What New York City is doing to fight cybercrime
New York City is home to almost nine million residents. It needs up to 20,000 people in the cybersecurity industry, yet meeting that demand is a serio...
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Brooklyn This Week is your source of all news Brooklyn brought to you in a weekly package of headlines, history, discussion and in-depth looks into Eagle stories.
Overturned conviction shines light on legacy of disgraced detective
Eliseo DeLeon got his first breath of freedom after 24 years Tuesday afternoon when he was released by a Brooklyn judge who ruled that he was wrongful...
Why so many street vendors don’t have permits
Last weekend, the city saw a video of a churro vendor being detained at a subway station for not having a permit. Vendors like her have a problem: The...
The case for abolishing daylight saving time
You may have enjoyed an extra hour’s sleep this week, but was that added rest really worth the trouble of setting your clocks back? A growing number o...
Spooky stories from Brooklyn's past
Because this episode comes out on Halloween, we thought it would be fun to delve into our archives to see how Brooklynites historically celebrated the...
How about those hipsters? Comedians riff on Brooklyn
Brooklyn This Week tends to stick to harder news topics such as climate change, gun violence, or police misconduct. Occasionally we like to focus on s...
The fight to save NYC’s community gardens: What to know
Nearly 100 community gardens on city-owned land are in danger of closing or relocating due to a new licensing agreement. Some gardeners are calling th...
Inside the agency investigating police misconduct
Families of those killed by police officers can request an independent investigation of their cases. Yet the majority of those in Brooklyn have not. M...
Inside Brooklyn's development boom
The Brooklyn skyline has changed dramatically over the years as more and more buildings rise from the earth. This has been especially true downtown ev...
A history of Brooklyn’s most toxic waterways
Coal tar, oil, and used contraceptives are only some of the items routinely found floating on the highly polluted Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek — Br...