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Affordable(ish) Housing: Rising Rents in Brooklyn and What the City is Trying to do about it

Average Rent Increases Highest in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights In Brooklyn, the rent is too damn high! Let's give a warm "thank you" to Jimmy McMillan for publicly declaring it first, because really, there is no more graceful way to put it.

Photos: Mayor de Blasio Pays Surprise Visit to Bed-Stuy, Campaigns his Affordable Housing Bills

Mayor Bill de Blasio was at Cherry's Unisex Hair Salon on Saturday to garner support around two bills out of his office addressing the affordable housing crisis.
New Rotator Beer Bar, Cardiff Giant, to open this Spring in Clinton Hill

New Rotator Beer Bar, Cardiff Giant, to open this Spring in Clinton Hill

Currently under renovation, Cardiff Giant, located at 415 Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill, will open in mid- to late-March. Photo: Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership Steven Baird grew up on a small farm two hours outside of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Celebrating Your Natural Beauty Can be a Revolutionary Act!

Model Ajak Deng? By Agunda Okeyo Shout out to high fashion model ?#? AjakDeng? for speaking her truth! This gorgeous woman decided to leave the fashion game this week, expressing disdain for "fakes and lies" in the modeling industry.

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Employment Opportunities in Brooklyn Seeking employment? Here are five new opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: Red Lobster Host/Hostess Company: Red Lobster Job Title: Host/Hostess Job Type: Full-time, Part-tim

Black Artstory Finale to Present 'The Glass Eye,' Examining Police Violence, Public Protest

The 4th Annual Black Artstory Month, presented by Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, this Friday will present The Glass Eye, a free performance examining the disembodiment of the black body through police violence and the subsequent protests in reac
On Interracial Love and 'The Walking Dead'

On Interracial Love and 'The Walking Dead'

In the most recent episode of "The Walking Dead," Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurrira) have started a "love thang.

Brownsville’s Dwindling Power... and the Fight to Get it Back!

Photo: Eastbrooklyn.com NYCHA residents experience it all the time during the summer months: Elevators in their high-rise buildings stop working, and they are forced to climb what could be 20 or more flights to get to their apartments.

Kickstarter Co-founder and CEO, Yancey Strickler, in Conversation at Brooklyn Historical Society

Yancey Strickler, CEO and Co-Founder of Kickstarter Photo: standard.co.uk Yancey Strickler , co-founder and CEO of Kickstarter, chats with Randy Cohen in this latest installment of Person Place Thing at the Brooklyn Historical Society.

Rihanna Ups the 'Anti,' Adds a Second Show at Barclays Center

Barclays Center announced that due to popular demand, Rihanna has added a second show to her "The Anti World Tour" performance in Brooklyn on March 27.