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NeMedIO Wins 'Make it in Brooklyn' Female Founder Contest

Five Women Entrepreneurs Competed for $5,000 in Cash and $15,000 worth of design and branding services at the 9th 'Make it in Brooklyn' Pitch Contest Sabrina Varanelli of neMedIO, the contest winner neMedIO , a Brooklyn-based start-up that creates to
WhoseYourLandlord - A Bed Stuy Start-Up Is on a Mission to Empower Local Renters

WhoseYourLandlord - A Bed Stuy Start-Up Is on a Mission to Empower Local Renters

WhoseYourLandlord is an online platform that informs and empowers renters through landlord reviews, community-driven content and rental listings - imagine Yelp for the housing market

FAD Market Takes up Fall Residence at Downtown Brooklyn's City Point

FAD market, the curated pop-up, connects the public with emerging and mid-career artists and designers from all backgrounds and mediums, to meet, interact and to discover the art and culture within the community FAD Market, the roving fashion, art an

National Leaders in Art, Journalism and Politics to Convene for 'Brooklyn Conference'

The Brooklyn Conference will explore the intersections of art and social justice, shining a light on what unites and separates us as a nation Artist Judy Chicago; Murad Awawdeh, Director of Political Engagement, New York Immigration Coalition; and Ra

Arts East NY to Present Art and Anti-Gentrification Workshop at Amsterdam Conference

During Placemaking Week, an international gathering of thinkers and practitioners, ARTs East NY will present an anti-gentrification workshop exploring themes of power and unpacking the process of gentrification Photo credit: Metro US ARTs East New Yo

Healthfirst Health Expo Transforms Brownsville into a 'Healthy Village'

This year's health expo attracted close to 4,000 visitors and featured free health screenings, a wellness zone and a fun children's zone On Saturday, Healthfirst took over the Dr. Green Playground for its second annual Health and Wellness Expo.

The Garbage Barge Podcast is at Full Sail in Crown Heights

Candice Chetta and Colin Anderson are "co-captains" of a local podcast that navigates the roughest socio-political waters-- tackling subject matters that are often uncomfortable, but necessary. The Garbage Barge logo.
The 13th Bed-Stuy Alive! Returns to Celebrate Community, Art and Education

The 13th Bed-Stuy Alive! Returns to Celebrate Community, Art and Education

Bed-Stuy Alive! returns with a free live concert, the annual Tohma Y.
Letter from the Editor: When Mental Illness Hits Home

Letter from the Editor: When Mental Illness Hits Home

Approximately one in five people ages 13 or older experiences mental illness in a given year. That’s 20 percent!

In Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates: Seeking Hope in a World That Bends Towards Chaos

The air was electric at King's Theatre, where award-winning journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates packed the house.