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Discount grocery chain Lidl to open new location in Brooklyn next …
WEBJan 29, 2024 · By Adam Daly Posted on January 29, 2024. Brooklyn’s third Lidl store is set to open in Downtown Brooklyn next year. Lidl. Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Lidl, the discount grocery store chain, is set to open a 30,000-square-foot location at the Fulton ...
Crane collapses onto Borough Park apartment building
WEBAug 1, 2024 · A crane partially collapsed in Borough Park and smashed through the roof of an apartment building on Thursday afternoon. Workers were using a boom truck to lift steel beams over a three-story building at 1442 44th St. when part of the boom broke off at around 2:30 p.m., according to the city’s Department of Buildings, and landed on the roof.
League legacies: The Brooklyn Cyclones players who have made …
WEBJun 11, 2024 · In the 23 years since then, a whopping 100 members of the Cyclones have gone to the major leagues — the most recent, Michel Otañez, just made his debut with the Oakland A’s on June 10. “Not only are we affiliated with one of the biggest franchises in baseball, not too many minor-league teams are playing in quite an environment like Brooklyn in New York City,” said Justin Rocke, play ...
Beloved 18th Avenue Festival to return to Bensonhurst Aug. 18
WEBAug 16, 2022 · The 18th Avenue Festival returns on Aug. 18 and will continue for 11 consecutive nights filled with food, games and culture, attracting thousands to Brooklyn’s little slice of Italy: Bensonhurst. The festival — also known as the Feast of Santa Rosalia, or simply “the feast” — takes over a stretch of 18th Avenue co-named Cristoforo ...
Human remains discovered in Brooklyn Bridge Park a day after …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Two bodies have been found on Brooklyn’s shores in apparently unrelated incidents this week. The first, the body of an unidentified man believed to be in his 30s, was spotted floating in the water near Van Brunt and Reed streets in Red Hook on Sunday afternoon, according to police.
Brooklyn’s best bike routes, according to local cyclists
WEBApr 2, 2021 · From Marine Park, you can connect to the Jamaica Bay Greenway at Floyd Bennett Field, and ride that along the water as far east as Queens! Kevin Duggan. Kevin Duggan hails from the distant shores of Ireland and Switzerland. He covers northern and brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods, with a special focus on transit. (718) 260-2511.
SEE IT: Torrential rain floods swaths of Brooklyn
WEBSep 2, 2021 · A historic rainfall submerged large portions of Brooklyn underwater on Wednesday night — knocking out power for thousands of New Yorkers, halting subway service, and prompting local electeds to plead with residents to stay indoors. “New York, stay inside and off the roads during this storm and …
Detainees report inhumane conditions at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan ...
WEBJun 17, 2020 · Hailing from the great state of Massachusetts, reporter Jessica Parks made her way to Brooklyn Paper after covering Nassau County politics and the Port Washington area for newspapers in western Long Island. (718) 260-2523. Prison officials at the scandal-plagued Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park have failed to properly handle the ...
Brooklyn-based mob drama ‘Gravesend’ premieres on Amazon …
WEBApr 3, 2020 · A Brooklyn-based series years in the making is finally ready to queue. The first four episodes of “Gravesend,” the ’80s mob series formerly known as “The Neighborhood,” premiered on Amazon Prime at midnight Thursday. The brainchild of Gravesend native William DeMeo, the series centers around mob …