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Is Brooklyn Becoming the New Hub for Food Innovation? You be the Judge!

Is Brooklyn Becoming the New Hub for Food Innovation? You be the Judge!

This past Wednesday in Brooklyn, an AgTech meetup brought together leaders in the organic and sustainable food industry for mindshare, planning...

This Brooklyn Property Owner Will Change Your Opinion of NYC Landlords

Alan Shamah has turned the buildings he manages into one loving community. The tenants see each other as family.

Crown Heights Hardware Store Fights for Survival Against Gentrification

Gentrification, that continues to plague Brooklyn, takes a toll on small business owner Mohammed Kamara.
Watch What Happens When Two Very Different Bed-Stuy Entrepreneurs Team Up... (Things Go a Little 'Viral')

Watch What Happens When Two Very Different Bed-Stuy Entrepreneurs Team Up... (Things Go a Little 'Viral')

HoneyBaked Ham was in need of a marketing campaign; Noah Katz happened to be carrying his selfie stick. The result: a Facebook video that has more than 9000 views so far

Whole Foods Affordable Spinoff to Celebrate Grand Opening in Fort Greene

As part of Whole Foods 365 opening day celebration, the store will donate 5 percent of the store's net sales to the Fort Greene Park Conservancy. And: The first 100 customers will receive a Whole Foods Market 365 gift card.

NY Women's Chamber of Commerce to Host Free M/WBE Workshop at Bklyn Library

The workshop will instruct M/WBEs how to register a business with different government entities, to identify government contracting opportunities and to market a business to government agencies Photo Credit: NYWCC The New York Women's Chamber of Comm

Fort Greene's Gotham Market Undergoes Revamp, Switches Out Four of Its Six Vendors

Just a year after its grand opening, Gotham Market is undergoing a revamp based on feedback from the community Photo credit: Cool Hunting Does the food hall concept work? Four tenants at Gotham Market at the Ashland - Mason Jar, Flip Bird, Apizza Reg

After Fire, Popular Fort Greene Pet Store Forced to Close Due to Damages

While waiting for almost six months for the landlord to begin repairs on the building, Who's Your Doggy continued serving its loyal customers - until the owner called it quits in December Photo credit: Myrtle Avenue Partnership Who's Your Doggy , For

Brooklyn Navy Yard Welcomes MWBEs and Small Manufacturers

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is more than an urban manufacturing hub: It offers an employment center for local residents, as well as training, leadership and consulting services available to the local business community.

Need an Office on the Go? Meet Prosper Gowork in Bed-Stuy!

Founded by a Brooklyn Businesswoman and mother in need of an affordable workspace, Prosper Gowork offers 24-hour, seven-day access to a functional space for on-the-go professionals Elena Drakos, founder and president of Prosper Gowork, at the new spa