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New Website Lets NYers Compare Neighborhood Stats, Plan Affordable Housing, Equitable Development

The new online Equitable Development Data Explorer has been designed as a central simple-to-navigate resource for New Yorkers to find critical information about their neighborhoods

Apr 11, 2022 2:16 PM Read more >

Director Spike Lee Debuts First NFTs, Featuring Sneakerhead Character, Mars Blackmon

The Academy Award-winning Director Spike Lee played a "sneakerhead" named Mars Blackmon in his iconic 1986 first feature film "She’s Gotta Have It."

Apr 11, 2022 10:58 AM Read more >

Crown Heights Tenants Rally for New Management in Alleged Rat-, Roach-, and Bed Bug-Infested Building

Tenants of 567 St John’s Pl rallied Sunday with members of Crown Heights Tenants Union calling for new management for the beleaguered building

Apr 11, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >

Transport Boss: Safe Cycling and Public Transport Will Improve Immigrants' Lives in NYC

New NYC transportation boss Ydanis Rodríguez wants to be in conversation with the city's working class and immigrant populations, to make the city more fair

Apr 9, 2022 5:43 PM Read more >

Indie Bookstores Organize Boroughwide Bookstore Crawl

The crawl is a celebration of Independent Bookstore Day on April 30

Apr 8, 2022 5:09 PM Read more >

Man Pours Gasoline on Floor of LGBTQ Bar, Lights Match and Runs, Injuring Patrons in Damaging Blaze

The man started the fire at Rash Bar in Bushwick on Sunday night

Apr 8, 2022 2:25 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

Overall, crime is down in Brownsville, but up in Brooklyn as a whole.

Apr 8, 2022 9:47 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Reacts to City's Task Force Removing Homeless Encampments From Under BQE

Brooklyn politicians and homeless advocates are demanding Mayor Eric Adams stop his clean up of homeless encampments, a plan which has so far seen only a handful of people move to shelters

Apr 7, 2022 8:00 PM Read more >

What Is the New COVID-19 Variant BA.2, and Will It Cause Another Wave of Infections in the US?

A new omicron subvariant of the virus that causes COVID-19, BA.2, is quickly becoming the predominant source of infections amid rising cases around the world.

Apr 7, 2022 2:39 PM Read more >

Prospect Park Gets Big Win With New Picnic House Cafe, WINNER

The popular Brooklyn cafe and bakery will be serving baked goods, sandwiches, beverages and picnic meals to parkgoers this summer

Apr 7, 2022 2:14 PM Read more >