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A Huge Turn Out at Brooklyn's No Kings Protest

A Huge Turn Out at Brooklyn's No Kings Protest

Thousands of Brooklyn residents gathered near Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Saturday as part of the national "No Kings" demonstration.
Brooklyn Parents And Teachers Take Aim at AI in Schools

Brooklyn Parents And Teachers Take Aim at AI in Schools

The Department of Education released its preliminary guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence in the city’s public schools, but many parents and educators remain wary of its adoption.
Brooklyn Residents Fed Up With Williamsburg Pool Closure

Brooklyn Residents Fed Up With Williamsburg Pool Closure

The Metropolitan Recreation Center has been closed for over a year due to mechanical issues, resulting in poor dehumidification and air circulation. Residents are frustrated with the city's slow progress to fix the issues.
Brooklyn Unscripted: Asad Dandia

Brooklyn Unscripted: Asad Dandia

Brooklyn Unscripted is a monthly series where Brooklynites unpack the serious — and not so serious — issues shaping the borough. This month we shine the spotlight on Asad Dandia, a New York historian, tour guide and teacher.
A Brooklyn Natural Health Care Retailer Fights to Stay Open

A Brooklyn Natural Health Care Retailer Fights to Stay Open

Nicholas Brooklyn, a go-to for natural health care products in central Brooklyn, is asking for the community's help to keep its doors open after helping New Yorkers for over 50 years.
Calls Continue For Deeper Affordability at Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards

Calls Continue For Deeper Affordability at Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards

The state Economic Development Corporation held a directors’ and public meeting Thursday after releasing its Community Engagement Report, which highlighted residents’ calls for affordable housing and street and traffic-calming measures in the next phase of Atlantic Yards.
National Black Writers Conference to Celebrate Poet Camille T. Dungy

National Black Writers Conference to Celebrate Poet Camille T. Dungy

For the award-winning poet, who will be honored at the National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College next week, language is not just a means of expression but a way to repair, to listen and to reconnect in a culture that often feels fragmented.
Brooklyn Residents Remain Fearful of Tall Waterfront Towers

Brooklyn Residents Remain Fearful of Tall Waterfront Towers

Residents of the Columbia Street Waterfront District say the city's plan to add several 30- to 40-story residential buildings to a transit desert in a flood zone is bad urban planning.
Gowanus Clean-Up And Development Plans Continue to Frustrate Brooklyn Neighbors

Gowanus Clean-Up And Development Plans Continue to Frustrate Brooklyn Neighbors

Before developers can move forward with Gowanus Green, a major mixed-use development project, the state is overseeing the clean-up of 459 Smith St. by a group led by National Grid. Nearby residents are not convinced that the current plan is working.
Union Effort at New York Transit Museum Heads to a Vote

Union Effort at New York Transit Museum Heads to a Vote

After the Brooklyn-based museum denied voluntary recognition, Transit Museum workers are moving forward with a formal union election process.