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Meet Your Candidates: Jerry Chang And Susan Zhuang For City Council District 43

Meet Your Candidates: Jerry Chang And Susan Zhuang For City Council District 43

Independent Jerry Chan and Democrat Susan Zhuang will fight for voters' attention in south Brooklyn in the November general election.
Real Estate Conference Aims to Provide Capital And Connections to Underserved Communities

Real Estate Conference Aims to Provide Capital And Connections to Underserved Communities

Flipping The Hood is an immersive, two-day, generational wealth-building and real estate development conference by actor and real estate developer Malik Yoba.
NYC Mayor Defends Use of NYPD Gang Database

NYC Mayor Defends Use of NYPD Gang Database

After police officers were attacked by a group of alleged teen gang members in Times Square, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stressed the importance of the gang database as a tool to combat crime.
Tariffs Threaten Survival of Small Businesses in Brooklyn

Tariffs Threaten Survival of Small Businesses in Brooklyn

The impact from the Trump administration's vast tariff policy could shutter nearly a quarter of all small businesses in Brooklyn, a recent survey from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce found.
New York City Has Enough Reserve Funds Despite Possible Fed Funding Cut, Mayor Says

New York City Has Enough Reserve Funds Despite Possible Fed Funding Cut, Mayor Says

After revealing a $115.1 billion fiscal year 2026 executive budget on Thursday, New York City Mayor Adams said he is not worried about critics that noted the lack of reserve funds. "I'd rather listen to the bond ratings [agencies] than those who are running around just shooting from the hip," the mayor said.
Neurodiversity And Inclusion Celebrated at Brooklyn School Campus

Neurodiversity And Inclusion Celebrated at Brooklyn School Campus

About 1,500 students, faculty and staff from three schools in Kensington worked on a mural that celebrated autism, nuerodiversity and inclusion. The official mural unveiling involved artist Kyle Holbrook and hundreds of students marching for acceptance.
Meet Your Candidates: Inna Vernikov And Ari Kagan Run For City Council District 48

Meet Your Candidates: Inna Vernikov And Ari Kagan Run For City Council District 48

Two conservative candidates are battling to represent south Brooklyn.
District 16 Turns Toward Healing and Vision as Interim Superintendent Addresses Community

District 16 Turns Toward Healing and Vision as Interim Superintendent Addresses Community

Bed-Stuy took steps in moving forward from an eventful few weeks during Community Education Council 16's (CEC16) Calendar and Business meeting last night at the Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business.
Culture And Cuisine: Black-Owned Theater And Restaurant Headed to Brownsville

Culture And Cuisine: Black-Owned Theater And Restaurant Headed to Brownsville

Imagine a movie theater that features small films produced by independent filmmakers as well as big Hollywood motion pictures, with the option of chowing down on buttermilk chicken fingers as a snack – all in Brownsville.
Fear And Uncertainty Grip NYC Immigrants Under Trump’s Early Tenure

Fear And Uncertainty Grip NYC Immigrants Under Trump’s Early Tenure

There are four areas that have had the greatest impact from Trump's immigration policies in his first 100 days: expanded surveillance, enforcement and detention that bypasses due process; attacks on legal immigrants; attacks on organizations that help asylum seekers with essential services; and threats to sanctuary cities.