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Three Brooklyn Bars Have Liquor Licenses Suspended for Breaking Pandemic Rules

Three Brooklyn Bars Have Liquor Licenses Suspended for Breaking Pandemic Rules

Bar Tabac on Smith Street was one of seven bars to have its liquor license suspended on Thursday
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How Other Countries Reopened Schools During the Pandemic – and What the US Can Learn From Them

How Other Countries Reopened Schools During the Pandemic – and What the US Can Learn From Them

Class is in session in Uruguay, one of the first countries in the Western Hemisphere to reopen its schools
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Brooklyn Residents Fear the End of Enhanced Unemployment Payment

Brooklyn Residents Fear the End of Enhanced Unemployment Payment

With the $600 a week extended unemployment coming to an end tomorrow, Brooklyn residents are left confused by Government inaction
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Young Brooklyn Entrepreneur on a Mission to Give Bags to Those in Need

Young Brooklyn Entrepreneur on a Mission to Give Bags to Those in Need

Thanks to a Brooklyn Community Foundation grant, Fantasia Fryer will ensure those in transition have the right tools to carry them through
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Bed-Stuy’s Black Lives Matter Mural Becomes Hub for Community Activities

Bed-Stuy’s Black Lives Matter Mural Becomes Hub for Community Activities

Community leaders have come together to form the Bed-Stuy Mural Collective, which will hold socially responsible activities for Bed-Stuy residents
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Brownsville Organizations Encouraged After Asking Elected Officials for $4.5M

Brownsville Organizations Encouraged After Asking Elected Officials for $4.5M

The three organizations asked for $1.5M each to fund their public safety work, an alternative to policing
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New Yorkers Have One Day Left to Apply for Rent Relief

New Yorkers Have One Day Left to Apply for Rent Relief

Applications for New York City’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program close tomorrow, Thursday July 30
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Social Democrats' Election Successes Strike a Nerve for a Brooklyn Councilmember

Social Democrats' Election Successes Strike a Nerve for a Brooklyn Councilmember

A "gentrification movement" with a political agenda is behind the wave of Black progressive victories, says the council majority leader
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New Bed-Stuy Based Relief Fund Launched for Folks Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation has already given out three grants from the fund, including to the family of 1-year-old shooting victim Davell Gardner Jnr.
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Pandemic Could Devastate Brooklyn's Women and Minority-Owned Businesses

Shocking numbers report they'll be out of business within six months due to COVID-19
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