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

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'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
'Make-a-Thon' Design Workshop Connects the World of Creativity with the Nonprofit Community

'Make-a-Thon' Design Workshop Connects the World of Creativity with the Nonprofit Community

During the Make-A-Thon - a 12-hour design marathon - designers, developers and other talented makers volunteer their services to create impactful communication and marketing materials for local nonprofits The Make a Mark "Make-a-Thon," a 12-hour desi

City's Watchlist Puts Brooklyn Landlords and Buildings on Notice

Eight buildings in Crown Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant, East Flatbush, Brownsville and East New York made this year's top ten of 'Worst Buildings in Brooklyn.

NYU Launches Brooklyn-Based Tech Hub for Military Veterans

The Veterans Future Lab provides start-ups founded by veterans with access to faculty, industry leaders, subsidized office space and entrepreneurship-specific services Photo credit: NYU New York University announced yesterday the launch of the Vetera
A 'May-December Love' Blooms in 'The Old Settler' at the Billie Holiday Theatre

A 'May-December Love' Blooms in 'The Old Settler' at the Billie Holiday Theatre

Tensions fly when a young man finds himself caught in a romantic triangle with his childhood sweetheart and a much older woman in "The Old Settler," currently running at the Billie Holiday Theatre.

Brooklyn 'Teen Innovators' Receives Nation's Highest Honor for Youth Programs

The Teen Innovators initiative fuels the entrepreneurial mindset of high schoolers with an in-depth job-readiness training at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, providing access to the yard's 330 tenant businesses and culminating in a paid internship Shirley Br