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Intro 1039, a bill introduced by Councilmember Williams which is part of the Housing Not Warehousing Act, mandates the city to register vacant buildings and lots that could be developed as affordable housing.

GetCoveredNYC, the citywide program, provides free live support to help uninsured New Yorkers understand their eligibility and the enrollment process.

Complaints about non-functioning heat and hot water have come from tenants at over 30 NYCHA developments across the city, including five developments in Central and East Brooklyn Photo credit: NY Daily News After widespread reports from tenants of he

This "Vegan Shake Shack" features an eclectic menu of custom burgers made of veggies and plant proteins like tempeh, quinoa and beans, all organic and sustainably sourced Photo courtesy Next Level Burger Next Level Burger (NLB), the West Coast vegan

Seven Brooklyn developments are competing in categories such as market-rate and affordable housing, mixed-use, civic space, hotel and retail in the Urban Land Institute's Awards for Excellence in Development

The best way to avoid getting sick this season is to strengthen your immune system and practice preventive care to stay healthy Photo credit: TLC While the flu shot may be at the top of your list of defenses against the virus, it still can't fully pr

Somewhere, Ice Cube is smiling This Sunday at 3:00 pm, you can be doing a lot of things: From watching the Buffalo Bills lose their first playoff game since 1999, to breaking your resolution of abstaining from alcohol with a boozy brunch in Bed-Stuy.

Author Sam Graham-Felsen will be joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning NY Times journalist Wesley Morris to discuss his debut 'Green,' a coming-of-age story about systemic racism and the struggle to rise in America Sam Graham-Felsen , a Brooklyn-based jou

The new paid family leave policy grants employees job-protected time off to care for their loved ones for up to 12 weeks Photo credit: Employer Service Corporation With the new year, New Yorkers now have access to an important new right: paid family

The Brooklyn DA's office presented historic low numbers of homicides and shootings and announced the launch of a new criminal justice reform agenda in early 2018 Photo: Office of the Brooklyn District Attorney 2017 was the safest year in Brooklyn his