From Greenpoint merchants to Chinatown lights: Where NYC’s $8.4M small-business grants are going

August 17, 2026

The grants announced Monday by Mamdani and the Department of Small Business Services will also pay for street cleaning, lighting, public art, wayfinding, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is allocating a large chunk of an $8.4 million small-business grant package…

At Brooklyn Navy Yard, Mamdani’s jobs agenda collides with his anti-ICE politics

August 16, 2026

It’s business as usual at the Brooklyn Navy Yard — at least for now. It’s business as usual at the Brooklyn Navy Yard — at least for now. Anti-ICE activists are vowing to continue campaigning to push Crye…

Brooklyn man sentenced to 26 years to life for murder and dismemberment of girlfriend

August 14, 2026

Brooklyn man Justin Williams was sentenced to 26 years to life for murdering and dismembering girlfriend D’Asia Johnson in East New York. A Brooklyn man was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years to life in prison for murdering and…

The ‘SCOOP’ on poop: City Council approves bills aimed at getting New Yorkers to clean up after their dogs

August 14, 2026

The City Council on Thursday took action to battle the scourge of dog owners not doing their "doo-ty" of cleaning up poop left on city streets and in parks by The City Council on Thursday took action to…

Changing gears: Bike Plant shifts into worker-owned model as Bed-Stuy shop keeps rolling

August 13, 2026

Zachary Flynn walked his purple and white single-speed bike up to Bike Plant hoping for good news.  Zachary Flynn walked his purple and white single-speed bike up to Bike Plant hoping for good news.  “I was biking up…

‘Not just a job’: Planned Parenthood staff rally for better pay, protections as contract negotiations drag on

August 12, 2026

Planned Parenthood staffers picketed outside their Downtown Brooklyn clinic on Tuesday, demanding a fair union contract as bargaining drags on.  Planned Parenthood staffers picketed outside their Downtown Brooklyn clinic on Tuesday, demanding a fair union contract as bargaining…

Former NYPD detective indicted after allegedly assaulting handcuffed man inside Brooklyn precinct

August 11, 2026

Former NYPD detective Raymond Ng was indicted for allegedly assaulting a handcuffed man inside a Brooklyn police precinct. A former NYPD detective is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say he repeatedly punched a handcuffed man inside a holding…

Brooklyn Children’s Museum expands free field trips to 42,000 NYC students thanks to Council funding

August 10, 2026

Brooklyn Children’s Museum will offer free field trips to an estimated 42,000 Title I students during the 2026–27 school year. The Brooklyn Children’s Museum will expand access to free educational field trips for an estimated 42,000 students from…

Mamdani draws line with DSA on police and prisons amid continued ties

August 9, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a clear line between himself and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on public safety last week. Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew a clear line between himself and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on…

Nonprofit senior health insurance company Elderplan/HomeFirst opens Brooklyn community office

August 7, 2026

Elderplan/Homefirst, the nonprofit senior healthcare management organization, opened its first-ever Brooklyn office with a celebratory ribbon-cutting on Aug. Elderplan/Homefirst, the nonprofit senior healthcare management organization, opened its first-ever Brooklyn office with a celebratory ribbon-cutting on Aug. 5.  The…