MAY 28 — Food
Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Headed to Brooklyn's Hotel Bossert
Union Square Hospitality Group will open its first full-service Brooklyn restaurant at the historic Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn Heights, a 3,200-square-foot…
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MAY 21 — Transit
G Train Becomes Third Line to Get Modern CBTC Signals
The MTA's $368 million project to replace the G line's 1930s signals with modern CBTC will bring more 2026 weekend closures, with full completion now slated…
MAY 16 — Culture
Iris van Herpen's Couture, Including a 'Living' Algae Dress
'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses,' the Dutch designer's first North American survey, opens at the Brooklyn Museum with 140-plus couture works through…
MAY 12 — Sports
Nets Finish 20-62, Then Fall to No. 6 in NBA Draft Lottery
Brooklyn's 20-62 tank season produced the third-worst record in the NBA, but the Nets dropped to the sixth pick in the 2026 draft lottery as the Wizards…
MAY 06 — Transit
Interborough Express Enters Design as MTA Weighs Going It Alone on Funds
The MTA's Brooklyn–Queens light rail is in a two-year design phase, with a draft environmental review due fall 2026 — even as it plans around uncertain…
APR 18 — Sports
Liberty Re-Sign Stewart, Ionescu and Jones to Keep Core
The New York Liberty re-signed champions Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones to multi-year deals on April 17, locking up their title core…
APR 15 — Real Estate
City Planning Approves 1,000-Unit Bjarke Ingels Tower in Gowanus
The City Planning Commission approved a 27-story, roughly 1,000-unit Bjarke Ingels-designed development at 175 Third Street in Gowanus, with about 250…
APR 13 — Culture
Brooklyn Mirage Rebuilt as Pacha New York
The shuttered Brooklyn Mirage is being demolished and rebuilt as Pacha New York, with opening-weekend shows by Michael Bibi and Black Coffee set for June…
MAR 18 — Crime & Courts
Freed After 19 Years: Brooklyn Vacates Windley Robbery Case
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez moved to vacate Kenneth Windley's 2007 robbery conviction after two other men confessed — the office's only exoneration of 2025 as…
JAN 16 — Crime & Courts
AG James, Tisch Charge Florida Man in Ghost-Gun 'Iron Pipeline'
A 71-count indictment accuses Orlando resident Lawrence Destefano of mailing serialized firearms and ghost-gun kits into Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau County.
DEC 18 — Culture
Music Hall of Williamsburg to Lose Its Lease at the End of 2026
Bowery Presents told staff the landlord at 66 North Sixth Street declined to renew the lease on the 650-capacity Brooklyn venue.
DEC 10 — Transit
NYC Ferry Launches First Direct Brooklyn–Staten Island Route
An optimized NYC Ferry map launched Dec. 8 with the system's first direct Brooklyn–Staten Island service, linking St.
NOV 30 — Transit
Best Brooklyn Car Service in NYC (2026)
We ranked nine NYC ground transportation operators for Brooklyn car service in 2026 by borough-wide coverage, flat-rate transparency, chauffeur vetting…
OCT 17 — Health
Hochul Pledges $2.6B to Six Safety-Net Hospital Partnerships
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced more than $2.6 billion on Oct. 16, 2025, for six safety-net hospital partnerships, including NYC Health + Hospitals teaming with…
JUN 02 — Real Estate
Council Adopts Atlantic Avenue Plan, Clearing 4
The City Council voted 49-0 on May 28, 2025 to adopt the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a 21-block Central Brooklyn rezoning projected to deliver about…