

Affordable Housing | BD Real Estate

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s latest move isn’t on the court, but it has Knicks fans buzzing just the same. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar has purchased an eight-story, 28-unit apartment building at 111 Clarkson...

Golden State Warriors Championship Coach Coming to Brooklyn to Lead Ne...

News | NYC Pro Sports

AP photo by Jeff Chiu The New York Liberty are bringing championship pedigree to Brooklyn, hiring four-time NBA Champion Chris DeMarco as the franchise’s next head coach, the team announced...

A New Face on Brooklyn’s Housing Court Bench...

Judicial | Local NYC Politics

The leadership of New York’s Unified Court System has named a new judge to one of the city’s most consequential courtrooms. Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas and First Deputy...