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Island Pops: A Taste Of The Tropics In Crown Heights

Island Pops: A Taste Of The Tropics In Crown Heights

Feeling under the weather one day, Shelly Marshall found herself with a particular craving: Soursop ice cream. Soursop, a fruit she grew up eating in her native Trinidad and Tobago, draws comparisons to guava, strawberry, and pineapple.
Social Worker On Quest To Start A Therapeutic Garden In Bed-Stuy

Social Worker On Quest To Start A Therapeutic Garden In Bed-Stuy

Like many New Yorkers , Monica Rahman found solace in the delicate balance of caring for a houseplant as the world went into quarantine earlier this year.
Toy Drives During The Pandemic Holiday Season

Toy Drives During The Pandemic Holiday Season

Christmas approaches this year as the city heads for yet another lockdown, and the holiday season could not be more different from the years past — even Dyker Lights are not shining as bright, in an attempt to keep the virus from spreading.
With Evictions Looming, Advocates Urge NYC to Accelerate Universal Right to Counsel

With Evictions Looming, Advocates Urge NYC to Accelerate Universal Right to Counsel

For months, the COVID-19 pandemic left Brooklyn resident Felix Guzman out of work and unable to keep up with his rent. When he finally secured a job, the pay still wasn't enough to catch up on the arrears that mounted over seven months.
‘Laughing Stock of the City’: BK Dems’ First Full Virtual Meeting Devolves Into 13-Hour Zoom Call From Hell

‘Laughing Stock of the City’: BK Dems’ First Full Virtual Meeting Devolves Into 13-Hour Zoom Call From Hell

The Brooklyn Democratic Party's first ever virtual full membership meeting went off the rails Wednesday, with party bigs miscounting votes and members pushing them for more transparency during a wild 13-hour Zoom call .
Controversial Brooklyn Hospital Consolidation Postponed Again

Controversial Brooklyn Hospital Consolidation Postponed… Again

With coronavirus cases on the rise again in New York, a state-led plan to consolidate three struggling central Brooklyn hospitals has been put on pause for the second time in a year.
Storm Dumps Snow on East Coast, Shutting Schools and Virus Testing

Storm Dumps Snow on East Coast, Shutting Schools and Virus Testing

The first major winter storm of the season made its way up the East Coast on Wednesday, heading for New England after dumping rain, ice and snow from Virginia through New York — and like everything in 2020, it was made more complicated by the c
Cops Tried to Knock Brooklyn Man Off His Scooter, Broke His Nose During Unlawful Arrest: Suit

Cops Tried to Knock Brooklyn Man Off His Scooter, Broke His Nose During Unlawful Arrest: Suit

A Brooklyn man on an e-scooter was chased in East Flatbush by plainclothes cops who nearly crashed their car into him before arresting him in a takedown that broke his nose, according to a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court.
Winter Village Opens In Crown Heights This Weekend

Winter Village Opens In Crown Heights This Weekend

A winter village will help Brooklynites get in the holiday spirit this weekend, this time in Crown Heights.
Pizza Darling Roberta’s Aims to Conquer Burgers in Bushwick With Burgie’s

Pizza Darling Roberta’s Aims to Conquer Burgers in Bushwick With Burgie’s

Bushwick pizza phenom Roberta's appears to be gearing up for a foray into burgers and fries.