East Flatbush Gets Its First Historic District

The East 25th Street Historic District was designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission this week.

Landmarks Board Wants New Design For Crown Heights Hebron Project

The Landmarks Preservation Commission agreed that the design for a controversial apartment building at the Hebron School must be revised.

Food Giveaways Scheduled In Brooklyn Ahead Of Thanksgiving

Three food distribution events are scheduled across the borough this week to help Brooklynites in need of food for the holiday.

Judge Halts Botanic Garden Towers | Crown Heights Week In Review

Also: Neighborhood Coronavirus Rates Still Elevated | Affordable Housing Coming To Prospect Heights | Homicide Suspect Caught In Miami

Brooklyn Museum Partners With Netflix For Costume Exhibit

Costumes from "The Crown" and "The Queen's Gambit" are on display in a virtual exhibit by the Brooklyn Museum.

Family Searches For Disabled Man Missing From Brooklyn Group Home

Michael Giancola, who has schizophrenia and is deaf, was last seen Friday at his community living facility in Crown Heights.

Lines Overload BK Voting Sites | Crown Heights Week In Review

Also: Cop Suspended For Saying 'Trump 2020' | Nearly 30 Arrested At Brooklyn Protest | 1987 Murder Conviction Vacated

'Crown Heights Gem' Project Faces Landmark Board | Week In Review

Also: More District 13 Students Opt Out Of In Person Class | Six Shot, One Dies In Drive-By | LIRR Workers Save Man On Subway Tracks

Landmarks Board Holds Off Voting On Crown Heights 'Gem' Project

The commission decided to wait to vote on the Hebron School development this week after they got nearly 1,000 letters from residents.

Three-Year Project Starts On 4 Trains | Crown Heights Review

Also: Prospect Park Ballfields Reopen | Heshy Tischler Arrested | Affordable Apartments Coming To Church Avenue

RBG's Family, Brooklyn Leaders To Plan Her Statue In BK

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's family, local leaders and honorary members like Hillary Clinton and Gloria Steinem will oversee her Brooklyn statue.

Prospect Park Ballfields Reopen After $1.25M Renovation

Long Meadow Ballfields 4 and 5 are the latest Prospect Park fields to get a long-needed update. Fields 2 and 3 are next in the pipeline.

130 Affordable Apartments Coming To Former Brooklyn School Site

An affordable housing complex and community center is coming to a vacant Church Avenue site where P.S. 90 once stood, the city announced.

Jewish Leaders Urge COVID Compliance | Crown Heights Review

Also: Crown Heights Spared Shutdown, But Still On Watchlist | Art Installation At Prospect Park | 99K New Ballots Sent In Brooklyn

'For Shame': 100s Of Rabbis Condemn Brooklyn Lockdown Protests

More than 450 rabbis are urging their community to follow new coronavirus restrictions and condemned "fringe" members inciting violence.

Stations Named After Medgar Evers | Crown Heights Week In Review

Also: ZIP Code Joins Coronavirus Watchlist | Indoor Dining Resumes | Barclays Center Subway Changes Coming Next Month

At Least 5 Hurt When Car Jumps Curb, Hits Pedestrians In Crown Heights

At least five people were hurt after a car jumped a curb in Brooklyn on Monday and hit pedestrians.

Brooklyn Artist, Social Justice Group Raise Coronavirus Awareness

The project uses the work of Carrie Mae Weems and poets from Brotherhood-Sister Sol highlights how the pandemic impacts people of color.

100s Of Cops Head To Brooklyn In Holiday Weekend Safety Crackdown

Officials are urging Brooklynites to celebrate "at heart" and not in the streets as they celebrate Caribbean Carnival and Labor Day.

West Indian Day Carnival 2020 Goes Virtual: What You Need To Know

The Caribbean Carnival celebration will head online with two virtual events instead of its usual in-person parade.

J’Ouvert 2020 To Honor Essential Workers: What You Need To Know

Instead of its usual Labor Day parade, the annual festival will include a ceremony honoring essential workers during the coronavirus crisis.

City To Spray For Mosquitoes In Prospect Heights, Park Slope

The Department of Health is sending trucks to spray mosquito-killing pesticides in parts of Brooklyn starting Thursday night.

Brooklyn Pastor Grows Watermelon Business Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Clinton Brown thought he'd make some extra money bringing watermelons he grew up eating down South to Brooklyn. He's sold thousands since.

BK Nursing Home-Turned Overflow Hospital Welcomes Back Tenants

A new nursing home in Crown Heights that delayed moving in tenants to become a coronavirus overflow hospital moved in residents this week.

Brooklyn Museum Announces September Reopening

The museum will return Sept. 12, a few weeks after Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Aug. 24 start-date for museum reopenings.

Crown Heights Heroes: Help Patch Honor Those Making A Difference

The helpers are the people who make life better. Nominate your Local Heroes to give them the recognition they deserve, presented by Ring.

150-Person Party On Brooklyn Rooftop Busted In Pandemic Crackdown

A party at a restaurant in Sheepshead Bay and a Crown Heights eatery ignoring the indoor dining ban are the latest violations in Brooklyn.

Saturday Ride Calls For Cycling Access In BK Communities Of Color

A "We Bike Too" ride through Brooklyn on Saturday will highlight the lack of equal access to cycling in communities of color.

Diverted NYPD Budget To Fund New Brooklyn Community Center: Mayor

Officials say a community center with an indoor pool, technology hub and track at Nostrand Playground will help combat a gun violence surge.

Crown Heights Racks Up Coronavirus Noncompliance Complaints: Data

Businesses in Crown Heights and Prospect Heights zip codes have gotten nearly 300 calls about violating NYC's reopening rules since July 6.

Massive Affordable Housing Development Coming To Clarkson Avenue

The 291 apartments will include a community hub named for a Brooklyn business leader who died from coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Announces August Reopening

The garden will reopen on Aug. 7 with coronavirus safety guidelines and limited capacity.

Community Raises $9K For Dean St. Tenants Fighting Eviction

A fundraiser for tenants at a Crown Heights building where activists staved off a sudden eviction has raised nearly all of its $10,000 goal.

Activists Stave Off Sudden Crown Heights Eviction: Reports

Tenants on Dean Street say their landlords, two prominent Brooklyn business owners, barged in with no warning and tried to kick them out.

Rename Brooklyn Nets, Barclays For Jackie Robinson, Pol Says

A Brooklyn assembly member is taking calls to rename the Barclays Center to the next level, arguing the Nets team change their name, too.

Food Pantries Set Up In Crown Heights Through Holiday Weekend

Four food distributions will be held throughout the neighborhood and surrounding area Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Cops Coax Escaped Peacock Back To Prospect Park Zoo

A peacock who made a break for it on the streets of Crown Heights early Monday morning was guided back to the zoo, cops said.

Angry Protest Over George Floyd Death Sparks Independent Review

Lawmakers call for independent investigation into a Brooklyn protest marked by reported Molotov cocktails, pepper spray, and tensions.

Brooklyn Neighborhood Comes Together To Bury A Stranger

People volunteered to help bury a woman none of them knew.

Owner Of $3M Home Pays Just $25 In Taxes | Patch PM

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