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Flatbush man sentenced to 14 years in prison for Bedford-Stuyvesant deli bomb attack
A Flatbush man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail into a Bedford-Stuyvesant deli and then stabbing a deli worker, who chased him as he fled the scene while trying to throw a second homemade bomb. Joel Mangal, 40, was sentenced in Brooklyn Supreme...
ID Released For 28-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash
It happened on Friday, July 19, at around 5:30 p.m. in Lynbrook. A 28-year-old man was riding a white 2010 Ducati motorcycle eastbound on Peninsula Boulevard when he collided with the rear of a Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus being driven by a 40-year-old woman. The bus was traveling westbound...
Inter Arma Have a Handful of East Coast Shows Lined Up
Months after the release of their latest album New Heaven, Inter Arma‘s got some live dates coming up that you should absolutely go to if you’re able to get out to the east coast. For five days this coming September, the insanely heavy blackened post-metal outfit will be...
The 2 Islanders who took the stage with ‘Dogs In A Pile’ at GSB Music Fest
Greater Long Island coverage is funded in part by Toresco & Simonelli, a boutique injury and family law firm in West Islip. They fight for their clients. Click here to learn more and to get in touch. When the popular jam band Dogs In A Pile took the stage this...
Brownsville students on mission to homeland in Ghana
Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. A contingent of 15 students and three chaperons are next month heading on a mission to Ghana, West Africa as part of the Brownsville Abroad program at Frederick Douglass Academy VII (FDA VII) High School on Bristol Street, Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Lancaster County Coroner's Office identifies victims in deadly Pennsylvania Turnpike crash
PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Lancaster County Coroner's Office said the three people killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike over the weekend were a father and his two children. They are:. Donnell Hickson, 43, of Baldwin, New York. Decir Hickson, 18, of Pittsburgh. An 11-year-old girl from...
Floral Park-Bellerose Schools Host Summer Enrichment Program
From July 8 through August 2, the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District is hosting a Summer Enrichment Program for its students. There are five programs that students may choose from, each one with various classes. One STEAM-focused program offers classes in edible sciences, coding, robotics, rocketry. There are also programs centered in sports and fitness, visual arts world languages and culture and performing arts.
Learn How to Become a Strong Community Organizer
Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest is accepting applications for the second annual Bklyn ROOTS (Residents Organizing for Opportunities, Transformation, and Solidarity) cohort. Bklyn ROOTS is a series of training sessions designed to help residents of Assembly District 57 in Brooklyn, which consists of the neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill...
Over 50 BK Restaurants to Savor During NYC Restaurant Week
New York Restaurant Week kicks off Monday, July 22, with over 50 Brooklyn restaurants participating this summer in the semi-annual event. Two-course lunches and three-course dinners are priced at $30, $45 and $60. The delicious deals are available mostly during the weekday, although some participating restaurants may offer the set course on Sunday.
41-story tower on Greenpoint waterfront opens lottery for 115 apartments, from $1,782/month
Rendering courtesy of NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. A lottery opened this week for 115 middle-income apartments in a 41-story luxury rental on the Greenpoint waterfront. Developed by Park Tower Group and Rockefeller Group, the company’s first project in Brooklyn, The Dupont will offer 381 apartments, a vast majority of which will have incredible East River and Manhattan skyline views. New Yorkers earning 80 and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $1,782/month for studios to $4,001/month for two-bedrooms.
Glen Cove/Oyster Bay Community Calendar 7/31-8/6
To place an item in this space, send information two weeks before the event to [email protected]. 6:00 p.m. (Harry Tappen Beach, Glenwood Landing) The Town of Oyster Bay is hosting Movies By Moonlight this summer. On August 1, Harry Tappen Beach will play Trolls Band Together. Seating and pre-movie activities begin at 6:00 p.m., which will include character meet-and-greets, inflatable toys and games. For more information, please call (516)797-7925 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.
Suspect Breaks into Valley Stream Department Store, Pillages Multiple Cash Registers Before Fleeing, Cops Say
The Fifth Squad reports the details of Burglary that occurred on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 7:58 am in Valley Stream. According to detectives, an unknown male subject entered Macy’s located at 1000 Green Acres Mall through an unlocked side door. The male subject than pried open and damaged four cash registers while removing an unknown amount of US currency before fleeing scene westbound on foot.
First project under Gowanus rezoning launches leasing for luxury apartments
The first project developed under the Gowanus rezoning has launched leasing. Developed by Domain Companies and VOREA Group, 420 Carroll consists of a 21-story tower and a 16-story tower connected by an underground tunnel. Situated on the Gowanus Canal, the development includes 360 apartments, with market-rate rentals currently priced from $3,925/month for studios to $9,600/month for three bedrooms. Approved by the city in 2021, the rezoning upzoned 82 blocks of the neighborhood to create 8,500 units of housing and new open space.
KITTIE in Brooklyn: See epic photos of headline show
Last Friday (July 19th) Kittie took their 2024 headlining tour — a super-exclusive run of just five North American dates — through NYC, rocking Warsaw in Brooklyn with a career-spanning 20-song set. Unearth, Within the Ruins and Stabbing played in support, but the night belonged to Morgan and...
Considering College at 25+? Here’s What To Know Before You Enroll
Considering College at 25+? Here’s What To Know Before You Enroll. Mary Williams, 52, says she is the first in her family to go to college. After an earlier stint at Brooklyn’s Medgar Evers College, she re-enrolled in 2020 to continue an associate degree program in childhood special education. Originally from Trinidad, she aims to eventually earn her master’s degree.“I want to finish what I started,”...
4 dead in Bronx and Brooklyn shootings over the weekend
Police cars in front of the Hall Street migrant shelter Monday morning in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Two people were shot and killed nearby the migrant shelter this weekend The NYPD says police continue to investigate the incidents. [ more › ]
Oyster Garden Built At The Town Dock
Town of North Hempstead Councilmember Mariann Dalimonte, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, Residents Forward, and Girl Scout Nicole Maliagros, has built an oyster garden adjacent to the Town Dock in Manhasset Bay. The project follows the successful oyster garden pilot program led by the Coalition to...
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