Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Featured News

Study: Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights Listed Among the Nation's Most Gentrified Areas

Bedford-Stuyvesant's/Crown Heights's 11216 ZIP code has seen the biggest spike, as the median home value rose a dramatic 194 percent - more than in any other Brooklyn neighborhood.
What Happens When History Becomes His Story And Not Ours?

What Happens When History Becomes His Story And Not Ours?

Learning about more diverse topics can help us to not let history repeat itself again.

Les Nubians 'Up Close and Personal' at BRIC

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first acclaimed Les Nubians album, Princesses Nubiennes , the ladies will put together a show featuring some of their most beloved works along with new songs, accompanied by live visuals and storytelling.

WeWork Launches Coding Program 'Access Labs' for Lower-Income New Yorkers

WeWork, in collaboration with the Flatiron School, designed a robust 15-week program to give students the skills needed to go from code newbies to in-demand software engineers that requires no upfront tuition. Photo credit: Brooklynarchive.

NYC Offers Free Flu Shot Vouchers to Uninsured, Underinsured

The flu shot vouchers are available at three central Brooklyn locations on a first-come, first-serve basis for New Yorkers seven years of age and older who do not have health insurance. Photo credit: www.scarymommy.

Locally Grown Produce, 'Fresh in February?' NYC Agriculture Collective Is Working on It!

Two Brooklyn-based farm projects stood out at the 'Fresh in February' event, hosted by the NYC Agriculture Collective, showcased new agricultural technologies that can provide city dwellers with fresh produce year-round Wall showcasing hydroponic uni

Radio Personality Deja Vu Launches Planner for the Goal-Getting Business Woman

Radio Personality Deja Vu of WBLS wants to help the ladies to get on their hustle and reach their goals with a newly-designed daily planner Photo credit: www.theknockturnal.
BP Adams, Councilmember Ampry-Samuel Demand Real-Time NYCHA Project Updates for Tenants

BP Adams, Councilmember Ampry-Samuel Demand Real-Time NYCHA Project Updates for Tenants

Adams and councilmembers call for a publicly-accessible, digital NYCHA capital project dashboard to provide information with regards to project costs, status updates and completion timelines In lieu of the ongoing issues of failing heating systems ,

Photos: 'The Business of Brooklyn' Exhibit Celebrates 100 Years of Bklyn Businesses

The exhibition highlights the past 100 years of Brooklyn's business history, from the borough's days as a shipping and manufacturing hub to its current business landscape of mom-and-pop shops and big brand names.

The Legacy of Frederick Douglass - A Conversation with His Great-Great-Grandson Lloyd Weaver

Lloyd Weaver, the paternal great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, shared his thoughts on the legacy of the 19th-century abolitionist in a personal interview.