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Brooklyn's Women History Maker: Emelyn Stuart

Brooklyn's Women History Maker: Emelyn Stuart

The film producer and theater owner whose essential business doubles as a beloved community hub
Little Caribbean, Crow Hill Chosen for Historic District Council's 2022 'Six to Celebrate'

Little Caribbean, Crow Hill Chosen for Historic District Council's 2022 'Six to Celebrate'

Preservation of the two neighborhoods will get a boost thanks to the honor, with HDC supporting the community's work on landmarking and protecting buildings and history
A Recipe for Fighting Food Insecurity Is Being Served at This Bushwick School

A Recipe for Fighting Food Insecurity Is Being Served at This Bushwick School

Bushwick’s P.S. 151K works with City Harvest and Brighter Bites to bring free food, and recipes for how to use it, to families and neighbors
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

Overall, crime is up in Bed-Stuy, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
Not All Neighbors Have Open Arms for Lewis Ave Open Street

Not All Neighbors Have Open Arms for Lewis Ave Open Street

The Lewis Avenue Open Street would span four blocks and run eight Saturdays this summer from 12:00pm to 6:00pm.
Seven-Story Apartment Building Coming to Bushwick’s Weirfield St

Seven-Story Apartment Building Coming to Bushwick’s Weirfield St

A new building permit was filed earlier this year, and renderings have been released for the new development
Flatbush Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting, Stabbing NYPD Officers in ‘Terrorist Inspired’ Attack: Feds

Flatbush Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting, Stabbing NYPD Officers in ‘Terrorist Inspired’ Attack: Feds

A Flatbush man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a police officer in the neck and taking the injured officer’s gun to shoot two other officers, while firing at many more, in a “terrorist inspired” attack, the Department of Justice and Brooklyn District
BK Queer Club Hosts Fundraiser for Ukrainians in 'Imminent Danger' Amid Russian Invasion

BK Queer Club Hosts Fundraiser for Ukrainians in 'Imminent Danger' Amid Russian Invasion

All proceeds from the event will go to aid organizations supporting Ukraine, with two of the nonprofits focused on helping Ukrainians in the LGBTQ community

Vanderbilt Ave Popular Open Street to Return April 1

The party will be back on the streets this summer with the upcoming return of the popular Vanderbilt Ave. Open Street. Starting Friday, April 1, Vanderbilt Ave. will close to traffic from Atlantic Ave.
Majority of BK Small Businesses Continued to Lose Income in 2021, Are Struggling to Recover From Pandemic: Report

Majority of BK Small Businesses Continued to Lose Income in 2021, Are Struggling to Recover From Pandemic: Report

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce surveyed 185 small business owners to find out how they were faring two years after the pandemic shutdown