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Two Brooklyn Men Charged With the Murder of One-Year-Old Davell Gardner Jnr.

The Brooklyn District Attorney has charged 18 men in a 63-count indictment, that includes four homicides.
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Brooklyn Public Library Debuts Renovated Public Spaces

Brooklyn Public Library Debuts Renovated Public Spaces

The lobby features a Major Owens Welcome Center, an exhibit dedicated to the Congressman, who was a champion for Libraries.
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Taxilandia Takes Passengers on a Theatrical Ride Through Bushwick

Taxilandia Takes Passengers on a Theatrical Ride Through Bushwick

Modesto Jimenez, in his latest piece of cab-theater, takes audiences for a drive through Bushwick's past, present and future.
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Brooklyn Restaurants Named in Michelin’s Cheap Eats List

Brooklyn Restaurants Named in Michelin’s Cheap Eats List

Check out the restaurants in BK Reader neighborhoods that made the 2021 Bib Gourmand list
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Half of NYC’s Minority-Owned Businesses Were Forced to Lay Off, Furlough Workers During Pandemic, Survey Finds

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer has used the results of a June 2020 survey to make recommendations to the city as it reopens
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City Harvest Gifted $20M to Build New Food Distribution in Brooklyn

The donation was made by the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation
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These Teachers Help Blind and Visually Impaired Brooklyn Kids Advocate for Themselves

These Teachers Help Blind and Visually Impaired Brooklyn Kids Advocate for Themselves

Brooklyn's Naima Hall is passionate about her job, which involves teaching blind and visually impaired children how to speak up and empower themselves
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Hear What Council Candidates Vying for Bed-Stuy Seat Have to Say in Live Forum

Hear What Council Candidates Vying for Bed-Stuy Seat Have to Say in Live Forum

Five candidates will take part in the forum that will be live-streamed from Restoration Plaza on Thursday
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Brooklyn Black Maternal Health Forum Shows How Women Are Fighting for Their Lives in NYC Hospitals

Women of color shared their stories of issues faced while pregnant at a town hall held Friday by Brooklyn Public Library and EmblemHealth.
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A Beloved Brooklyn Coffee Shop Is on the Brink of Collapse

A Beloved Brooklyn Coffee Shop Is on the Brink of Collapse

The pandemic has left minority-owned businesses stranded and if help doesn't arrive soon many will have to shut down permanently.
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