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BK Climate Tech Startup One of 15 Awarded a Spot in Nationwide Apple Accelerator

BlocPower was the only New York-based company awarded a spot in the impact accelerator program targeted at minority-owned businesses
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From Filling Up to Plugging In: Could BK Become a Hub for Electric Vehicles?

From Filling Up to Plugging In: Could BK Become a Hub for Electric Vehicles?

With local leaders and community members supporting the push toward renewable energy, Brooklyn streets may be seeing more EVs in the near future.
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Flatbush’s New Family-Owned Ice Cream Parlor Aims to Be Next Ben & Jerry's

Flatbush’s New Family-Owned Ice Cream Parlor Aims to Be Next Ben & Jerry's

Black- and family-owned Kookies & Kream Creamery offers endless tasty options, and hopes to bring Black representation to the ice cream world.
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Brooklyn Roasting Company, Radio Host Angela Yee Team Up for New Bed-Stuy Café

Brooklyn Roasting Company, Radio Host Angela Yee Team Up for New Bed-Stuy Café

The new café follows Yee’s partnership with the local coffee brand that urged people to get out the vote
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Organic Beauty Brand Blooms From Brooklyn Rooftop Flower Gardens

Organic Beauty Brand Blooms From Brooklyn Rooftop Flower Gardens

Williamsburg's Liana Blomquist has created 2,000 square feet of rooftop flower gardens to bring botanical beauty extracts closer to Brooklynites.
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5,000 NYC Public School Workers Reach Deal With Employer for 4-Year Contract

5,000 NYC Public School Workers Reach Deal With Employer for 4-Year Contract

The cleaners and handypersons reached the deal two weeks before their current contract was due to expire
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CB9 to Vote on Controversial Franklin Ave Towers, As 56K Sign Petition Against Development

CB9 to Vote on Controversial Franklin Ave Towers, As 56K Sign Petition Against Development

The development is currently in the lengthy land use review process and needs final approval from the mayor
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The Pandemic Took Jevante Smith from the Kitchen to the Couch, to a Career in Tech

The Pandemic Took Jevante Smith from the Kitchen to the Couch, to a Career in Tech

24-year-old Jevante Smith seized every opportunity he was given and encourages other young adults to do the same.
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Minority-Owned Businesses Call for Financial Relief in Bed-Stuy

Minority-Owned Businesses Call for Financial Relief in Bed-Stuy

Local business owners and community advocates were joined by elected officials in Bed-Stuy to call attention to the financial needs of minority-owned businesses
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Brooklyn: New $150M Amazon Accelerator Program Launched for Black-Owned Businesses

Brooklyn: New $150M Amazon Accelerator Program Launched for Black-Owned Businesses

Amazon has launched the Black Business Accelerator to help Black-owned businesses recover from the effects of the pandemic
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