<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[NY Brooklyn - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about NY Brooklyn with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:35:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Enforcement teams still crucial to battling bus fare evasion, MTA boss says amid stand-down order]]></title><description><![CDATA[MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said Friday that bus fare evasion enforcement teams remain an "important component" a day after suspending the squads pending probes into recent violent altercations between agents and riders.Lieber, speaking at an unrelated Queens press event on Friday, said his safety stand-down order for the enforcement agents — dubbed Evasion and Graffiti Lawlessness Eradication (EAGLE) Teams — on Thursday should not be seen as the agency throwing in the towel in its fight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/enforcement-teams-still-crucial-to-battling-bus-fare-evasion-mta-boss-says-amid-stand-down-order/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/enforcement-teams-still-crucial-to-battling-bus-fare-evasion-mta-boss-says-amid-stand-down-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bed-Stuy’s STooPS wraps fall series using art to combat gun violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[For four Saturdays this fall, Brooklynites had the chance to experience culture, music, art and workshops in the Jackie Robinson Park Playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant.The Fall Funs series was a four-weekend event hosted by STooPS, with activities taking place every Saturday with the goal of bringing community members together through art, resources and community engagement.STooPS founder Kendra J. Ross was a part of a coalition that wanted to enrich the area and help deter it from succumbing to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bed-stuys-stoops-wraps-fall-series-using-art-to-combat-gun-violence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bed-stuys-stoops-wraps-fall-series-using-art-to-combat-gun-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYSNA nurses demand reinstatement of suspended Kings County Hospital union nurse]]></title><description><![CDATA[NYSNA nurses held an emergency rally and press conference outside NYC Health+Hospitals (H+H) Kings County Hospital on Oct. 22, demanding the immediate reinstatement of Sarah Dowd, a neurocritical care ICU nurse practitioner and vice president of the hospital’s Local Bargaining Unit.Dowd was suspended without pay on Oct. 9 and barred from all H+H facilities without any formal charges filed by Kings County Hospital management following what her colleagues describe as protected union activity.Her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nysna-nurses-demand-reinstatement-of-suspended-kings-county-hospital-union-nurse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/nysna-nurses-demand-reinstatement-of-suspended-kings-county-hospital-union-nurse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NY officials urge early voting, pledge to protect voters amid misinformation fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days before early voting begins in New York, elected officials and voting rights groups gathered at the Brooklyn Museum, one of New York City’s early voting sites, on Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights on Oct. 22 to urge New Yorkers to take advantage of early voting and avoid lines on Election Day, Nov. 3. They also assured voters that their rights remained protected despite the federal government’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting and sow confusion about how and when to vote.Susan Le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ny-officials-urge-early-voting-pledge-to-protect-voters-amid-misinformation-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/ny-officials-urge-early-voting-pledge-to-protect-voters-amid-misinformation-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York officials urge early voting, pledge to protect voters amid misinformation fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days before early voting begins in New York, elected officials and voting rights groups gathered at the Brooklyn Museum, one of New York City’s early voting sites, to urge New Yorkers to take advantage of early voting and avoid lines on Election Day, Nov. 3. They also assured voters that their rights remained protected despite the federal government’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting and sow confusion about how and when to vote.Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause/NY, expla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-york-officials-urge-early-voting-pledge-to-protect-voters-amid-misinformation-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/new-york-officials-urge-early-voting-pledge-to-protect-voters-amid-misinformation-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a light: ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ shadow cast is back at Industry City on Oct. 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a light over at Industry City!A “Rocky Horror Picture Show” shadow cast screening and celebration is back at bkONE Productions for one night only on Oct. 24.Actors — including Erech Holder-Hetmeyer as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Josh Piper as Brad and Annika Solomone as Janet — will perform alongside the film, and audience members are invited to bring along their props and all their favorite shout-backs.It’s the second time bkONE will partake in the shadow cast tradition, which is al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/theres-a-light-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-shadow-cast-is-back-at-industry-city-on-oct-24/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/theres-a-light-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-shadow-cast-is-back-at-industry-city-on-oct-24/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council passes scaled-back nonprofit property COPA bill year after Adams veto, cutting its potential reach by nearly 80%]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City Council on Thursday resurrected a controversial housing bill vetoed by former Mayor Eric Adams, approving a dramatically scaled-back measure that would give nonprofits first crack at buying certain apartment buildings.The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, passed on Oct. 22 after lawmakers narrowed its reach by nearly 80%, from roughly 10,000 buildings to 2,100, following months of negotiations aimed at addressing legal concerns and opposition from the real estate industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/council-passes-scaled-back-nonprofit-property-copa-bill-year-after-adams-veto-cutting-its-potential-reach-by-nearly-80/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/council-passes-scaled-back-nonprofit-property-copa-bill-year-after-adams-veto-cutting-its-potential-reach-by-nearly-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Trip comedy show returns to Brooklyn with embarassing stories, audience Q&amp;As]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly two years away, a comedy show built around life’s most awkward moments is making its way back to Brooklyn. This time, the audience will have a chance to share some embarrassing stories of their own.<br />
“Bad Trip,” a storytelling comedy show created by comedians Joey Rinaldi and Sam Wolff, will return Nov. 12 at Bushwick’s Secret Pour, bringing together comics and audience members for a night of personal stories, candid conversations and trivia.<br />
The show, which ran from 2021 to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bad-trip-comedy-show-returns-to-brooklyn-with-embarassing-stories-audience-qampas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/bad-trip-comedy-show-returns-to-brooklyn-with-embarassing-stories-audience-qampas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTA starts $1.9 billion resignalling, track replacement work on A/C lines in Brooklyn and Queens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MTA has begun work on a $1.9 billion effort to replace nearly century-old signals on Brooklyn and Queens' A and C lines, the agency announced on Thursday.The project will see the MTA install modern Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signals along the A and C trains’ Fulton and Liberty Avenue lines between High Street in Brooklyn and Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd in Queens. The new hardware will replace 1930s-era analog signals, which allow train dispatchers to track their locations and s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-starts-19-billion-resignalling-track-replacement-work-on-ac-lines-in-brooklyn-and-queens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mta-starts-19-billion-resignalling-track-replacement-work-on-ac-lines-in-brooklyn-and-queens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shape the future of your community: Brooklyn community board applications are now open]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to shape the future of your neighborhood, community board applications are now open. Considered the grassroots of local government, community boards weigh in on topics ranging from local land use matters to liquor licenses, transportation projects, and more.  With 18 community districts, Brooklyn has more community boards than any other borough, each made up of up to 50 volunteers who live, work, or have a strong interest in their community. They work with city agencies, elected o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shape-the-future-of-your-community-brooklyn-community-board-applications-are-now-open/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/shape-the-future-of-your-community-brooklyn-community-board-applications-are-now-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booze and boos: Bay Ridge Pumpkin Roll brings Halloween fun to Third Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bay Ridge residents got into the Halloween spirit at the annual Pumpkin Roll, an pub crawl along Third Avenue that brought the community together while raising funds for an upcoming neighborhood Trunk or Treat.<br />
The Oct 24 event, hosted by the Ragamuffin Parade committee, added a Halloween costume costume contest this year, giving attendees another opportunity to show off their creativity while supporting local festivities.<br />
[caption id="attachment_250662" align="alignnone" width="700"] From spook]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/booze-and-boos-bay-ridge-pumpkin-roll-brings-halloween-fun-to-third-avenue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/booze-and-boos-bay-ridge-pumpkin-roll-brings-halloween-fun-to-third-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Vote nature’: Climate activist scales Brooklyn Bridge dropping banner for environmental vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[A daredevil climate activist scaled the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday afternoon and hung a banner over traffic urging voters to think of nature when they go to the polls next month.An unnamed protester dressed as a construction worker and hauled a bag across on the Manhattan side of the historic span at around 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. He then climbed above zooming traffic and carefully tied a massive banner reading “vote nature” to the framework. Tourists stopped taking selfies and immediately s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/vote-nature-climate-activist-scales-brooklyn-bridge-dropping-banner-for-environmental-vote/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/vote-nature-climate-activist-scales-brooklyn-bridge-dropping-banner-for-environmental-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police recruit from Brooklyn killed after crashing his motorcycle on Van Wyck Expressway in Queens: PBA]]></title><description><![CDATA[An NYPD recruit from Brooklyn was killed when he crashed his motorcycle on the Van Wyck Expressway in Briarwood on Wednesday, Oct. 21.<br />
Police from the 107th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision on the entrance rap of the Van Wyck Expressway from the Jackie Robinson Parkway around 6 a.m. and found the victim on the roadway.Further investigation by the NYPD Highways District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that a 21-year-old male was operating a 2008 Triumph S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/police-recruit-from-brooklyn-killed-after-crashing-his-motorcycle-on-van-wyck-expressway-in-queens-pba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/police-recruit-from-brooklyn-killed-after-crashing-his-motorcycle-on-van-wyck-expressway-in-queens-pba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[40,000 more 9/11 records released as questions linger over toxic air warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration released on Wednesday another 40,000 documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, adding to a growing public archive of records that survivors and first responders spent years fighting to access.The latest release brings the total to more than 60,000 documents spanning over 200,000 pages, according to 9/11 Health Watch, the advocacy group whose legal battle with the city helped secure their release.The documents are available through the city']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/40000-more-911-records-released-as-questions-linger-over-toxic-air-warnings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/40000-more-911-records-released-as-questions-linger-over-toxic-air-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamdani accuses Amazon of trying to ‘fear-monger’ as he gears up for delivery worker bill showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani accused Amazon and other opponents of spending heavily to scare New Yorkers about a proposed overhaul of the city's package delivery industry Tuesday, as he prepares to join national labor leaders in a push for the legislation's passage.The remarks came amid a multimillion-dollar lobbying battle over the Delivery Protection Act, which would require certain last-mile delivery facilities to obtain city licenses and directly employ workers rather than relying on third-party con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-accuses-amazon-of-trying-to-fear-monger-as-he-gears-up-for-delivery-worker-bill-showdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/mamdani-accuses-amazon-of-trying-to-fear-monger-as-he-gears-up-for-delivery-worker-bill-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stop the war on Iran’: Brooklyn peace activists urge Jeffries to help end conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid mounting opposition to the Iran war, a coalition of peace, veterans, faith and community groups rallied outside the district office of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries in Downtown Brooklyn on Oct. 20, urging him to use his power as House Democratic leader to end the unauthorized U.S. war on Iran.The rally was part of a nationwide Day of Action for Peace with Iran, held at 37 congressional offices across the country to build political power to end the war, escalation, sanctions and the broader &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stop-the-war-on-iran-brooklyn-peace-activists-urge-jeffries-to-help-end-conflict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/stop-the-war-on-iran-brooklyn-peace-activists-urge-jeffries-to-help-end-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Lander released after Israeli detention during West Bank olive harvest; Mamdani calls for other New Yorkers to be freed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former New York City Comptroller and current Democratic congressional nominee for New York's 10th District, was detained by Israeli forces Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.The arrest prompted Mayor Zohran Mamdani to publicly demand the release of other New Yorkers who remained in custody.Lander, who documented the detention in videos posted to social media, said he was released several hours later with a warning,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-released-after-israeli-detention-during-west-bank-olive-harvest-mamdani-calls-for-other-new-yorkers-to-be-freed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-released-after-israeli-detention-during-west-bank-olive-harvest-mamdani-calls-for-other-new-yorkers-to-be-freed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Lander, other volunteers released after Israeli detention during West Bank olive harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former New York City Comptroller and current Democratic congressional nominee for New York's 10th District, was detained by Israeli forces Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.Lander was released after about three hours with a warning, while dozens of other volunteers were held for several hours longer. During a Wednesday afternoon call with reporters, Lander said the remaining detainees had also been released, after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-other-volunteers-released-after-israeli-detention-during-west-bank-olive-harvest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-other-volunteers-released-after-israeli-detention-during-west-bank-olive-harvest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Lander challenges Israel’s account of West Bank detention, vows to back settlement sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former New York City Comptroller and current Democratic congressional nominee for New York's 10th District, was detained by Israeli forces Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.Lander was released after about three hours with a warning, while dozens of other volunteers were held for several hours longer. During a Wednesday afternoon call with reporters, Lander said the remaining detainees had also been released, after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-challenges-israels-account-of-west-bank-detention-vows-to-back-settlement-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-challenges-israels-account-of-west-bank-detention-vows-to-back-settlement-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brad Lander challenges Israel’s account of his West Bank detention, vows to back settlement sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former New York City Comptroller and current Democratic congressional nominee for New York's 10th District, was detained by Israeli forces Wednesday while accompanying Palestinian farmers during an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank.Lander was released after about three hours with a warning, while dozens of other volunteers were held for several hours longer. During a Wednesday afternoon call with reporters, Lander said the remaining detainees had also been released, after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-challenges-israels-account-of-his-west-bank-detention-vows-to-back-settlement-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/ny-brooklyn/brad-lander-challenges-israels-account-of-his-west-bank-detention-vows-to-back-settlement-sanctions/</guid></item></channel></rss>