Many Psych Hospital Beds Are Back in Action a Year After Hochul Vow
The governor promised to restore 850 public and private inpatient spots for mental health care. So far New York has regained 629, half in New York City.
Violent Crime Spikes in More Than Half of Brooklyn’s Precincts at Year’s End: NYPD
As the city celebrated large-scale reductions in violent crime in 2023, the last month of the year saw a number of crimes surge across Brooklyn, according to the latest NYPD data.
Borough President Launches Plan for Tackling Inequality in Brooklyn via Land Use and Funding
Antonio Reynoso has unveiled a comprehensive plan for improving equity in communities across Brooklyn, particularly in housing and health.
Bay Ridge Noise Camera Will Combat Loud Mufflers, Drag-Racers on Shore Road
A noise camera that can detect excessively loud mufflers and exhaust is coming to Shore Road in Bay Ridge to address late-night quality-of-life concerns in the nabe.
Brooklyn Mental Health Advocates Speak Out About Involuntary Hospitalization Policy
Two months after Mayor Eric Adams announced a new policy expanding involuntary hospitalizations of homeless and mentally ill New Yorkers, Brooklyn-based mental health advocates are hoping a more comprehensive and compassionate approach is possible.
Brooklyn Students Rally at Grand Army Plaza to Demand Gun Reform
A group of around 40 middle and high school children embedded themselves in Grand Army Plaza to protest school shootings and demand legislative action aimed at curbing gun violence.
Brooklynites ID Priorities for the Borough in ‘NYC Speaks’ Survey
The city on Tuesday released the findings from this year’s NYC Speaks survey, detailing both the citywide priorities of a broad spectrum of New Yorkers and the community-level concerns of Brooklynites.
Fed Up With Litter, Rats, Locals Inspire Compost-Focused Cleanup Plan From Gowanus to Greenpoint
Council Member Lincoln Restler has announced a Community Cleanup Plan for his North Brooklyn nabes after sending out a district-wide survey on his constituents’ sanitation concerns.
Manhattan Is Cheap Again, and Brooklyn Isn’t
This past year Brooklynites have been time traveling back to when Manhattan rents were $1,600 or $1,700 for a one-bedroom apartment in the West Village or the Upper East Side.
Decluttering Your Home? Here’s Where to Donate Your Stuff in Brooklyn
One of the major barriers to getting rid of stuff is that it’s not always easy to figure out what the heck to do with it all.
If you throw away reusable items, you’re being wasteful. If you stick your things out on the curb with a “Free! No Bedbugs!” sign, there’s a chance the landlord or super will get mad — and an even bigger chance that nobody will believe that the stuff is, indeed, safe to take (making you both wasteful and a litterer), so that’s out.
The ethical and logical action to take with reusable items is obviously to donate it all, and we want to make that as easy as possible for you. Below is some information to help make donation easy, complete with contact information for who can come pick up your items and briefs on what each charity wants and where they are.
What are your favorite donation spots? Together, we can get this done right while clearing the way for a deep-clean in the spring.