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In Gentrifying Brooklyn, is 'Boutique' Always Best?

Gentrification assumes the opening of new businesses also means "improved." But don't be so quick to abandon your longtime mainstays...

Myrtle Avenue Partnership Wins Innovation Grant For Financial Literacy App

The financial literacy app aims to help local residents identify available government benefits. Meredith Phillips Almeida, executive director of Myrtle Ave Partnership.
Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Seeking employment? Here are five new opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: Starbucks barista - Store# 24401, 309 GOLD ST job in Brooklyn, NY Company : Starbucks Job Title: barista - Store# 24401, 309 GOLD ST Job

Juneteenth NYC Celebrates Youth Empowerment in Brooklyn

Juneteenth NYC 2017 Celebrating freedom for all, Umoja Events hosts its 8th annual Juneteenth celebration, a family-friendly event on Saturday, June 17, at Gershwin Park/Lincoln Park, to commemorate the historical event of 1865 in Galveston, Texas.

Knitting for a Cause at Bed Stuy's Slip Stitch Needlecraft

Slip Stich Needlecraft Bedford Stuyvesant's only yarn/fabric/supplies shop Slip Stitch Needlecraft Needle & Fiber Arts Boutique re-opened its doors with a fresh look for the summer season and celebrated the joyous occasion by honoring World Wide
298 Affordable Apartments Coming to Prospect Heights' Pacific Park

298 Affordable Apartments Coming to Prospect Heights' Pacific Park

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday the opening of 535 Carlton Ave, bringing affordable housing to Pacific Park in Prospect Heights.

Bed-Stuy Culinary Incubator is Ready to Grow

photo credit: nycedc.com Brooklyn Foodworks , a culinary incubator which opened its doors 2016 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, aims to help local, food-focused entrepreneurs to become viable businesses, reports CivilEats .

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Seeking employment? Here are five new opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: 2020 Inspections Field Engineer job in Brooklyn, NY Company: 2020 Inspections Job Title: Field Engineer Job Type: Full-time Location: 13

Bklyn Jewish-Muslim Deli Throws Benefit for Immigrant Organization HIAS

photo credit: Times Of Israel David's Brisket House , located between Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy, is arguably Brooklyn's best kept "open" secret, reported Time Of Israel .
Urban Farm Sprouts on a Bed Stuy Parking Lot

Urban Farm Sprouts on a Bed Stuy Parking Lot

photo credit: Reuters.com Meet Erik Groszyk, 30, Harvard graduate and investment banker turned urban farmer.