DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The memory of Izetta Johnson, a dedicated employee of the New York State Unified Court System for some 35 years, was honored on the afternoon of Feb. 27 at the Supreme ...

WASHINGTON, DC — THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people — and as many as half — of its workforce of 60,000, AP reported Thursday. Roughly 72.5 ...

JAKARTA — Ramadan begins with a prayer: Indonesian Muslims pray an evening prayer called ‘tarawih’ to mark the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — SWEEPING LAYOFFS AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM inspired hundreds to rally outside a benefit dinner at the institution on Feb. 25. The Museum cut 47 employees after Brooklyn Museum ...

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 ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — DEVELOPER LARRY SILVERSTEIN is preparing to relaunch sales at Brooklyn Tower, the city’s first supertall outside Manhattan, after assuming full control of the project last ...

WINDSOR TERRACE — THE CITY COUNCIL approved on Thursday the controversial rezoning of a site known as Arrow Linen on Prospect Avenue in South Slope/Windsor Terrace, which will allow 250 new ...

CITYWIDE — IT’S NOT TOO LATE for teens and young adults to apply for the 2025 Summer Youth Employment Program, the city said in a release Friday. The deadline has been extended to Friday ...

SUNSET PARK — KARL “LITTLE D” JORDAN, convicted of murdering Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, was stabbed during a fight Saturday at Sunset Park’s Metropolitan Detention Center, reports NBC News.

DYKER HEIGHTS — AN ABANDONED HOUSE on 67th Street in Dyker Heights has been recommended for demolition by the Department of Buildings, following the death of a 40-year-old woman in a fire at the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) on Wednesday reintroduced the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, alongside co-authors Reps. Silvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Yvette ...