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Homeowner Assistance Fund Now Open, But BK Owners Should Get in Fast

Applications for the Homeowner Assistance Fund opened Jan. 3. The aid for homeowners behind on mortgages or taxes is first-come, first-served, so apply as soon as possible, state reps say.

Jan 3, 2022 6:06 PM Read more >

After 6 Years of Roving, The Free Black Women's Library Leases a Storefront in BK

Before finding its new Bed-Stuy location, The Free Black Women's Library traveled to galleries, block parties and churches with over 4,000 books exclusively by Black women authors.

Jan 3, 2022 4:20 PM Read more >

The Week in COVID-19 (01/03/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

On Monday, students across the city return to the classroom despite record high numbers of COVID-19 infections

Jan 3, 2022 1:51 PM Read more >

‘Coffee Uplifts People:’ How Angela Yee Plans to Diversify the Coffee Industry, Starting with a Bed-Stuy Café

The radio personality is changing the face of the coffee industry with her new brand of coffee, and inspiring her Bed-Stuy neighborhood with the brand's flagship café.

Jan 3, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Unveils Plan for Combatting COVID Through Coming Winter, Year

Eric Adams held a press conference laying out 6 Pillars for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

Dec 31, 2021 5:32 PM Read more >

This Bushwick-Based Rapper is Making Viral Conservation Hits for the Eco-Revolution

Hila Perry, aka Hila the Killa, is educating the world on conservation, growing veggies and taking care of the planet with her witty raps that have millions of views online

Dec 31, 2021 3:46 PM Read more >

Kuumba: Cheryl Bowers

Creativity inspires a Brooklyn entrepreneur to change her life and help her community by harnessing her natural talent

Dec 31, 2021 2:59 PM Read more >

City Releases Plans for 100% Affordable Homeownership Development in Bed-Stuy

The City has announced that Almat Urban and the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation will develop the condo coop development

Dec 31, 2021 1:23 PM Read more >

Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes in Brooklyn Showed Overall Decline in 2021

Murders declined in Brooklyn by 16% this year, bucking a citywide trend. But hate crimes increased by 41%, according to the borough’s district attorney

Dec 31, 2021 11:32 AM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

Crime is up in Flatbush and East Flatbush, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Dec 31, 2021 9:57 AM Read more >