Business & Innovation

Hip Hop Closet: A 25-Year Retail Journey of Music, Style and Community

A family-owned business in Brooklyn pays homage to classic hip hop with a modern flair

Jan 11, 2023 2:56 PM Read more >

Cadman Plaza Park Solicits Applications for a Brand New Cafe

The Department of Parks and Recreation is now requesting proposals for the development of a new café in Cadman Plaza Park.

Jan 9, 2023 1:29 PM Read more >

Brooklyn's Nurses Plan to Strike for Safe Staffing, Affecting Almost All BK Hospitals

NYSNA nurses delivered 10-day strike notices at eight hospitals and counting.

Jan 4, 2023 12:29 PM Read more >

Beloved BK Pan-African Restaurant, Amarachi, in a Fight for Its Life

Amarachi owner Joseph Adewumi says Black-owned restaurants are in "severe crisis mode" and not receiving the support they need to survive the pandemic, as he battles to keep his institution open.

Jan 3, 2023 2:33 PM Read more >

Clothing Retailer Primark Opens New Location at City Point

The new Brooklyn location will be the store’s third New York-based outlet

Dec 26, 2022 7:17 AM Read more >

Why Red Hook Locals Are so Hooked on Keeping it Local, This Holiday Season

"Anyone who comes to Red Hook knows that it feels so different from the rest of Brooklyn, from the rest of New York,” said Mary Rose Wiley, a local business owner.

Dec 17, 2022 10:46 AM Read more >

Williamsburg Residents Fight Plans to Install Energy-Saving Lithium Batteries Atop Residential Towers, Citing Fire Risk

The pressure to build more battery storage units has led private energy developers in NYC to get creative in a market where real-estate is scarce and expensive.

Dec 2, 2022 9:50 AM Read more >

Exhibition Celebrating NYC’s Street Design Manual Opens on Fordham Campus

The new edition of Street Design Manual is now, for the first time, an entirely online resource.

Nov 30, 2022 1:48 PM Read more >

Tech Job Growth in Brooklyn Highest Among NYC Boroughs, Report Finds

Brooklyn has seen a growth of 14,000 new tech jobs between 2012-2021, which was a significant increase of 42% during that time

Nov 24, 2022 6:47 AM Read more >

New Fleet of All-Electric Dollar Vans to Provide Greener Rides to 'Transportation Deserts' in Brooklyn

Dollar vans allow Brooklynites that reside in areas without public transit to get to transportation hubs in Brooklyn.

Nov 18, 2022 2:33 PM Read more >