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Adams Calls For Planning Study to Create Affordable Housing in Brownsville

Adams proposed a study of affordable housing opportunities along 3 line corridor and emphasized the need for the MTA to create no-cost transfers at selected subway stops in Brownsville photo credit: Untapped Cities On Monday, Brooklyn Borough Preside

Bklyn Incubator 'Catalyst' Tackles Poverty in NYC with Technology

'Catalyst' is an incubation program for social ventures that build products aiming to improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers by using technology Photo credit: Blue Ridge Labs Brooklyn-based Blue Ridge Labs, the tech-focused branch of the powerty

Crown Heights' Butter & Scotch Hosted 2nd 'Drunk Dial Congress'

In solidarity against hate crimes, Butter & Scotch invited patrons to call their representatives, provided them with cue cards and 'liquid courage' during the 'Drunk Dial Congress' Photo credit: Butter & Scotch The lady bosses Allison Kave an
The Great American Eclipse is Coming! Where to Watch in Central Brooklyn

The Great American Eclipse is Coming! Where to Watch in Central Brooklyn

This eclipse is special because it is the first full solar eclipse visible across the country in nearly 100 years.

City Council Candidate Ede Fox Gains Tenants PAC Endorsement

photo credit: edefox.com Ede Fox, Democratic candidate for Brooklyn's 35th District City Council seat, received the endorsement of the Tenants PAC , New York City's only tenants' activism group, earlier this week.
The Billie Holiday Theatre Announces its 2017-2018 Season

The Billie Holiday Theatre Announces its 2017-2018 Season

The Billie Holiday Theatre's inaugural season reflects on the past into the future, exploring notions of sisterhood, family ties, love and loneliness, domestic terrorism against Blacks in the US, and colorism.
Tia Powell Harris Steps Down as E.D of Weeksville Heritage Center

Tia Powell Harris Steps Down as E.D of Weeksville Heritage Center

Harris's leadership at Weeksville has brought about a number of innovative new developments and creative cultural arts programming Outgoing Executive Director of Weeksville Heritage Center Tia Powell Harris Announced today, Tia Powell Harris will be
Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Seeking employment? Here are five new job opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: Ecolab Pest Control Technician job in Brooklyn, NY Company: Ecolab Job Title: Pest Control Technician Job Type: Full-time, Part-time
Weekend Events: Pop-up Pool, Art Walk, 'Beats in the BackYard,' and More!

Weekend Events: Pop-up Pool, Art Walk, 'Beats in the BackYard,' and More!

It's the weekend, y'all! Make it happen like you live in the greatest city in the world! (Because you do!) FRIDAY WHAT: Forth Wanderers, Featuring Zula and Poppys WHO: Few bands enjoy such an endearingly short path to fame, where news of your début a

Brooklyn Museum Welcomes Two New Curators, Adds Two More Curatorial Positions

Associate Curator Aysin Yoltar-Yildirim will contribute to the reinstallation of the Arts of the Middle East galleries; Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art Ashley James will be taking the lead on the upcoming exhibition 'Soul of a Nation: Art in th