Archive • Brooklyn Paper

brooklyn marine terminal

Opinion

Op-Ed | The Brooklyn Marine Terminal process isn’t perfect. That doesn’t mean we should give up on it

By state Sen. Andrew Gounardes

Tom Donlon sworn in as interim NYPD commissioner in September 2024, a role he now claims in a federal lawsuit was undermined by systemic corruption and political interference

AMNY

Bombshell lawsuit: Ex-Police Commissioner Tom Donlon claims Mayor Adams and NYPD leaders ran department as ‘criminal enterprise’

Primary day man at polls

AMNY

Op-ed | What we need now is more democracy, not less, with open primaries

woman riding in bedford avenue bike lane

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Appeals court halts removal of Bedford Avenue bike lane

By Kirstyn Brendlen

foolproof-whiskey-wall

Inside Foolproof: Williamsburg’s bold 500-bottle whiskey bar

By Olivia Seaman

Things To Do With the Kids This Weekend in Brooklyn!

New York Family

12 Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Brooklyn!

man in tanktop sought for beating Brooklyn straphanger with cane

AMNY

Irate Brooklyn straphanger beat senior with his own cane over train delay: cops

a selection of Koa branded cannabis pre-rolls.

AMNY

Koa brings sloth conservation to the cannabis space

pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668473

Bedford-Stuyvesant

‘Brazen’ Brooklyn smoke shop killer sentenced for shooting mother-of-four and her dog

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Eric Adams speaking in suit and tie at podium

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams to be endorsed by slew of law enforcement unions

rendering of monitor point development near bushwick inlet park

Greenpoint

Locals split over proposed mixed-use development, Monitor Point, near Bushwick Inlet Park

By Kirstyn Brendlen

man with beard and suit Mamdani speaking at podium with microphones in front of him

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani heads into talks with business, Democratic leaders with ‘desire for partnership’

Person running into rain-soaked street in New York City amid flooding rain

AMNY

NYC’s sewer system faces decades-long overhaul as storms intensify, officials warn

Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day 2025

News

Brooklyn Org launches microgrants to boost small nonprofits

By Gabriele Holtermann

The Latin Food Fest is returning this fall, this time at Industry City in Brooklyn.

AMNY

Latin Food Fest returns to NYC, bringing Latin flavors and beats to Industry City

nathans-famous-hot-dog-subway-campaign

Nathan’s Famous invites NYC to ‘Follow the Frank Line’ straight to Coney Island

By Olivia Seaman

An NYC Ferry on the East River near the Queensboro Bridge in 2022.

AMNY

A proposed NYC Ferry route could connect Brooklyn to Staten Island

unnamed

Brooklyn Children’s Museum marks anniversary with Smurfs celebration, $10,000 gift from Paramount Pictures

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

man speaking before podium about childcare while surrounded by other adults

AMNY

It takes a city: Bringing New York City one step closer to universal childcare

politicians rally outside MDC

Brooklyn pols demand halt to immigrant detainee transfers to troubled MDC

By Gabriele Holtermann

More from Around New York

McKenzie Kurtz (Heather Chandler), Lorna Courtney (Veronica Sawyer), Elizabeth Teeter (Heather McNamara), and Olivia Hardy (Heather Duke) in "Heathers The Musical."

‘Heathers the Musical’ is bursting with talent, but questions remain

Trinidad and Tobago Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, center in tangerine outfit, with members of the New York-based Caribbean Diaspora United, Inc. (CDU).

NY group launches Caribbean Diaspora Permanent Natural Disaster Fund

Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Long Island

New York Family

13 Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in Long Island

Tom Donlon sworn in as interim NYPD commissioner in September 2024, a role he now claims in a federal lawsuit was undermined by systemic corruption and political interference

Bombshell lawsuit: Ex-Police Commissioner Tom Donlon claims Mayor Adams and NYPD leaders ran department as ‘criminal enterprise’