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Deadline Looms For East New Yorkers to Have Their Say on Cease-and-Desist Zone

Real estate brokers and investors have gone too far, homeowners complain.

Aug 26, 2020 2:14 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Artists Get Free Outdoor Rehearsal Space With New Residency Program

Downtown Brooklyn Partnership has announced a new initiative allowing artists to use 300 Ashland Plaza for outdoor rehearsals

Aug 26, 2020 10:54 AM Read more >

Nets Owners Pledge $50M to Social Justice Fund With Focus on Black Brooklyn

Details on how Brooklyn community groups can access the funds have not yet been released

Aug 26, 2020 9:27 AM Read more >

Flatbush Author Navigates Life As a Mother with Chronic Illness in New Children's Book

Julie Stamm's children's book Some Days We... is inspired by real life events with her son

Aug 25, 2020 4:19 PM Read more >

Fresh Black Films Series Spotlights Brooklyn's Black Indie Filmmakers

Virtual series highlighting NYC Black filmmakers packs a punch with its Wayfinding edition

Aug 25, 2020 12:28 PM Read more >

Photos: New Yorkers March in White for Those Lost to COVID-19

Marchers went from Barclays Center to Trump Building to demand the federal government take action for the thousands of people who have died from COVID-19

Aug 25, 2020 9:45 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Black-Owned Tech Company is Combating Mental Stress with New App

As stress from the pandemic and racial injustice mounts, Bed-Stuy-based company Digital Park hopes to ease the minds of Black Americans.

Aug 24, 2020 6:33 PM Read more >

Bells in Brooklyn Bridge Park Set to Spark Conversation in New Public Exhibition

Reverberation is a new public art exhibition aiming to unify communities by encouraging communication through large orange bells

Aug 24, 2020 4:09 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Teen Wins Prestigious Scholarship, Heads to College With Wisdom Beyond His Years

The 18-year-old son of Bangladeshi immigrants talks finding his voice in the NYC school system

Aug 24, 2020 2:40 PM Read more >

As Gun Violence Escalates, Brooklyn DA Creates Bureau to Address the Shootings

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez has created a gun violence suppression bureau, with a laser-like focus to target violent crime

Aug 21, 2020 5:41 PM Read more >