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BK Senator Pushes Bill That Will Define The Illegal Conversions of Rental Units as Tenant Harassment

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie says expanding the definition of harassment to include illegal conversions will help protect New York City's stock of affordable housing

Mar 7, 2022 5:09 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Fatally Stabbing Professor in Prospect Park South Home: Brooklyn DA

The man was sentenced to 22 to years to life in prison for the murder of a New School professor in the basement of the victim’s house in Prospect Park South

Mar 7, 2022 1:38 PM Read more >

As School Mask Mandates End, Concerns Linger Around Student Vaccination Rates

Mayor Eric Adams has suspended Key to NYC and removed the mask mandate in NYC public schools for K-12 students

Mar 7, 2022 12:08 PM Read more >

Brooklyn's Women History Maker: Mandy Bowman

The CEO Who Built an App to 'Buy Black,' and Hired her Mom

Mar 4, 2022 6:42 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

Overall, crime is up in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Mar 4, 2022 6:33 PM Read more >

BK Property Owner Who Accuses Emigrant Bank of 'Predatory' Lending Gets Extension on Foreclosure

A Brooklyn property owner facing foreclosure after a years-long battle with her bank, who she accuses of engaging in “predatory” lending practices, has received a welcome reprieve — for now.

Mar 4, 2022 2:15 PM Read more >

BK Pols Rally Against Sanitation Budget Cuts as Streets Get Dirtier, Rattier

Mayor Adams’s preliminary budget cuts the Department of Sanitation’s 2023 budget by $47.8M

Mar 4, 2022 1:56 PM Read more >

Using Blood of Gay Men, Artist Urges FDA to Change 'Discriminatory' Blood Donation Rules in BK Show

An installation created with blood donated by gay, bisexual & queer men in an effort to confront the FDA’s blood donation policy will open in Crown Heights on Friday

Mar 4, 2022 1:40 PM Read more >

To-Go Cocktails Will be Back on the Menu, if Governor Gets Her Way

Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed legalizing the sale of to-go drinks and investing $2M in the SLA to streamline liquor license application processe

Mar 4, 2022 9:18 AM Read more >

'Structural Racism' Saw Black NYers Hospitalized by Omicron at Twice the Rate of White NYers: New Report

Bushwick, Brownsville and East New York had some of the highest rates of omicron hospitalizations in the city, according to the Department of Health data

Mar 3, 2022 1:03 PM Read more >