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Access HRA Mobile app and website, self?service computers and scanners at HRA centers, and mobile document upload technology are part of a broader effort to improve service for clients photo credit: NY Times The city's Department of Social Services (

Calling all Cosplay Enthusiasts and Afro-Futurists! BLERD City Con, a 2-day conference taking place July 29 - 30, in Brooklyn, is celebrating the nerd in you! Panels and workshops on art, science, comic books and technology across five venues in the

#GetOrganizedBK is a group of Brooklyn residents targeting issues such as climate change, cultural exchange and outreach, women's health, free press and racial justice photo credit:#GetOrganizedBK # GetOrganizedBK is hosting its Civic Festival on Tue

For 40 years, UrbanGlass has been experimenting, educating and advancing the use and understanding of glass as a creative medium Did you know that Fort Greene, according to Architectural Digest , is home to the most expansive glass-making facility in

Following months of public engagement with nearly 200,000 New Yorkers, CreateNYC aims to achieve greater cultural equity, inclusion and access photo credit: Department of Cultural Affairs On Wednesday, Mayor de Blasio, Cultural Affairs Commissioner T

The program presents Vernon Reid in conjunction with the exhibition 'BRIDGES: New Paintings, Works on Paper and Video' by Sam Messer photo credit: innerviews.

The 'Ganesha Toilet Seat,' sold on Etsy's website for $85, depicts the Hindu God as 'Bathroom Ganesha,' holding a comb, mirror, toothbrush and toothpaste photo credit: Universal Society Of Hinduism Upset Hindu officials are urging Brooklyn-based e-co

Entrepreneurs Jeffrey and Sade discovered a market niche in Brownsville, where pharmacies like Rite Aid were the neighborhood's only carriers of haircare and skincare products Store owners Jeffrey and Sade met through the Brownsville Partnership, a l

Photo: Whickers World Foundation People talk about Brooklyn as a tech hub as if it is something new, but the area has always been a space for cutting-edge technology since the Civil War era If author E. B.

The Caribbean Festival invites children of all ages to experience Caribbean culture through art, food and music photo credit: Bobcat Kids This weekend, the Brooklyn Children's Museum will host its annual Caribbean Festival, inviting children of all a