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Why Are These Ocean Hill-Brownsville Residents Concerned About This Affordable Housing Development?

Why Are These Ocean Hill-Brownsville Residents Concerned About This Affordable Housing Development?

During Community Board 16's monthly meeting, members and local pols raised several questions and concerns regarding an application to develop housing on a lot in Ocean Hill-Brownsville. 
BKR's Top-10 Weekend Event Picks in Bklyn: 9/29-10/1

BKR's Top-10 Weekend Event Picks in Bklyn: 9/29-10/1

A Pizza Run, Brooklyn Rocks Festival, A Yoga Retreat a Book Giveaway out of a Bodega and More this weekend in BK!
This Bed-Stuy Hero is Wrestling Gun Violence with Donation-Based Boxing Classes

This Bed-Stuy Hero is Wrestling Gun Violence with Donation-Based Boxing Classes

Antoine Cassidy, founder of the No Gun Smoke School Tour, just started a new boxing program at RS Strength Gym to empower at-risk youth.
Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 1

Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 1

The Tompkins Avenue Open Streets Program has opposition from some local homeowners who say it has negatively impacted their quality of life. But is it enough to topple the wildly popular program? 
See the Artistry on Display at ‘Black, Black, Black Week’ in Greenpoint

See the Artistry on Display at ‘Black, Black, Black Week’ in Greenpoint

Black, Black, Black Week, a three-day event at Triskelion Arts in Greenpoint, showcased the rich tapestry of Black artistic heritage and its influence on Black performance art today.
Bushwick's Caribbean American Eatery Now Serves Midnight Brunch

Bushwick's Caribbean American Eatery Now Serves Midnight Brunch

Local restaurant 2 Chix now dishes out bake and saltfish, fried plantains, bacon, egg and cheese waffle sandwiches and more for the late-night weekend crowd.
New City Council Bill to Study Feasibility of Reimbursing Parents for Private Education

New City Council Bill to Study Feasibility of Reimbursing Parents for Private Education

Councilmembers say the new bill could prevent families from leaving NYC, but some Brooklynites have questions about the bill’s true intentions
Dave Portnoy’s Popular Pizza Fest is Unstoppable, Despite the Rain (and Controversy)

Dave Portnoy’s Popular Pizza Fest is Unstoppable, Despite the Rain (and Controversy)

Neither bad weather nor his critics could stop Barstool founder's all-you-can-eat pizza festival this past weekend at Maimonides Park.
Community Board 4 Reviews Tenant Complaints and Nightlife Licenses in Bushwick

Community Board 4 Reviews Tenant Complaints and Nightlife Licenses in Bushwick

CB4 gave the go-ahead to two Bushwick establishments that have applied for alcohol licenses and one ale house that hopes to transform into a live music venue.
Black Food Rising Event to Boost Black-Owned Co-ops in Bed-Stuy

Black Food Rising Event to Boost Black-Owned Co-ops in Bed-Stuy

Black Food Rising will feature art, food, books, African culinary demonstrations, a DJ and a screening of Black Owned Brooklyn's documentary, "The Sun Rises in the East."