Local Voices

BKLYN Commons , Brooklyn's premier coworking space and home to more than 300 indoor storefront businesses owned and operated by entrepreneurs, creators, change-makers, and forward-thinking innovators.

By: Megan Lei As a Chinese woman, I am full of horror and pain. When I first heard of the March 16 attacks on three Atlanta area spas, my heart sank. A gunman killed eight people that day. Six of those people were Asian women.

By Dr. Yaneer Bar-Yam Governor Cuomo seems to be letting his political scandals get the best of his judgement.

BKLYN Commons , Brooklyn's premier coworking space and home to more than 300 indoor storefront businesses owned and operated by entrepreneurs, creators, change-makers, and forward-thinking innovators.

By: Curtis Harris I am running for City Council because I want to lead next to people, not in front of them. I am the only candidate in the race not controlled by special interest groups.

By Dr. Florence Saint Jean and Josue Pierre Among the many COVID-19 related issues facing New Yorkers, mental health is a widespread and underreported -- a challenge that will impact us well into the future.

Straight Out of COVID: How Brooklyn Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Pivoted During a Global Pandemic.

By Kenya Handy-Hilliard COVID-19 has battered our City. As of February 28, 2021, New York City recorded total cases of COVID-19 and 28,500 deaths.

By: Lindy Hale New York City native Shaun Parker is no stranger to change. While working as a fitness instructor in Memphis, Tennessee, Parker stumbled upon the social media page of a friend who was transitioning from graffiti art to tattooing.

COVID-19 swept through Brooklyn's business community like a powerful tornado last year — demolishing multitudes of small businesses that entrepreneurs worked hard for years to build.