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photo credit: 6sqft.com A Bed-Stuy parking lot has been transformed to an urban farming accelerator by the new agricultural enterprise Square Roots .

New York has made some progress towards furthering gender equality and women's rights, beginning with the 2015 passage of the New York Equal Pay Bill and more recently, with the Paid Family Leave Bill, in addition to other legislation that strives to

photo credit: Curbed NY Alloy Development announced a massive project to bring two schools, a cultural institution, office and retail space, and 900 mixed-income apartments to Downtown Brooklyn.

Allied Universal Security Patrol Driver - FT / Overnights - Brooklyn, NY Company: Allied Universal Job Title: Security Patrol Driver - FT / Overnights - Outdoor Shopping Mall - East New York, Brooklyn Job Type: Full-time, Part-time Location: Brooklyn

photo credit: wync.org People in Brownsville, Brooklyn, have a life expectancy of 74 years —much shorter than New York City's average life expectancy of 81 years according to WNYC News .

Seeking employment? Here are five new opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: NLR. counter top Experienced Countertop Fabricator Company: NLR.

From Monday, March 20 to Thursday, March 30 , restaurateurs and foodies across the borough will be participating in Dine In Brooklyn, the borough's official restaurant week.

Employment Opportunities in Brooklyn Seeking employment? Here are five new opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: Boston Market Delivery Driver - 1589 - Ralph Avenue - Brooklyn, NY Company: Boston Market Job Title

Photo: Ars Technica In 2008, Verizon promised that every New York City household would have access to its fiber-optic FiOS service by June 2014. It's 2017, and the telecommunications conglomerate has not come close to fulfilling that promise.

photo credit: Angus Osborn/Getty Images After a decade of exploding sales, the market for high-end brownstones in New York is slowing down, according to recent report of the Financial Times .