Stay updated with Brooklyn Paper: Your premier source for the latest Brooklyn news, community events, and neighborhood insights

Nov 13, 2024 · Days after a highly unusual brush fire broke out in Prospect Park, things seemed almost back to normal. Brooklyn’s Backyard was full of visitors on Tuesday, and on first glance, the two-acre stretch of the park’s Ravine, where the fire started on Nov. 8, looks relatively unmarred. On closer inspection, though, the hillside is full of burned logs and tree branches, and even the ground is ...

Feb 25, 2025 · “Forget the Alamo,” say workers of the popular cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse as they continue their strike outside the Brooklyn and Manhattan theaters, protesting the recent layoffs of 70 employees. The strike, which began on Feb. 14, aims to push the company to reinstate the laid-off workers with back pay and return to the bargaining table to continue contract negotiations for the hourly ...

Feb 10, 2025 · Brooklyn neighborhoods account for nearly half of the top 50 most expensive places to live in New York City, with one North Brooklyn nabe ranking in the top 10, according to PropertyShark’s 2024 report. Twenty-one Brooklyn neighborhoods landed among the city’s priciest, with median sales prices of at least $1 million, according to the report (which excluded Staten Island). Manhattan ...

Mar 14, 2024 · Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso delivered his second State of the Borough Address on Wednesday night, highlighting his office’s accomplishments in the past year, as well as new initiatives for 2024. Reynoso, borough president since 2022, spoke to the hundreds of fellow elected officials, community board leaders and Brooklynites at New York City College of Technology in Downtown ...

Feb 18, 2025 · A federal funding freeze and a swift reversal recently left organizations scrambling. Now, Brooklyn nonprofits are bracing for a year of uncertain investment

Apr 1, 2025 · New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch unveil a roadmap for the nation’s largest composting program at City Hall on February 1, 2023. As of April 1, composting food scraps in city-designated bins will be mandatory, with fines for non-compliance.

Mar 5, 2025 · Violent crime was down across Brooklyn in February for the third consecutive month, according to the latest NYPD statistics.

Nov 25, 2024 · A local business owner was convicted Thursday of defrauding taxpayer-funded mortgage lenders out of millions of dollars in a years-long scheme involving fraudulent short sales of distressed properties. Queens resident Avraham Tarshish, 40, now faces up to 30 years in prison after a Brooklyn jury found him guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, as well as related wire fraud ...

Brooklyn Paper is a comprehensive source for news about Brooklyn, covering everything from local politics and business to arts and culture.