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(Re-) Discover Brooklyn with New Travel App 'Vamonde'

Vamonde, a tour guide and a digital storyteller, uses geolocation data, text and multimedia to connect users with the stories that surround them every day and allows them to discover art, history, food, nature and culture Vamonde, an interactive trav

Seniors Get Tech Savvy Thanks to Brooklyn Nonprofit

OATS offers tutorials on computers and tablets to Brooklynites over 60 and teaches them about technology systems including Amazon Echo and Google Home An iPad tutorial for seniors. Photo credit: prweb.

Comptroller's Report Shows City is Still Failing Minority-and Women-Owned Businesses

The 2017 report reveals: From the $21 billion the city spent for products and services contracted to outside vendors, just $1 billion was spent with M/WBEs Photo credit: citylandnyc.

Wrap Your Gifts in Style with 'Unwrp,' an Artsy Gift Paper Designed in Brooklyn

Inspired by Kim Kardashian, a young Bed Stuy designer launched 'Unwrp,' a line of custom-made gift wrapping paper When you have taken the time to consider what to gift, why not wrap it in customized art? Bed Stuy graphic designer Ashley L.
Small Business Saturday: Where to Shop in Central and East Brooklyn

Small Business Saturday: Where to Shop in Central and East Brooklyn

Small Business Saturday, the unofficial kick-off to the holiday shopping season, returns on November 25 and is a great opportunity to support neighborhood businesse
Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Seeking employment? Here are five new job opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: Allstate Good Hands Rescue Roadside Rescuer job in Brooklyn, NY Company: Allstate Good Hands Rescue Job Title: Roadside Rescuer Job

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Newly Opened Building 77 Expected to bring 3,000 Jobs

The 400 companies currently occupying the Brooklyn Navy Yard are employing more than 7,000 New Yorkers; with the opening of Building 77, that number is expected to more than double within the next three years The Brooklyn Navy Yard 's Building 77, a

Brooklyn Startups Dominate WeWork Creator Awards

Startup winner, JustFix.

From Ethiopia to Brooklyn, a New Brand Campaigns for Peace

"We all come from the same source, so how about we focus on the similarities that exist between us all?" Eyerusalem Zewdie proudly displays her name brand, EYERÜ In 2002, when Bed-Stuy resident Eyerusalem Girma Zewdie arrived to the United States fro
'Make-a-Thon' Design Workshop Connects the World of Creativity with the Nonprofit Community

'Make-a-Thon' Design Workshop Connects the World of Creativity with the Nonprofit Community

During the Make-A-Thon - a 12-hour design marathon - designers, developers and other talented makers volunteer their services to create impactful communication and marketing materials for local nonprofits The Make a Mark "Make-a-Thon," a 12-hour desi