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8-Story Apartment Building Coming to 30 Bushwick Avenue

8-Story Apartment Building Coming to 30 Bushwick Avenue

Permits have been filed for an 8-story mixed-use building at the East Williamsburg site
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Permits Filed for 2-Tower, 17 Story Development on Site of Atlantic Ave McDonald’s

Permits Filed for 2-Tower, 17 Story Development on Site of Atlantic Ave McDonald’s

The plans were filed this week following the City Council’s approval of proposals for the construction in September 2021
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Bed-Stuy's Playground Coffee Calls on Neighbors for Help Keeping Doors Open

Bed-Stuy's Playground Coffee Calls on Neighbors for Help Keeping Doors Open

Playground Coffee Shop is in a "fight to stay alive" thanks to the recent rise in coronavirus cases and a lack of aid and funding.
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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Announces New Leader of Business Recovery

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Announces New Leader of Business Recovery

The chamber has been given a $1.3 million grant to support small businesses hit hard by the pandemic
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'We're Back': Staff of Beloved Gloria's in Crown Heights Open Gee's

'We're Back': Staff of Beloved Gloria's in Crown Heights Open Gee's

The iconic spot for Caribbean cuisine closed in 2020 amid a debilitating legal battle. But after a year out of work, its staff are back with a new Caribbean spot named Gee's.
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Barclays Employee Wins $25K in Vaccination Sweepstakes

Barclays Employee Wins $25K in Vaccination Sweepstakes

A Barclays Center usher and ticket taker has won $25,000 in a company sweepstakes for vaccinated employees. Mikhaillia Ingram, who has worked at the arena since it opened in 2012, took home the grand prize at the Brooklyn Nets vs.
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30-Story, 300-Unit Development Coming to 240 Willoughby St

30-Story, 300-Unit Development Coming to 240 Willoughby St

Developers Rabsky Group secured a $72 million construction loan for the site that backs onto to Brooklyn Hospital Center
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‘Coffee Uplifts People:’ How Angela Yee Plans to Diversify the Coffee Industry, Starting with a Bed-Stuy Café

‘Coffee Uplifts People:’ How Angela Yee Plans to Diversify the Coffee Industry, Starting with a Bed-Stuy Café

The radio personality is changing the face of the coffee industry with her new brand of coffee, and inspiring her Bed-Stuy neighborhood with the brand's flagship café.
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Brooklyn Small Businesses Hit Hard By Omicron This Holiday Season

20% of local businesses had to close their doors for a period of time this holiday season due to the surge in COVID-19 cases
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Brooklyn Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Eligible for New Grant Program

Brooklyn Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Eligible for New Grant Program

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Cross River have partnered to create the new small business grant program
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