Donald Trump’s officials have vowed to fast-track completion of a $1bn gas pipeline snaking 23 miles beneath Raritan Bay, connecting New Jersey to New York Harbor. Environmental groups predict disaster, but the administration claims jobs and energy …
Pacha New York’s grand plans for reviving the troubled Brooklyn Mirage venue faced jeers and side-eye at Community Board 1, as FIVE Holdings boss Kabir Mulchandani blamed past woes—fatal overdoses, rowdy crowds, an unsafe “Mirage 2.0”—on mismanagement rather than the club itself. Locals braced for déjà vu, doubting that promises of quieter nights and smaller crowds will finally let Brooklyn sleep before sunrise.
A technology hub has opened in Brooklyn’s Kingsborough Houses, courtesy of a $500,000 Amazon grant awarded to the Pitkin Avenue Community Health Facility, which plans to establish up to 50 similar labs. As local residents gain access to digital skills and internet connections hitherto reserved for more affluent zip codes, we suspect Silicon Valley’s reach may now extend to some very determined outer boroughs—though not quite to unicorn valuations.
Two New York Police Department officers are under investigation after videos showed them forcefully arresting a man they allegedly misidentified in Brooklyn, prompting Mayor Zohran Mamdani to label the footage “disturbing.” The NYPD acknowledged their error, though, as ever, institutional memories here can prove rather more selective—and short—than smartphone videos.
At a Brooklyn Bar Association gathering for Holocaust remembrance, Brandeis’s David Dince and the National Jewish Advocacy Center’s Ben Schlager urged lawyers to combat antisemitism, no mere historical spectre but an all-too-current issue worldwide. We listened as they pressed for sharper legal tools to address increasingly visible discrimination—because apparently, “never again” still needs a solid team of attorneys.
A tragic drive-by shooting in Williamsburg, Brooklyn claimed the life of seven-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, prompting Rev. Al Sharpton to call the toddler’s death a “wake up call” at her Bed-Stuy memorial; two suspects face charges, though local leaders, including Letitia James, hope justice—and perhaps optimism—prevails. Evidently, New York’s infamous moped menace now comes with even heavier baggage.
Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, compelled a Brooklyn furniture retailer to cough up $350,000 after state investigators found the shop’s business model relied a little too heavily on creative interpretation of “customer service.” New Yorkers who wondered if their missing sofas were stuck on a container ship now know where to send their complaints, as we hope store managers have discovered their conscience—and a better returns policy.
Urged by worries about digital distraction, some Brooklyn millennials recently convened in a brownstone, depositing their phones in a colander—presumably not destined for the microwave. This “offline” gathering, still a niche affair, joins a global trickle of initiatives nudging us to reclaim our attention spans. We’ll monitor whether such analog camaraderie can withstand the allure of glowing screens—or if the colander simply fills up with FOMO.
Nine New York restaurants, including Mexican-inflected Los Burritos Juárez and Vato, have joined the Michelin Guide’s latest roll-call of culinary excellence, spanning Brooklyn and Manhattan. This year’s list revels in boldly global palates—from Colombian-inspired Elcielo to French-leaning Le Chêne, Cambodian Bong, and the Italo-chic I Cavallini—affirming the city’s ongoing quest to blend sophistication and street eats, sometimes all within one artisanal tortilla.
