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What Matters Most to NYers? Affordable, Safe Housing, New Survey Reveals

What Matters Most to NYers? Affordable, Safe Housing, New Survey Reveals

62,000 New Yorkers responded to the NYC Speaks survey on topics including public safety, housing, transit, mental health, broadband, workforce policy, child care and climate change
Why Natural Wine Is Trending in Brooklyn …

Why Natural Wine Is Trending in Brooklyn …

Crown Heights local wine expert Kilolo Strobert, who owns a new wine and spirits store in Prospect Heights, has all the answers.
Clean Energy Grids Come to BK to Prevent Blackouts, Provide Sustainable Power

Clean Energy Grids Come to BK to Prevent Blackouts, Provide Sustainable Power

The new $12 million facility will bolster the local network with 20 megawatt-hours of renewable energy; provide emergency power in the event of an outage; and more.

Cumbe Holds Pink Full Moon Party as Part of 10-Year Celebration

Cumbe, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, will be returning to its roots with the full moon party on April 16
Brooklyn, Here's Where to Get Your Taxes Done for Free

Brooklyn, Here's Where to Get Your Taxes Done for Free

Tax refunds are often the single largest check many low income households receive all year, Food Bank for NYC says.
The Bushwick Starr Gets $900K for New Performing Arts Center

The Bushwick Starr Gets $900K for New Performing Arts Center

The neighborhood arts center and theater is one of six Brooklyn arts organizations that have received a grant as part of the state’s latest $20 million arts investment
Video: Top Japanese Store, Bookoff, Opens at Brooklyn's Japan Village

Video: Top Japanese Store, Bookoff, Opens at Brooklyn's Japan Village

Japan's #1 second-hand bookstore has found itself a new home inside Industry City's Japan Village
Bed-Stuy School Helps Students in Shelters With Free Laundry ... And a Comfort Dog

Bed-Stuy School Helps Students in Shelters With Free Laundry ... And a Comfort Dog

At a Bed-Stuy school where about one-third of students live in a shelter, staff help kids by washing their laundry, walking them to school and even getting a school comfort dog. Now the school needs help with a new dryer.
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on East New York

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on East New York

Overall, crime is up in East New York and in Brooklyn as a whole
Bushwick's 'Soup Queen' to Open New Soupery

Bushwick's 'Soup Queen' to Open New Soupery

The new location will operate out of the to-go window at Farewell, a popular Bushwick bar.