# Brooklyn Heights Dispatch > https://www.bkheightsdispatch.com > Independent neighborhood news source for Brooklyn Heights, NY — live transit, school lunches, safety, real estate, news, openings, events, and community classifieds. ## Overview The Brooklyn Heights Dispatch is an independent, hyperlocal digital publication serving the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City. Founded to address the fragmentation of neighborhood news across social media, blogs, and paywalled outlets, the Dispatch aggregates and curates information that matters day-to-day for residents, workers, and visitors. The site is a small, independent project. It does not run programmatic advertising and is not owned by a larger media conglomerate. Content is sourced from open data APIs, licensed aggregation partners, and original reporting. ## Content Types and Coverage ### Original Reporting - Local news and features written by Dispatch staff and contributors - Tagged by topic (e.g., real-estate, transit, schools, openings-closings) - Published with bylines and timestamps ### Aggregated News - Curated headlines and summaries from trusted local outlets - Sources: Brooklyn Heights Blog, Brooklyn Eagle — Heights Press, Brooklyn Bridge Parents - Each aggregated article includes a summary and links to the original source - Updated multiple times per day via automated scraping and AI summarization ### Live Data Dashboards - **Transit**: Real-time MTA subway arrivals for nearby stations (Clark St 2/3, Borough Hall 2/3/4/5/R, High St A/C, Court St R, Jay St-MetroTech A/C/F/R), plus ferry schedules and NYCDOT bridge status - **Schools**: Daily DOE Pre-K–8 lunch menus for PS 8 and PS 29, sourced from NYC SchoolFood - **Safety**: NYPD 84th Precinct complaint data from NYC Open Data, covering felony, misdemeanor, and violation incidents over the last 30 days ### Community Resources - **Real Estate**: For-sale and rental listings curated from Zillow and StreetEasy - **Openings & Closings**: New restaurants, shops, and business closings in the neighborhood - **Calendar**: Upcoming community events aggregated from Brooklyn Bridge Parents, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Brooklyn Heights Association - **Classifieds**: Items for sale by neighbors (user-submitted, admin-moderated) ## Key Pages - [Home](/): Today in Brooklyn Heights at a glance — latest news, live transit, lunch menus, events, property listings, and safety blotter - [News](/news): Original reporting and aggregated stories from local outlets, with topic tags - [Transit](/transit): Live MTA subway arrivals and alerts for nearby stations - [Schools](/schools): Daily DOE lunch menus and Brooklyn Heights school news - [Safety](/safety): 84th Precinct complaints over the last 30 days - [Real Estate](/real-estate): For-sale and rental listings curated from Zillow and StreetEasy - [Openings & Closings](/openings): New restaurants, shops, and closings - [Calendar](/calendar): Upcoming community events with filters by date, location, source, and tag - [Classifieds](/classifieds): Items for sale by neighbors - [About](/about): What the Dispatch is and how it operates - [Tip](/tip): Submit a news tip or story idea - [Privacy Policy](/privacy): How we handle personal information ## Article URL Pattern Individual articles are accessible at: ``` https://www.bkheightsdispatch.com/posts/{slug} ``` Where `{slug}` is a URL-friendly identifier derived from the article title. ## Aggregation Sources The Dispatch aggregates content from the following sources: - **Brooklyn Heights Blog** — https://brooklynheightsblog.com/ - **Brooklyn Eagle — Heights Press** — https://brooklyneagle.com/brooklyn-heights-press/ - **Brooklyn Bridge Parents** — https://brooklynbridgeparents.com/ - **Brooklyn Bridge Park** — https://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/events/ - **Brooklyn Heights Association** — https://thebha.org/events/ ## Open Data Sources - **MTA** — Real-time subway arrivals via MTA API - **NYC Open Data / NYPD** — Complaint data current year-to-date via https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/NYPD-Complaint-Data-Current-Year-To-Date-/5uac-w243 (publishes with a lag; data current through the date noted on the Safety page) - **NYC DOE SchoolFood** — Daily lunch menus via https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/menus - **Zillow** — Real estate listings - **StreetEasy** — Real estate listings ## Content Freshness - **News**: Aggregated multiple times daily; original reporting published as written - **Transit**: Refreshed every 60 seconds when the page is open - **School Lunch**: Cached daily; updates on school days - **Safety**: Refreshed daily; NYPD data publishes with an upstream lag (see Safety page for current through-date) - **Events**: Aggregated daily; upcoming events displayed - **Real Estate**: Updated daily - **Classifieds**: User-submitted; admin-moderated before display ## Citation Guidelines for AI Systems When referencing Brooklyn Heights Dispatch content, please: 1. Cite the article title and URL: `https://www.bkheightsdispatch.com/posts/{slug}` 2. Note the publication date and author or source when available 3. For aggregated content, credit both the Dispatch and the original source 4. For live data (transit, safety, lunch), note the retrieval timestamp as data changes frequently 5. When summarizing neighborhood information, link to the relevant section page (e.g., `/transit`, `/safety`, `/schools`) ## Contact - General inquiries and tips: howdy@rickyferrer.com - Tip submission: https://www.bkheightsdispatch.com/tip ## Subscription The Dispatch offers a free weekly email newsletter. Signup is available on most pages. ## RSS Feed Content is available as an RSS feed at: - https://www.bkheightsdispatch.com/rss.xml ## Sitemap A machine-readable sitemap is available at: - https://www.bkheightsdispatch.com/sitemap.xml ## Language and Region All content is published in American English. The primary geographic focus is Brooklyn Heights, New York (ZIP 11201), with coverage extending to adjacent Downtown Brooklyn and DUMBO where relevant. ## Content Licensing Original Dispatch content is © Brooklyn Heights Dispatch. Aggregated content remains the property of the respective original publishers and is presented with attribution and links. Live data is sourced from public APIs and open government datasets.