MIDWOOD — BROOKLYN COLLEGE President Michelle J. Anderson hosted New York State Queens Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, chair of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, on campus on Oct. 15 for a ...

STATEWIDE — NEARLY 3 MILLION NEW YORKERS WHO RELY ON SNAP FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE could lose access to their benefits starting Nov. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul warns in a sharply-worded rebuke to the Trump ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Dozens of protesters of the Jewish faith were arrested on Thursday after they chained their arms together and blocked the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge at Tillary Street, to ...

BROOKLYN — ASSEMBLYMEMBER JAMIE WILLIAMS sparked criticism from fellow Democrats after praising Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa at his Flatbush Avenue campaign office opening, reports the New ...

NEW YORK — A Brooklyn artist accused of assaulting a fellow passenger on a June Southwest Airlines flight from LaGuardia Airport is now facing a civil lawsuit, the Daily Mail reports. Court papers ...

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SUNSET PARK — As hundreds of trucks and cars rumbled past on Wednesday, members of numerous community organizations and elected officials gathered at the noisy intersection of Third Avenue and 16th ...

Midwood lies between the original Dutch town of Flatbush and the English town of Gravesend. Because of its thick forests, the Dutch called it Midwout (middle woods). The neighborhood became known for ...

On Thursday afternoon, the 28-member Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force is scheduled to vote on a Final Vision Plan that could transform Brooklyn’s neighborhoods and maritime industry for generations ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks extravaganza, launched from barges in the East River and sending cascading showers of light off the Brooklyn Bridge, dazzled New York City crowds ...

This story was updated on July 2 to reflect a comment by City Hall that the Promenade would be restricted to city employees during the July 4 fireworks display. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The 4th of July has ...

FLATBUSH — BROOKLYN COLLEGE HAS BECOME THE FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY) campus to participate in a geothermal test as part of its move away from fossil-free fuels. Drilling began at ...