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Cumbo Announces Dramatically Modified Agreement for Bedford-Union Armory

The revised project will provide the greatest level of low-income and affordable housing that the Crown Heights community has seen in decade, said City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo After nearly a year of protests from Crown Heights residents around the

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Newly Opened Building 77 Expected to bring 3,000 Jobs

The 400 companies currently occupying the Brooklyn Navy Yard are employing more than 7,000 New Yorkers; with the opening of Building 77, that number is expected to more than double within the next three years The Brooklyn Navy Yard 's Building 77, a

Brooklyn Startups Dominate WeWork Creator Awards

Startup winner, JustFix.

Brooklyn-based Award-Winning Short Film 'Dear Father,' An Intimate Exploration of Black Fatherhood

'Dear Father,' featuring actor Malik Yoba and Councilmember Robert Cornegy, shares honest conversations around fatherhood and legacy, and healing "Dear Father," an honest and intimate conversation analyzing fatherhood, legacy and forgiveness, is a sh

From Ethiopia to Brooklyn, a New Brand Campaigns for Peace

"We all come from the same source, so how about we focus on the similarities that exist between us all?" Eyerusalem Zewdie proudly displays her name brand, EYERÜ In 2002, when Bed-Stuy resident Eyerusalem Girma Zewdie arrived to the United States fro

City Reveals 'Housing 2.0' Plan for Increased Affordable Housing and Homeownership

'Housing 2.

'She's Gotta Have It' Returns!... To a Very, Very Different Brooklyn

"She's Gotta Have It" Director Spike Lee and Actress Dewanda Wise give BK Reader the skinny on the reboot of the iconic 80s flick, launching as a series on Netflix Thanksgiving Day (l to r): Dewanda Wise, actress and Spike Lee, director of "She's Got

Parents Continue Protest of DOE Changes to Admissions Process at Medgar Evers College Prep

Parents complain they were not consulted before the changes; DOE says parents' concerns around the changes are misguided Senator Jesse Hamilton convened a sit-in Tuesday on the steps of the New York City Department of Education in lower Manhattan to

Stars of New York Dance Behind the Scenes: Lu-Shawn Thompson and Keon Washington

In this annual dance contest, "local stars" compete for prize money that is donated to children's arts organizations Dance partners Lu-Shawn Thompson and choreographer Keon Washington of Restoration Youth Arts Academy, rehearse for Stars of New York

Despite Protests, Bedford-Union Armory Plan Begins City Council Approval Process

During a City Council subcommittee meeting, the city's EDC said to reevaluate its affordable housing plan for the Bedford-Union Armory project in response to the community's strong opposition The highly-contested redevelopment proposal of the Bedford