A three-alarm fire led to the collapse of a portion of a warehouse compound in Red Hook. Much of the evidence kept there may be destroyed, according to officials. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Brooklyn (NYC)”
Brooklyn Hospital Network Battles a Cyberattack
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Since late November, medical professionals have been using pen and paper as experts work to get the facilities fully back online. Source: New York Times
Why Some Hasidic Children Can’t Leave Failing Schools
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Parents who try to withdraw their children from yeshivas over a lack of secular education often cannot do so, hampered by social pressure and a rabbinical court system. Source: New York Times
Retracing Walt Whitman’s Steps Through Brooklyn and Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
The poet wandered for himself and for his various day jobs with New York City newspapers. Some of his haunts are still standing; most have been swept away with time. Source: New York Times
Mayor Eric Adams, Fined For Rats on His Property, Takes on City Hall
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
Mr. Adams, a noted rat antagonist who once endorsed a special rat-drowning device, on Tuesday contested a summons and fine over an infestation at a rental property he owns. Source: New York Times
Twin Friends of Eric Adams Are Dogged by Allegations and Unpaid Debts
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
They run the mayor’s favorite restaurant, and he says they have put their troubled pasts behind them. Some of their former business partners disagree. Source: New York Times
A Fabled Sign Returns to the Brooklyn Waterfront
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
The Domino Sugar sign greeted generations of motorists crossing the Williamsburg Bridge, and now it’s coming back. Also, Rockefeller Center is turned over to pedestrians. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn’s in the House. And the Senate.
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2022
With Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer poised to lead the Democrats in Washington, the New York borough that they live in enters the political spotlight. Source: New York Times
Covid Almost Broke This Hospital. It Also Might Be What Saves It.
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
For decades, smaller “safety net” hospitals like Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, in Brooklyn, have been losing money and are under pressure to close. But the pandemic has shown just how needed they are. Source: New York Times
China and Iran Use Private Detectives to Reach Dissidents in America
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2022
The U.S. investigators are hired under false pretenses by authoritarian governments to do their “dirty work,” the F.B.I. says. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Links Deadly Listeria Outbreak to Deli Meats and Cheeses
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
Sixteen people in six states have been infected with the listeria strain, resulting in one death and 13 hospitalizations, the agency said. Source: New York Times
Kyrie Irving’s Links to Antisemitism Horrify His Many Jewish Fans
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
In New York City, the second-largest Jewish population center in the world, Nets fans are appalled and frightened. Source: New York Times
In the Case of the Dead Dog, Police Say They ‘May Have Dropped the Ball’
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
Three months after a highly publicized attack in a Brooklyn park left a dog dead, no arrests have been made as the local precinct finds itself in turmoil. Source: New York Times
A Timeline of Hurricane Sandy
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2022
From a single wave off the coast of Africa to a $52 billion sea wall a decade later. Source: New York Times
Workers at Trader Joe’s in Brooklyn Reject Union
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2022
The loss raises questions about whether a national wave of unionization may be slowing. A union had won two previous votes at the grocery chain. Source: New York Times