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Meet the Fort Greene Woman Creating Wearable Art... From Braided Hair!

Meet the Fort Greene Woman Creating Wearable Art... From Braided Hair!

Former braider Karyne Tinord is creating her wearable hair art—including bras, skirts, dresses, face masks, bags, headdresses and more—to celebrate Black hairstyles and spark conversation.
Brooklyn Youth Give $2.5M in Grants to BIPOC-Led Groups Supporting Young People in the Borough

Brooklyn Youth Give $2.5M in Grants to BIPOC-Led Groups Supporting Young People in the Borough

The grants are part of Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Invest in Youth program, which gives grants annually to support the borough's youth
Councilmember Hudson Blocks Two Rezonings in Her District, Calls for Greater Community Collaboration

Councilmember Hudson Blocks Two Rezonings in Her District, Calls for Greater Community Collaboration

The newly-elected council member says the past approach to development has contributed to unchecked gentrification.
Alicka Ampry-Samuel Joins HUD as NY/NJ Administrator

Alicka Ampry-Samuel Joins HUD as NY/NJ Administrator

The former BK councilmember's experience includes serving as chair of the Public Housing Committee for a district with the highest concentration of public housing in the U.S.
BK Pol Cleans Basement of Tenants Allegedly 'Neglected' by Landlord

BK Pol Cleans Basement of Tenants Allegedly 'Neglected' by Landlord

Tenants of a Bushwick building thought management would improve after a nonprofit took over their building under the TPT Program. Instead, they say nothing has changed and now they fear eviction.
Permits Filed for 8-Story Building on Vanderbilt Ave.

Permits Filed for 8-Story Building on Vanderbilt Ave.

The 85-foot building will have 26 apartments, according to plans filed by the developer

Plain Clothes Officers Likely Returning to Multiple Brooklyn Neighborhoods

A police memo obtained by the New York Post confirmed that the controversial “anti-crime” unit could be deployed across a number of Brooklyn precincts
What's Injuring the Aquatic Birds at Prospect Park?

What's Injuring the Aquatic Birds at Prospect Park?

Fishing equipment left in and around the lake in Prospect Park has become a serious hazard to birds and other wildlife in the area
NYBeauty Suites: When One Door Closes, Another Opens

NYBeauty Suites: When One Door Closes, Another Opens

Johanne Brierre, a Co-Working Co-Collaborator, Holds Ribbon-Cutting for Beauty-Preneurs
CB14 Approves New Yeshiva for Autistic Students, Despite Traffic Concerns

CB14 Approves New Yeshiva for Autistic Students, Despite Traffic Concerns

The community voted in favor of a zoning change that would allow the 6-story school to be built in Kensington