JewishGen revamps online database to help uncover family histories
The genealogy resource, which holds nearly 33 million records, is launching an upgraded website to help users trace their roots, from immigration to the Holocaust.
Bed-Stuy native becomes National Geographic Explorer
Wildlife photographer George McKenzie Jr. of Brooklyn is bringing his work to some of the world's most remote places and inspiring young people through photography workshops.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music expands music therapy services
The new 12,000-square-foot campus in Park Slope is expected to allow an additional 8,000 people to access music therapy and will also provide affordable studio space for musicians.
Jewish community pushes for permanent Oct. 7 memorial in Brooklyn
Three years after the attacks in Israel, community leaders are seeking a first-of-its-kind public memorial in New York City.
Williamsburg nonprofit has spent more than 50 years fighting displacement
Los Sures' history offers a look at how generations of Latino residents have fought to preserve their homes, strengthen their neighborhood and build a lasting community in North Brooklyn.
Pilots take to the skies without leaving the ground at Marine Park radio control club
At a miniature airfield in Brooklyn, members of the Radio Control Society of Marine Park fly aircraft capable of reaching nearly 200 mph, teach the next generation and welcome newcomers to the hobby.
Brooklyn leaders renew push for Third Avenue safety redesign
After a deadly hit-and-run, lawmakers and residents are calling for improvements to the Brooklyn corridor, where they say dangerous traffic conditions have gone unaddressed for years.
Nor'easter causes 1,000 donation cancellations for N.Y. Blood Center
The center says it is about 2,700 donations short of what regional hospitals need after a difficult summer marked by critically low blood supplies coupled with the washout storm.
Coney Island family opens sukkah to hundreds in community celebration
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
How a Brooklyn hospital is making the wait easier for NICU families
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
17th Avenue pedestrian bridge construction ramping up after years of delays
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
Williamsburg's former Naval Cemetery becomes NYC's first internationally accredited botanic garden
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
NYC students learn 9/11 lessons through parents, teachers
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Lizzo surprises Brooklyn students with new children's book
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning musician Lizzo made a surprise visit to meet Brooklyn students and debut her new children's book.
Rising costs put squeeze on Brooklyn Community Services mobile shower bus
Brooklyn Community Services says keeping its mobile shower program running is becoming increasingly difficult as the costs of fuel, hygiene products and other expenses rise.