CARROLL GARDENS — FERDINANDO’S FOCACCERIA, the city’s oldest Sicilian restaurant, closed suddenly over the weekend after 121 years, Gothamist reported. Owner Francesco “Frank” Buffa, 75 ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A BROOKLYN MAN was sentenced to 19 years in prison for fatally stabbing 21-year-old Tyler Kobe Nichols in an unprovoked attack while he was walking home with his brother in ...

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — A BROOKLYN MAN fought for nearly two years to retrieve his Ford Flex after a local auto shop refused to return it — while the vehicle accumulated over $2,000 in parking ...

A composite photo of the incoming and outgoing CEOs of NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull Hospital: Sandra Sneed (left) and Gregory Calliste. Photo courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals BUSHWICK — THE ...

EAST NEW YORK — A YELLOW SCHOOL van flipped over Monday morning, Feb. 24 on Cleveland Street near Belmont Avenue, according to New12. No children were on board, but the driver was hospitalized.

LOS ANGELES — Those nails, that dress … they are wicked: Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande in the audience during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Feb ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS ASSOCIATION’S 2025 Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday, March 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Congregational Society, 119 Pierrepont ...

SHEEPSHEAD BAY — ABS PARTNERS’ Randy Modell and Steven Hornstock received final City Council approval for a nine-story mixed-use development at 2185 Coyle St. with 380 apartments and over ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM has canceled its very popular First Saturdays for March and April, citing financial difficulties, Hell Gate reports. The museum previously announced ...

THE VIRAL BOOKSTORE AND BAR Book Club Bar will soon open a Bushwick location, the store announced on Instagram (@bookclubbar). The space regularly hosts author talks and book clubs for drinkers and ...

Local service organizations need support and community engagement. Massive federal cutbacks are proving to be great obstacles to local organizations that serve as the backbones of our communities ...

CITYWIDE — B’NAI B’RITH INTERNATIONAL HAS OPENED APPLICATIONS for its annual Sally And George Schneider Scholarship for Jewish women students. B’nai B’rith International will award the ...