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The Notorious B.I.G. Finally Gets His Way

Community Board 2 gave its approval to co-name St. James Place after the legendary Clinton Hill rapper.

Nov 15, 2018 12:16 PM Read more >

Bklyn Pols Seek to Recognize Shirley Chisholm with Nation's Highest Honor

Reps. Clarke and Jeffries introduced a bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Brooklyn trailblazer

Nov 15, 2018 9:22 AM Read more >

Video: BKLYN Commons Offers Space and Community for Entrepreneurs to Grow

BKLYN Commons has partnered with TrendyTripping in applying its co-working model to a new pop-up shop concept to support local entrepreneurial community

Nov 14, 2018 5:28 PM Read more >

Councilmember Espinal Enters Public Advocate Race

The two-term councilmember plans to advocate for a more livable and greener New York City.

Nov 14, 2018 2:35 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Hospital Center Gets an A for Patient Safety

The Fort Greene hospital is Brooklyn's only medical facility to receive the highest grade.

Nov 14, 2018 10:38 AM Read more >

Can City Council's New Bill Secure the Survival of Small Businesses?

Supporters hope the bill will prevent landlords from keeping storefronts vacant; opponents call it a rent control scheme.

Nov 13, 2018 6:41 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Muralist Katie Merz Puts Her Writing on the Wall

Merz is best known for her famous 80 Flatbush Avenue mural and her signature street art style of hieroglyphs

Nov 13, 2018 4:10 PM Read more >

Gillibrand Debuts Kids Book on Women's Voting Rights at Bklyn Museum

Sen. Gillibrand's new book 'Bold and Brave' tells the stories of ten suffragists and their long fight for women's right to vote

Nov 13, 2018 12:54 PM Read more >

BP Adams, Community Call on NYPD to Investigate Flatbush Subway Attack as Hate Crime

A Flatbush woman was punched and stabbed by a man who yelled racist and misogynistic slurs as she stepped off a train on Friday evening.

Nov 13, 2018 11:25 AM Read more >

Video: A Toast to Brooklyn!

The 11th annual food and wine festival this year proved to be bigger and better than ever!

Nov 11, 2018 2:44 PM Read more >