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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
To-Go Drinks Cut from Lawmakers' Budgets, Challenging Governor’s Plan

To-Go Drinks Cut from Lawmakers' Budgets, Challenging Governor’s Plan

Neither the Senate or the Assembly budgets included the legalization of restaurants being able to serve to-go drinks
The Intersection at Atlantic and Flatbush Has Long Been Dangerous. But What Can Be Done?

The Intersection at Atlantic and Flatbush Has Long Been Dangerous. But What Can Be Done?

When the driver of a private trash hauler struck and killed a man at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Prospect Heights earlier this month, it was tragic — but unfortunately, it wasn’t unprecedented.
Long COVID Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers – a Sociologist Explains

Long COVID Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers – a Sociologist Explains

The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation estimates that long COVID will add as many as 22 million individuals to the U.S. population of disabled people.
New 'Upscale' Sex Shop in Clinton Hill Arouses Controversy

New 'Upscale' Sex Shop in Clinton Hill Arouses Controversy

While some residents worry the store is too close to a neighboring school, others say they'd rather support a local sex shop than Amazon