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After Struggling Through Pandemic, Bed-Stuy Food Co-op Prepares for Expansion, Increased Offerings

After Struggling Through Pandemic, Bed-Stuy Food Co-op Prepares for Expansion, Increased Offerings

The food co-op that serves Clinton Hill, Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy was dangerously close to closing, but thanks to an outpouring of community support, it's not goodbye yet.
Permits Filed for 8-Story Building on Vanderbilt Ave.

Permits Filed for 8-Story Building on Vanderbilt Ave.

The 85-foot building will have 26 apartments, according to plans filed by the developer
Cypress Hills, Williamsburg and Midwood Rezonings Come Up at BP Reynoso’s First Land Use Hearing

Cypress Hills, Williamsburg and Midwood Rezonings Come Up at BP Reynoso’s First Land Use Hearing

Brooklyn’s new borough president reviewed three rezoning proposals at his first land use review hearing this week
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
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
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.
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
'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.
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.
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