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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

Apolline's Garden Gets Green Light, in Remembrance of Baby Killed in Wrong-Way Crash

The garden will go ahead, despite pushback from some residents over the loss of 6-8 parking spots
Embattled 2020 Census Undercounted Black, Hispanic and Native American Residents

Embattled 2020 Census Undercounted Black, Hispanic and Native American Residents

Black, Latino and Native American residents across the U.S. were seriously undercounted by the 2020 census, while white and Asian American residents were overcounted, the Census Bureau has said.
Crown Heights’ United Lubavitch Yeshiva to Undergo Major Expansion, 5 Story Addition

Crown Heights’ United Lubavitch Yeshiva to Undergo Major Expansion, 5 Story Addition

United Lubavitch Yeshiva of Crown Heights has unveiled plans for a major building expansion
PHOTOS: BK Social Justice Nonprofits Celebrated at Spark Prize Breakfast

PHOTOS: BK Social Justice Nonprofits Celebrated at Spark Prize Breakfast

Brooklyn Community Foundation honored the five winners of the 2022 Spark Prize with a celebratory breakfast