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Orthodox Communities Worry as COVID-19 Cases Rise

Orthodox Communities Worry as COVID-19 Cases Rise

Responsible leaders in Orthodox communities throughout the New York area and beyond are urging increased caution as new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in their midst.
Black Property Ownership Has Always Been a Myth in This Country

Black Property Ownership Has Always Been a Myth in This Country

"If God be for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31, subheading of The Freedman's Torchlight In the early 1800s in New York, political enfranchisement for freed Black people was directly determined by whether or not they owned land.
Rev. Roxy Is Serious About Marriages and Helping Make Them Work

Rev. Roxy Is Serious About Marriages and Helping Make Them Work

The Rev. Roxanne Birchfield, 36, a minister of the Evangelical Church Alliance and the founder and owner of Married By Rev.
Brooklyn Pastor Grows Watermelon Business Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Brooklyn Pastor Grows Watermelon Business Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Pastor Clinton Brown is no stranger to good watermelon. The self-proclaimed "country boy" started helping his family grow black-seeded watermelon and a host of other crops on their Mississippi family farm when he was just 4 years old.
Three Murders On One Flatbush Street, But Neighbors Disagree On Whether More Police Will Help

Three Murders On One Flatbush Street, But Neighbors Disagree On Whether More Police Will Help

Hermena Moffatt Cox is a hairdresser who has run her own salon on the corner of Parkside Avenue and Flatbush Avenue for the last 18 years. It's a few blocks from the apartment where she raised her four children.
Hunger ‘Skyrocketing’ in Latino Neighborhoods Hard-Hit by COVID

Hunger ‘Skyrocketing’ in Latino Neighborhoods Hard-Hit by COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic exploded in the New York City over four months ago and, so far, it has claimed 18,979 lives and infected 225,713 people.
Hot 97 Fires Rap Radio Veteran for Ties to Yusuf Hawkins Killing

Hot 97 Fires Rap Radio Veteran for Ties to Yusuf Hawkins Killing

To those at Hot 97, the beloved and influential hip-hop radio station in New York, the man known as Paddy Duke was an upbeat and positive presence, working largely behind the scenes but earning frequent on-air shout-outs for more than 25 years.
Brooklyn’s Flatbush Malls Become Grass Median Oases in the Age of Social Distancing

Brooklyn’s Flatbush Malls Become Grass Median Oases in the Age of Social Distancing

In 1899, Dean Alvord purchased a 50-acre tract of Brooklyn farmland to develop a new neighborhood, Prospect Park South. He envisioned this community as "rus in urbe," the country in the city.
That Sinking Feeling! Cement Truck Falls into Downtown Brooklyn Sinkhole

That Sinking Feeling! Cement Truck Falls into Downtown Brooklyn Sinkhole

A cement truck plunged into a sinkhole on Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn Monday afternoon, according to the authorities. The 80,000 pound truck sank into the Flatbush Avenue-bound bus lane near Bond Street just after 1 pm on Aug.
Brooklyn’s Most and Least Expensive Neighborhoods

Brooklyn’s Most and Least Expensive Neighborhoods

"Rare find," real estate ads often say. But here's something that truly is: data on home sale prices per square foot for an entire borough.