BK Jail Finally Faces Wrecking Ball | Brooklyn Week In Review

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Brooklyn Jail Finally Faces Wrecking Ball, Permits Show

The long-awaited Brooklyn jail teardown would mark the first concrete step in a plan to close Rikers taken under Eric Adams' administration.

Beloved Park Slope Diner Resurrected On Netflix

An iconic Park Slope diner that shuttered last year is open for business in a recently-released Netflix mini series filmed in 2019.

Threes Brewing Patrons Demand Firing After Anti-Vax Mandate Tweet

Calls mount for Threes Brewing to fire a CEO who called vaccine mandates "a crime against humanity" and compared them to Jim Crow laws.

Activists Stave Off Eviction Of Longtime Crown Heights Family

A family who has lived on Park Place since 1951 came home last week to find the landlord had locked them out. Local advocates stepped in.

Nikki Lucas Declares Victory In East NY Assembly Race

The special election marks the first time in more than a decade someone other than Charles or Inez Barron will hold the state seat.

De Blasio Decides Against Congressional Bid

This marks the second political race he's decided to sit out of in the past couple of months.

St. Patrick's Day Parade Returning To Park Slope, Organizers Say

The beloved neighborhood event will return to Prospect Park on March 20 complete with Irish dancers, live music, face painting, and more.

Mayor Pushes To Ban 'Drill' Rap On Social Media After BK Killing

The mayor's concern over the rap scene comes after an 18-year-old rapper was shot in Bed-Stuy.

BK Synagogues Amp Up Security As Antisemitic Incidents Rise

A spike in hate crimes against Jewish people spurred a large Jewish charity to raise $250, 000 to provide free security to small synagogues.

Online Rap Bragging About $24M Scam Leads To BK Gang Bust: Feds

A Brownsville gang accused of stealing federal job-loss relief funds posed with cash and rapped, "Unemployment got us workin' a lot."

Cops ID Elderly Man Found Dead In 'Shaking' Bed-Stuy Building

An 82-year-old man was found dead during a Wednesday wellness check by medics who reported the Bed-Stuy building was shaking, police said.

Bed-Stuy Martial Arts Studio Closed By Pandemic Aims To Reopen

Chief Master Sabu, who has been teaching martial arts in Brooklyn for more than five decades, is raising money to keep his business afloat.