8th annual Brooklyn Book Festival honors Lois Lowry 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Literary Council and Brooklyn Tourism have announced that the eighth annual Brooklyn Book Festival, which takes place on Sept. 22, will bestow ...

HYNES RIVAL ON THE RUN: Thompson ducks scheduled debate 27 Aug 2013 | 05:25 am

The man who would be district attorney won't present his case before the borough's legal establishment. Insurgent Kenneth Thompson has canceled a debate with DA Charles Hynes that was set for Tuesday...

Interfaith Medical Center shutdown postponed 27 Aug 2013 | 02:23 am

Interfaith Medical Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant, which was slated to begin shutting down on Monday, has received a reprieve until at least September 11, following a legal action by Public Advocate Bil...

SUNY asks for another week to restore ambulances, ICU to LICH 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am

SUNY Downstate has asked Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Demarest for another week to reopen the Intensive Care Unit, restore full operation of the Emergency Department and restore ambulance se...

Man banned from Brooklyn federal court 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am

A Brooklyn federal judge has banned a man from entering the federal courthouse except for purpose of filing court documents. After a hearing conducted on Aug. 23, it was found that the safety of indi...

Revel In Revolution: Over one thousand attend Battle of Brooklyn reenactment 27 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am

Brooklyn remembers. The Sons of Liberty fought and died for independence on our soil on Aug. 27, 1776 in the biggest battle of the American Revolution. The annual commemoration of their valor on the ...

Catsimatidis calls for a halt to city’s trash plant plan 26 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm

The city should not move forward with the construction of trash processing plants because there are too many environmental concerns about the proposed facilities, according to Republican mayoral candi...

Brooklyn writer Josh Lefkowitz wins Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest 26 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm

Josh Lefkowitz won its 12th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, Winning Writers announced. His entry,"Saturday Salutation", bested 3,280 other entries to receive the $1,000 prize. The contest's...

BROOKLYN'S IN THE HOUSE: MTV's Video Music Awards shock rock Barclays Center 26 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm

Conditions at Brooklyn Central Booking, lack of medical attention blamed for woman’s death 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm

The family of a Brooklyn woman who died while in police custody has field a wrongful death suit against New York City and the New York City Police Department, citing failure to provide medical attenti...