Business & Innovation

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

Jan 21, 2022 1:01 PM Read more >

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

Jan 20, 2022 12:06 PM Read more >

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

Jan 14, 2022 2:44 PM Read more >

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.

Jan 12, 2022 9:12 PM Read more >

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

Jan 11, 2022 11:23 AM Read more >

'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.

Jan 10, 2022 5:59 PM Read more >

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.

Jan 10, 2022 11:49 AM Read more >

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

Jan 6, 2022 11:01 AM Read more >

‘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.

Jan 3, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

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

Dec 30, 2021 10:31 AM Read more >