The renaming will honor the late congressman's tenure representing Brooklyn and his social justice accomplishments, officials said.
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Community Board 9 in Crown Heights went for six years without a district manager after a string of controversies, Brooklyn Paper reports.
The Department of Transportation is surveying New Yorkers about its Open Streets program, and how they should be used in the future.
As the anniversary of the first COVID-19 case detected in New York City arrives, Patch is taking a look back at the impact of the virus.
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Two alternatives to controversial apartment towers planned for Franklin Avenue would offer shorter buildings with less affordable housing.
Mass vaccination sites at York College and Medgar Evers College officially opened Wednesday morning.
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The Brooklyn Nets played in front of about 300 fans on Tuesday night, the first sporting event approved under New York's reopening rules.
From Bensonhurst to Grand Army Plaza, Brooklynites captured the colorful arch after Monday's rain.
The added public transportation will be set up in Queens and Brooklyn to get to new vaccine sites at York and Medgar Evers colleges.
More than 100 emergency responders put out the fire on Empire Boulevard on Monday, according to the FDNY.
Two men rode away on bikes after one of them fired a gun into the street, hitting a car with four people inside, police said.
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Two mass vaccination sites will open at Medgar Evers College and York College next week. Scheduling starts Saturday.
The federal government is tracking the decline of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes, including in the Prospect Heights-Crown Heights area.
A food truck with free hot meals that is traveling throughout Brooklyn this month will stop at a Crown Heights church on Saturday.
Here's a round-up of meetings, events and other happenings in the neighborhood for Feb. 21 through Feb. 27.
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Melynia Cecilio was last seen at her home on Feb. 13, police said.
All Brooklyn Public Library branches are closed on Thursday because of the snow, the library announced.
A new business has applied for a liquor license at the Vanderbilt Avenue space, which has been empty since Soda Bar closed last summer.
The city released data Tuesday for the number of people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine by ZIP Code.
The person was hit at Sterling Street Station on Tuesday morning, according to MTA officials.
Gerald Quarles was charged with murder in the death of Eryk Ford, who was found shot near Ralph Avenue in November, police said.
African American Virtual Small Business Small Business Expo on February 26, 2021 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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The federal government has been tracking coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including in Prospect Heights-Crown Heights.
Three pharmacies in Crown Heights and Prospect Heights are now offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments to those 65 and older.
Borough President Adams called for expanding indoor dining capacity immediately to 33 percent, with a clear timeline to scale up to 50.
The 25-percent capacity that resumes Friday is "simply not enough to help an industry on the brink of collapse," industry leaders said.
Freedom and Sampson are back in their stable after a run through the streets of Midwood on Thursday, police said.
Here's a round-up of meetings, events and other happenings in the neighborhood for Feb. 14 through Feb. 20.
Most of the new housing was centered around Northern Crown Heights and Prospect Heights, according to the Department of City Planning.
The mass vaccination sites will open at York College and Medgar Evers College as part of a state-federal partnership to increase equity.
Interactive maps released by the Landmarks Commission in honor of Black History Month include stories from Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy.
The man spit on a bus driver and then knocked him over the head with a piece of wood when he got up to confront him, police said.
These are the best slices in the borough, according to Patch readers, national and New York City food critics.