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Section 8 Tenants Face Widespread Housing Discrimination, Lawsuit Alleges

Section 8 Tenants Face Widespread Housing Discrimination, Lawsuit Alleges

The suit accuses real estate firms and landlords of discriminatory practices, following the findings of a year-long undercover investigation.
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Brooklyn Pols Lead Charge to Get More Women of Color Into Tech

Brooklyn Pols Lead Charge to Get More Women of Color Into Tech

Getting more women of color into tech is not only a human rights issue, but a business imperative for the future of the USA's GDP, panelists said.
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To Mark Year Anniversary of Cultural Shutdown, Dance Collective Projects Performances Across NYC

To Mark Year Anniversary of Cultural Shutdown, Dance Collective Projects Performances Across NYC

Dance Rising NYC has teamed up with local art institutions to produce large-scale projections of fall 2020 ‘dance-outs’
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Green Grocers Are Coming to Brooklyn Neighborhoods In Need As Part of Expanded City Program

The City’s FRESH program has been expanded to bring increased healthy food into the city’s most underserved communities
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Bronze Statue of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Unveiled in Brooklyn

The 650-pound sculpture was unveiled in Brooklyn Friday, ahead of what would have been the Justice’s 88th birthday.
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Brooklyn Elected Officials Call on Governor Cuomo to Resign

The elected officials say Cuomo is entitled to due process, but should not remain in office while investigations are ongoing
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Short Film Imagines a Hyper-Gentrified Bed-Stuy, Where a Family Must Hide From ICE

Short Film Imagines a Hyper-Gentrified Bed-Stuy, Where a Family Must Hide From ICE

The powerful and unsettling 15-minute film 'Gets Good Light' explores gentrification and deportation, and was nominated for a NAACP award.
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City Council Candidate Kenya Handy-Hilliard Runs on Her Insider's Experience

The former legislative aide to Yvette Clarke says she knows how to deliver what District 40 residents need
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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

Overall, crime is down in Crown Heights, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
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Brooklyn, It’s Time to Spring Forward to the Bright Nights of Warmer Seasons

On Sunday morning, Daylight Saving Time kicks in and clocks will be moved forward one hour
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