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Brooklyn Gets New Power Line as Part of Citywide Energy Overhaul

Brooklyn Gets New Power Line as Part of Citywide Energy Overhaul

Con Edison Makes $505 million investment to boost grid reliability, support clean energy transition, and power New York’s growing electric demand
Fireside Chat Unpacks Digital Boost for Small Brooklyn Businesses

Fireside Chat Unpacks Digital Boost for Small Brooklyn Businesses

Local entrepreneurs gathered for an intimate fireside chat led by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez to explore how digital platforms are reshaping the small business landscape.
Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill to Get a New Queer Sports Bar

Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill to Get a New Queer Sports Bar

Athena Keke’s is opening on Greene Avenue this summer with a mission to give women’s sports enthusiasts an inclusive place to gather and build community.
$2K Grants Power Digital Growth For Brooklyn Entrepreneurs

$2K Grants Power Digital Growth For Brooklyn Entrepreneurs

Thirteen small businesses in Brooklyn are getting a digital boost thanks to a new microgrant initiative from Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
Park Slope Barnes & Noble to Close For Renovations

Park Slope Barnes & Noble to Close For Renovations

The store, which first opened in 1997, will close on July 3 and open back up in October, the company said.
Rihanna's Fenty Enters The WNBA Arena With New York Liberty Partnership

Rihanna's Fenty Enters The WNBA Arena With New York Liberty Partnership

In a first-of-its-kind WNBA collaboration, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin join forces with the New York Liberty to celebrate inclusivity, empowerment and game-day glam.
Tariffs Threaten Survival of Small Businesses in Brooklyn

Tariffs Threaten Survival of Small Businesses in Brooklyn

The impact from the Trump administration's vast tariff policy could shutter nearly a quarter of all small businesses in Brooklyn, a recent survey from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce found.
Culture And Cuisine: Black-Owned Theater And Restaurant Headed to Brownsville

Culture And Cuisine: Black-Owned Theater And Restaurant Headed to Brownsville

Imagine a movie theater that features small films produced by independent filmmakers as well as big Hollywood motion pictures, with the option of chowing down on buttermilk chicken fingers as a snack – all in Brownsville.
NY Releases $30M to Boost EV Sales, Charging Station Rebates

NY Releases $30M to Boost EV Sales, Charging Station Rebates

Governor Kathy Hochul announced $30 million in new funding to expand electric vehicle rebates and enhance charging infrastructure at multifamily homes, workplaces and public spaces.
NYC Tour Guides Are Feeling a Hit from U.S. Travel Boycotts

NYC Tour Guides Are Feeling a Hit from U.S. Travel Boycotts

Maria-Leena Kerr, a Danish tour guide in New York City, said it felt "like my baby is being taken away,” as some foreign tourists start to cancel travel plans to the U.S.