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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 >

Surprise – Your Kids May Be Nervous About Ditching the Mask

How can adults help children develop coping skills to handle new rules as we navigate changes around mask-wearing guidelines?

Mar 3, 2022 12:29 PM Read more >

BK Tenants Battle Landlord Over Mold, Rotting Furniture, Mushrooms in Walls

Brooklyn residents are demanding t management fix their mold problems while refusing to be forced out of their rent-stabilized apartments

Mar 2, 2022 6:30 PM Read more >

Lindsay Greene to Build on Brooklyn Navy Yard's Mission of Job Creation, Diversity as New CEO

Lindsay Greene, former EDC chief strategy officer and EVP, has been appointed head of the Navy Yard by Mayor Eric Adams

Mar 2, 2022 4:05 PM Read more >

BK Nets, NY Liberty, Local Hospital Join Forces to Open Food Pantry in Brownsville's P.S. 12

The Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and Hospital for Special Surgery are opening a new food pantry on Howard Avenue

Mar 2, 2022 3:12 PM Read more >