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‘We Need Help to Survive:’ Bodega Owners Call for Support From the City

Citing the impending boom in grocery delivery apps across the city, bodega owners say they need assistance now

Dec 6, 2021 2:27 PM Read more >

NYC’s Private Sector Workers Must Be Vaccinated by Dec. 27: Mayor

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the new vaccine mandate and said proof of two doses of vaccine would be required for indoor activities

Dec 6, 2021 11:29 AM Read more >

Racial Justice Commission Reviews Ballot Proposals for City Charter Inclusion

The commissioners are in the final stretch of their mandate to remove institutional racism in NYC

Dec 6, 2021 10:40 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates 125th Anniversary and Two New Facilities

Brooklyn Public Library has marked its 125th anniversary with a proclamation by Mayor-elect and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

Dec 3, 2021 6:31 PM Read more >

10 Brooklyn Holiday Markets Making Buying Local Easy This Season

Rumor has it, Santa shops at Brooklyn's holiday markets too.

Dec 3, 2021 5:57 PM Read more >

Former Owner of Moscow Gay Club Brings BK's Russian-Speaking Queer Community Together

Three years after leaving Moscow, Leo Allenby is organizing a holiday celebration for the Russian-speaking queer community, welcoming everybody to experience a queer subculture they may not be familiar with

Dec 3, 2021 2:35 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on East New York

Overall, crime is up in East New York and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Dec 3, 2021 9:28 AM Read more >

New Trader Joe’s Coming to Brooklyn

The new store is opening in Williamsburg on December 10 Trader Joeâs is opening its third Brooklyn location next week on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. The store, which is a few blocks from the Bedford Ave.

Dec 2, 2021 3:35 PM Read more >

Aloe Blacc to Perform at Bed-Stuy Coat, Toy Drive

A Little Piece of Light is hosting the toy and coat drive for system and trauma impacted women, girls and members of the LGBTQ community on December 8

Dec 2, 2021 3:24 PM Read more >

Will Omicron – the New Coronavirus Variant of Concern – Be More Contagious Than Delta? A Virus Evolution Expert Explains What Researchers Know and

Omicron is very unusual in that it is by far the most heavily mutated variant yet of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Dec 2, 2021 1:30 PM Read more >