JAKARTA — Ramadan begins with a prayer: Indonesian Muslims pray an evening prayer called ‘tarawih’ to mark the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The memory of Izetta Johnson, a dedicated employee of the New York State Unified Court System for some 35 years, was honored on the afternoon of Feb. 27 at the Supreme ...

THE VIRAL BOOKSTORE AND BAR Book Club Bar will soon open a Bushwick location, the store announced on Instagram (@bookclubbar). The space regularly hosts author talks and book clubs for drinkers and ...

WASHINGTON, DC — THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people — and as many as half — of its workforce of 60,000, AP reported Thursday. Roughly 72.5 ...

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — SWEEPING LAYOFFS AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM inspired hundreds to rally outside a benefit dinner at the institution on Feb. 25. The Museum cut 47 employees after Brooklyn Museum ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — DEVELOPER LARRY SILVERSTEIN is preparing to relaunch sales at Brooklyn Tower, the city’s first supertall outside Manhattan, after assuming full control of the project last ...

SUNSET PARK — KARL “LITTLE D” JORDAN, convicted of murdering Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, was stabbed during a fight Saturday at Sunset Park’s Metropolitan Detention Center, reports NBC News.

WINDSOR TERRACE — THE CITY COUNCIL approved on Thursday the controversial rezoning of a site known as Arrow Linen on Prospect Avenue in South Slope/Windsor Terrace, which will allow 250 new ...

CITYWIDE — IT’S NOT TOO LATE for teens and young adults to apply for the 2025 Summer Youth Employment Program, the city said in a release Friday. The deadline has been extended to Friday ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) on Wednesday reintroduced the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, alongside co-authors Reps. Silvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Yvette ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — ONLY ONE BIDDER showed interest in the historic Hotel Bossert at an auction held at Kings County State Supreme Court on Thursday, according to The Real Deal. Investment firm ...

DYKER HEIGHTS — AN ABANDONED HOUSE on 67th Street in Dyker Heights has been recommended for demolition by the Department of Buildings, following the death of a 40-year-old woman in a fire at the ...