When the six-story brick building was completed in 1931 it was known as Harbor Heights Hall and builders and owners A & A Construction Company took out a large ad in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle that year listing the many modern amenities and all of the tradespeople involved in the construction. They lauded the neighborhood as "one of the few localities in Brooklyn that still retains suburban quiet and charm."
"It's not uncommon for the conditions surrounding," FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Joe Duggan said. "You're in a smoke condition, and you're feeling the heat, and you're starting to feel some of the fire coming toward you. The victim felt his life was threatened and jumped as our units got on scene."
Topics include the lives of Brooklynites, the history of fountains, and the shaping of New York City's urban environment. For those on the hunt for a volume that will appeal to the urban design or history lover on their gift list, we've rounded up a collection of books that offer some deep dives into topics that impact the borough and the city.
Holiday lights flickered to life on Dec. 5 at John Paul Jones Park as Bay Ridge residents gathered for the neighborhood's annual Christmas tree lighting. The ceremony, held around 6 p.m. at the park at 101st Street and Fourth Avenue, followed a brief weather-related rescheduling and brought together families, neighbors and local leaders. The event was organized by NIA Community Services Network with support from Council Member Justin Brannan and state Sen. Andrew Gounardes.
The New York Road Contractors Association (NYRCA) announced this week that a major Brooklyn infrastructure project has wrapped up on schedule and at a significantly reduced cost - even after contractors faced an unexpected surge in private utility work that slowed progress for more than a year. The project, which reconstructed 57 corners across a wide swath of Brooklyn neighborhoods - including East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Ditmas Village, Flatbush, Midwood, Ocean Parkway, Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Prospect Heights, Wingate, Bushwick and Greenpoint - was completed by JLJ Enterprises Inc.
A young teenager was injured while subway surfing in Brooklyn on Thursday, cops said. The 14-year-old boy fell from the top of a southbound B train into the roadbed at the Ave. J stop near. E. 16th St. in Midwood around 4:12 p.m., cops said. Medics rushed the youngster suffering lacerations to his head, leg and arms to Maimonides Medical Center in stable condition, police said.
A highly competitive Brooklyn high school has been plagued with untraceable bomb threats "almost every single day" for months - leaving students and parents terrified, The Post has learned. The NYPD has not been able to track down the sicko or sickos who have been targeting the Brooklyn Latin School since at least May, and some fearful families said they're considering ditching the sprawling campus for safer options.
The Brooklyn Public Library has released a list of its 100 favorite books of the year, a wide-ranging collection of fiction and nonfiction, short stories, poetry, and graphic novels for all ages. Curated by BPL's well-read librarians and staff, the list features the best books those librarians read this year - including new releases and old classics. Whether you're looking for something to pass the time over the holiday break or preparing for a New Year's Resolution to read more, BPL's librarians have the best recommendations in the city. Here's just a small selection of their favorite reads!
Titled "Migration," the project marks the second phase of a broader cultural initiative that began with the landmark restoration of Harlem Renaissance sculptor Richmond Barthé's "Exodus and Dance" frieze. The restoration received the 2025 Moses Award for Preservation Projects from the New York Landmarks Conservancy and the 2025 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award from the Preservation League of New York State. The heritage walk honors the "Great Migration" and features 35 illuminated steel sculptures ranging from six to 12 feet high, spread across the 16-acre campus. The installation amplifies the voices, memories, and aspirations of Kingsborough residents while honoring the recently restored, monumental 8-foot-by-80-foot frieze, installed in 1941.
Like many American cities, the streetscape in downtown Brooklyn was for a long time very heavy on the street: a great place to park a car or drive through. But over the past 20 years, the area itself has gone from being a 9-to-5 shopping and business district to one where a growing number of people live 24-7. Since 2004, more than 22,000 housing units have been added to the neighborhood, changing its character so much that its old streetscape just wasn't cutting it.
For decades, Seddio was the force behind Canarsie's most famous holiday attraction: a dazzling display at his law office at Flatlands Avenue and East 93rd Street. Each year, the building was wrapped in more than 150,000 lights and filled with mechanical figures, moving scenes and inflatable decorations that attracted thousands of visitors and rivaled the most elaborate displays across the five boroughs. The tradition stretched nearly 50 years before dimming in 2021, when Seddio put the historic property up for sale.
According to police, the suspected perpetrators, two men and one woman, approached the victim and began arguing with him. The suspects then punched and kicked the victim in the head and body and, at one point, brandished a knife, police say. They took the victim's black book bag, which police valued at roughly $46, and left the train at the Flatbush Avenue station and fled on foot to unknown locations.
Safe streets advocates renewed their call on Monday for installing a two-way protected bike lane along Brooklyn's Lafayette Avenue following an early morning crash that, police say, left an e-bike rider in critical condition. The group Transportation Alternatives says the intersection of Lafayette and Bedford Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where a 40-year-old e-bike rider was struck by a 27-year-old driver behind the wheel of an Acura SUV on the morning of Dec. 8, is deadly.
The St. George route runs about every 37 minutes during peak hours and roughly every 50 minutes during non-peak hours, with stops in western Manhattan at Midtown West/Pier 79 and Battery Park City before reaching Staten Island's St. George Terminal. Travel time from St. George to Bay Ridge's ferry slip at the American Veterans Memorial near Owl's Head Park is approximately 11 minutes.
For two days, Red Hook will once again become the center of New York's experimental publishing scene as Pioneer Works hosts its sixth annual "Press Play" fair, an independent celebration of books, music, art and cultural risk-taking. Running Dec. 13-14, the fair has grown into one of the borough's most anticipated year-end events, drawing hundreds of visitors who come not just to browse but to immerse themselves in the spirit of creativity that defines Brooklyn's underground.
Once the 50-ton diner is in place on the flatbed, it will be travel from Williamsburg to the movie studio about 1 mile away. It will be hoisted off the truck and placed in its final location Monday morning. The diner, which first opened at 225 Wythe Avenue in 1968, is no stranger to the film industry, with appearances over the years in movies like "The Good Shepherd" and "Men in Black 3."
These themed nights let fans truly feel seen, as Jackie Wilson, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, told amNY. He has made it his mission to connect the team with the fans through these initiatives. Wilson delicately crafts these intricate nights to enhance the experience of watching a game, it's more immersive than you'd think. The arena buzzes with excitement, matching any typical basketball game, but the representation throughout the crowd and on the screen creates a magical atmosphere.
Baltic Street Wellness Solutions will host "V.I.B.E.: An Evening of Jazz with the Kevin Oliver Jr. Group" on Dec. 5, bringing music, community and mental health advocacy together at the Isaac Brown Healing Arts and Community Center in Sunset Park. The event, running from 6 to 9:30 p.m., aims to raise funds for the nonprofit's health equity initiatives and holistic mental health and recovery services for vulnerable New Yorkers. The theme, V.I.B.E. - short for Valuing Inclusion, Belonging and Equity - reflects the organization's 25-year mission of providing safe, supportive services.
Because Brooklyn used to be a far less expensive place to live - for those among us who are Manhattan snobs - it comes as a shock that houses "way over there" can now cost as much as examples in gentrified parts of Harlem. Some housing in sections that have become almost exclusively white, like Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, costs far more.
City Council Member Shahana Hanif, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, Deputy Public Advocate for Education and Opportunity Elizabeth Kennedy, and the Workers' Justice Project stood alongside affected workers at a press conference on Dec. 2 outside Indian Spice on Seventh Avenue. They demanded that the restaurant's owner, Mariam Khandakar, finally comply with the order now that her appeal period ended on Nov. 24, making the ruling enforceable.
