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Farm to School: Brownsville Students Grow Produce Inside the Classroom

Using vertical farm units that require no soil, the students will grow greens and herbs for local residents in need.

Oct 19, 2018 11:41 AM Read more >

Bklyn Progressives Join Mass Bail Out to Free Incarcerated Women, Minors

The Mass Bail Out is a collaborative effort to highlight the criminalization of poverty through the money bail system.

Oct 18, 2018 4:11 PM Read more >

Amy Schumer Brings Her Stand-Up Tour to Brooklyn

Brooklyn, clutch your pearls: The Trainwreck star, who is not known for holding back, is making a stop at the Kings Theatre

Oct 18, 2018 1:38 PM Read more >

Pols and Community Leaders Unite Against Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Councilmember Deutsch announced legislation to holistically address hate crimes.

Oct 18, 2018 11:23 AM Read more >

One More Chance for a Notorious B.I.G. Street? Brooklyn Artist Leads the Charge

Bed-Stuy visual artist Leroy McCarthy will resubmit a 2013 proposal to rename a Clinton Hill street after the late rapper.

Oct 18, 2018 10:07 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Shines at Bushwick Film Festival Awards Ceremony

Awards were presented to filmmakers in the documentary, narrative and web series categories.

Oct 17, 2018 5:35 PM Read more >

Central Brooklyn Parks to Receive Much-Needed Overhauls

The three parks, Lincoln Terrace Park, Fulton Park and Weeksville Playground, haven’t seen improvements since the 1980s and ‘90s.

Oct 17, 2018 3:54 PM Read more >

Health Department Says: 'Take the Pressure Off, NYC!’

More than one in four New Yorkers have high blood pressure, a key risk factor for heart disease and stroke

Oct 17, 2018 1:48 PM Read more >

First $1M Homes Have Arrived in East NY -- Is a Wave of Developers Next?

A 2017 PropertyShark survey listed East New York as one of the next “hot” neighborhoods

Oct 17, 2018 11:50 AM Read more >

Calling all East Coast Innovators: Brooklyn Tech Week is on its Way

The inaugural gathering of tech leaders on November 7 aims to put Kings County on the map as "the next" in tech

Oct 16, 2018 5:36 PM Read more >