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Brooklyn Artist's ‘Unarmed’ Project Memorializes Black Victims of Police Violence

Brooklyn Artist's ‘Unarmed’ Project Memorializes Black Victims of Police Violence

A Brooklyn artist is making a lot of noise through art and sending a powerful message against police violence. Sports jerseys are posted along Flatbush Avenue.
Outdoor Dining's Return Welcomed By Bed-Stuy Restaurants

Outdoor Dining's Return Welcomed By Bed-Stuy Restaurants

Bed-Stuy restaurateur Charlotta Janssen welcomed news that New York City's Phase II reopening would move forward Monday. It means Janssen's restaurant Chez Oskar and thousands of others citywide can roll out outdoor dining.
Senator Julia Salazar to Continue to Push for Progressive Change If Reelected

Senator Julia Salazar to Continue to Push for Progressive Change If Reelected

Less than two years ago, State Senator Julia Salazar was considered the insurgent candidate. A 27-year-old Democratic Socialist, she challenged Brooklyn's Democratic establishment and won.
Police Swept Through A Brooklyn Neighborhood In Riot Gear Because People Were Setting Off Fireworks

Police Swept Through A Brooklyn Neighborhood In Riot Gear Because People Were Setting Off Fireworks

Just over two weeks after the NYPD violently suppressed peaceful protests around New York City, police early Monday morning responded to reports of illegal fireworks in a Brooklyn neighborhood with dozens of officers in riot gear — who blocked
Rep. Yvette Clarke’s Epic Reelection Battle

Rep. Yvette Clarke’s Epic Reelection Battle

Rep. Yvette Clarke stood behind the podium at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church in the heart of Flatbush, Brooklyn. It was Martin Luther King Jr.
Children Enjoy Lefferts Park De Blasio Had Locked Up

Children Enjoy Lefferts Park De Blasio Had Locked Up

Parks and playgrounds in New York City are the new battlegrounds between Mayor Bill de Blasio and frustrated frum Jewish residents in Williamsburg and Crown Heights.
We’re Open: Brooklyn Tea

We’re Open: Brooklyn Tea

Brooklyn Tea has been open-ish, as the owners like to say, throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the Crown Heights couple is taking steps to accommodate customers with health regulations in place.
Permits Filed for 952 Bedford Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant

Permits Filed for 952 Bedford Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant

Permits have been filed for a eight-story residential building at 952 Bedford Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant , Brooklyn.

Goldman Sachs Closes on 1 Flatbush Avenue Buy With $57M Loan

Meadow Partners and Slate Property Group have officially sold 1 Flatbush Avenue's residential component to Goldman Sachs, Commercial Observer has learned. USAA Real Estate provided $57 million in acquisition financing in the deal.
A gay socialist could be the first LGBTQ person of color in the New York legislature

A gay socialist could be the first LGBTQ person of color in the New York legislature

In New York's 25 th State Senate district, Democratic Socialist Jabari Brisport is running to be the first out LGBTQ person of color in the New York State Legislature. "Representation really matters," he told LGBTQ Nation.