Heaven knows I’m miserable now…The London-based record store chain Rough Trade is moving out of its Williamsburg warehouse this spring in search of a new home in the Five Boroughs after more than seven years on N. Ninth Street, the company’s co-owner announced Tuesday.“Our much-loved Williamsburg store has done us proud in helping establish Rough Trade as a New York-worthy music retail and gig destination, serving the city’s music lovers and the wider music artist community with expertise, creativity and passion,” said Stephen Godfroy .The store and gig venue between Wythe and Kent avenues...…Heaven knows I’m miserable now…The London-based record store chain Rough Trade is moving out of its Williamsburg warehouse this spring in search of a new home in the Five Boroughs after more than seven years on N. Ninth Street, the company’s co-owner announced Tuesday.“Our much-loved Williamsburg store has done us proud in helping establish Rough Trade as a New York-worthy music retail and gig destination, serving the city’s music lovers and the wider music artist community with expertise, creativity and passion,” said Stephen Godfroy .The store and gig venue between Wythe and Kent avenues...WW…

Update (5:50 pm): A newer version of this story is available .A suspect is being held by police in connection to the fatal stabbing of a Dyker Heights man early Wednesday morning.According to authorities, at 4:22 am on April 15, officers responded to a call regarding a wellness check at a home on 84th Street near 14th Avenue. Upon their arrival, officers found a 57-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with multiple stab wounds to his body.EMS pronounced the victim, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, dead at the scene. The man’s 26-year-old son was taken...…Update (5:50 pm): A newer version of this story is available .A suspect is being held by police in connection to the fatal stabbing of a Dyker Heights man early Wednesday morning.According to authorities, at 4:22 am on April 15, officers responded to a call regarding a wellness check at a home on 84th Street near 14th Avenue. Upon their arrival, officers found a 57-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with multiple stab wounds to his body.EMS pronounced the victim, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, dead at the scene. The man’s 26-year-old son was taken...WW…

Local elected officials gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Sept. 27 to demand accountability from One Brooklyn Health after the longtime CEO was suddenly ousted. Photo courtesy of 1199SEIUHealthcare workers, union members, and elected officials demanded the state review leadership at One Brooklyn Health System after its former CEO LaRay Brown was suddenly removed from her position last month. Advocates said Brown’s removal was led by Alexander Rovt, the chairperson of the One Brooklyn Health Board of Directors and a real estate investor and political donor.On Sept. 27, members of...…Local elected officials gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Sept. 27 to demand accountability from One Brooklyn Health after the longtime CEO was suddenly ousted. Photo courtesy of 1199SEIUHealthcare workers, union members, and elected officials demanded the state review leadership at One Brooklyn Health System after its former CEO LaRay Brown was suddenly removed from her position last month. Advocates said Brown’s removal was led by Alexander Rovt, the chairperson of the One Brooklyn Health Board of Directors and a real estate investor and political donor.On Sept. 27, members of...WW…

A 25-year-old man was shot in the left arm in Brownsville on Monday afternoon. Photo by Lloyd MitchellA man is in stable condition after he was shot outside a Brownsville NYCHA building on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD.Officers arrived on the scene at Howard Houses at about 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, after a 911 caller reported that a person had been shot at 30 Glenmore Ave.Upon arrival cops found a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left arm.Emergency responders rushed the victim to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was in stable condition as of Monday...…A 25-year-old man was shot in the left arm in Brownsville on Monday afternoon. Photo by Lloyd MitchellA man is in stable condition after he was shot outside a Brownsville NYCHA building on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD.Officers arrived on the scene at Howard Houses at about 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, after a 911 caller reported that a person had been shot at 30 Glenmore Ave.Upon arrival cops found a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left arm.Emergency responders rushed the victim to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was in stable condition as of Monday...WW…

×By Augostina Mallous, Brooklyn PaperThe Bushwick Film Festival is preparing for a milestone birthday celebration this month by embracing themes of personal growth and a new passage into life’s next chapter. From October 25 to October 29, the festival will celebrate its “Sweet 16” with red carpets, live screenings, movie industry conferences, screenplay competitions, award ceremonies, and more.The festival, developed in 2007, is a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work to a diverse and global audience, both in New York City and internationally. Part of the Minority and...…×By Augostina Mallous, Brooklyn PaperThe Bushwick Film Festival is preparing for a milestone birthday celebration this month by embracing themes of personal growth and a new passage into life’s next chapter. From October 25 to October 29, the festival will celebrate its “Sweet 16” with red carpets, live screenings, movie industry conferences, screenplay competitions, award ceremonies, and more.The festival, developed in 2007, is a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work to a diverse and global audience, both in New York City and internationally. Part of the Minority and...WW…

Developers plan to build a 20-story mixed-use tower at a vacant lot that once housed a vibrant community garden at 1333 Broadway in Bushwick, according to public filings.Manhattan firm Ekstein Development Group filed to erect the 205-foot building at the corner of Linden Street, housing 106 residential units, offices, and a community facility right next to the Gates Avenue station of the elevated J and Z train tracks.The development will span the Z-shaped lot that starts at the corner of Broadway and snakes back between a block of mostly three-story brownstones and townhouses on Linden and...…Developers plan to build a 20-story mixed-use tower at a vacant lot that once housed a vibrant community garden at 1333 Broadway in Bushwick, according to public filings.Manhattan firm Ekstein Development Group filed to erect the 205-foot building at the corner of Linden Street, housing 106 residential units, offices, and a community facility right next to the Gates Avenue station of the elevated J and Z train tracks.The development will span the Z-shaped lot that starts at the corner of Broadway and snakes back between a block of mostly three-story brownstones and townhouses on Linden and...WW…

For more on where these candidates stand on the shared housing economy and services like Airbnb, click .…For more on where these candidates stand on the shared housing economy and services like Airbnb, click .WW…

A large barge loaded with more than 800 tons of polluted sludge from the Gowanus Canal sank in the Gowanus Bay Monday, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.The boat containing the dredged sediment from the canal bed laced with toxic materials like coal tar was moored in Gowanus Bay and became submerged, Massachusetts-based contractor Cashman Dredging discovered on Jan. 25, according to EPA.The vessel, named Weeks 76,  sank in an area of the harbor called the Bay Ridge flats, , EPA rep for the Gowanus cleanup Natalie Loney told the local watchdog organization the Gowanus...…A large barge loaded with more than 800 tons of polluted sludge from the Gowanus Canal sank in the Gowanus Bay Monday, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.The boat containing the dredged sediment from the canal bed laced with toxic materials like coal tar was moored in Gowanus Bay and became submerged, Massachusetts-based contractor Cashman Dredging discovered on Jan. 25, according to EPA.The vessel, named Weeks 76,  sank in an area of the harbor called the Bay Ridge flats, , EPA rep for the Gowanus cleanup Natalie Loney told the local watchdog organization the Gowanus...WW…