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Brooklyn Navy Yard Welcomes MWBEs and Small Manufacturers

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is more than an urban manufacturing hub: It offers an employment center for local residents, as well as training, leadership and consulting services available to the local business community.

Need an Office on the Go? Meet Prosper Gowork in Bed-Stuy!

Founded by a Brooklyn Businesswoman and mother in need of an affordable workspace, Prosper Gowork offers 24-hour, seven-day access to a functional space for on-the-go professionals Elena Drakos, founder and president of Prosper Gowork, at the new spa

Bed-Stuy Owners Claim Optimum’s Service No Longer Optimal for Business

Owners say Optimum outage cost their business "tens of thousands of dollars.
NYC Sues and Divests from Oil Companies in Response to Climate Change

NYC Sues and Divests from Oil Companies in Response to Climate Change

NYC is suing the five largest oil companies for their contributions to global warming, plans to implement a $20 billion resiliency program to protect the city from the impacts of climate change

Health Care and Tourism Will Fuel Brooklyn's Economy in 2018

According to a report by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, health care and tourism will create more than 100,000 jobs in each sector by 2024 Photo credit: CityRover Walks Medical services and cultural destinations will provide Brooklyn with the most

Next Level Burger Brings Plant-Based Scrumptiousness to Fort Greene

This "Vegan Shake Shack" features an eclectic menu of custom burgers made of veggies and plant proteins like tempeh, quinoa and beans, all organic and sustainably sourced Photo courtesy Next Level Burger Next Level Burger (NLB), the West Coast vegan
City Point, 300 Ashland and Camba Gardens Named Finalists for ULI Development Awards

City Point, 300 Ashland and Camba Gardens Named Finalists for ULI Development Awards

Seven Brooklyn developments are competing in categories such as market-rate and affordable housing, mixed-use, civic space, hotel and retail in the Urban Land Institute's Awards for Excellence in Development

Brooklyn Urban-X Program Helps Startups to Transform Cities Through Design and Technology

The incubator program Urban-X invests up to $100,000 in startups and connects them with a network of investors, advisors and city officials to realize their visions of 'Smart Cities' Photo credit: Urban-X Urban-X , the venture accelerator headquarter

50 Years of Restoration: Building Assets and Community Wealth

2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the country's oldest community development corporation. Addressing affordable housing and the wealth gap emerge as priorities in 2018. Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Founded in 1967 by Robert F.

A Brooklyn App Helps Manage Food Stamps - and to Put Food on the Table

With Fresh EBT recipients of food stamps can see their balance and transaction history and use additional features to set up a budget and to create grocery lists - all via smartphone Photo credit: tech crunch.