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Bed Stuy Tea Company 'Dona Chai' Spices Up Your Life with 'Golden Milk'

'Golden Milk,' also known as turmeric milk, originated as part of an ancient holistic medicine practice in India, where turmeric is widely consumed for its health and beauty benefits like boosting memory function and improving the smoothness of skin

Whole Foods to Open Its Lower-Priced '365' Market in Fort Greene

Whole Foods's 365 market, featuring the grocer's house brands of organic products, is slated to open in January 2018 and will the first of its kind on the East Coast Photo credit: NY Curbed Whole Foods announced yesterday that it will open its first

50 Years of Restoration: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow!

This year, Restoration is celebrating its 50th anniversary-- five decades of providing the community arts and culture programming, business development, housing assistance, financial empowerment and so much more! Photo: BSRC Nestled between New York

City and Community Settle 'Broadway Triangle' Discrimination Case

The 'Broadway Triangle' settlement could set precedence and affect future rezoning and development plans Photo credit: City Room Blog, NY Times An eight-year legal battle over racial discrimination in the proposed "Broadway Triangle" development is e

Council Speaker Candidates Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis in Forum

During Thursday's forum, four main requests were voiced: to rehabilitate existing NYCHA units, to allocate capital for new affordable units, to use vacant NYCHA land for senior housing and to hold landlords accountable for illegal evictions (Left to

City Council Passes 'Certificate of No Harassment' to Safeguard NYC Tenants

The CONH pilot program will first focus on neighborhoods identified as vulnerable, including Bushwick and Bed-Stuy, and requires landlords to prove that they have not engaged in tenant harassment On Thursday, City Council passed two bills to provide
Get in the Holiday Spirit at Fort Greene's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Get in the Holiday Spirit at Fort Greene's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Gather with neighbors under a festive pine tree while enjoying free cookies, hot chocolate and live music

Legal Aid Society Files Lawsuit to Block Bedford-Union Armory Plan

The suit challenges the current plan for the Crown Heights development as well as the city's land use decisions, arguing that the city's impact studies don't take tenant displacement into account Photo credit: Legal Aid Society Just a week after the

BP Adams Allocates Greenhouse Funding to Brooklyn Schools, Brings Agritech into the Classrooms

The $7 million investment will expand the BP's 'Growing Brooklyn's Future' initiative to seven new schools in Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bergen Beach, Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay Photo credit: caresgs.
From London to Bed Stuy, Comic Gina Yashere Comes Live and Direct

From London to Bed Stuy, Comic Gina Yashere Comes Live and Direct

Taking center stage British-born comedian Gina Yashere shares her life's journey at some of the world's best comedy clubs and onscreen Bed Stuy based comedian Gina Yashere is planning a series on her move from London to Brooklyn. Photo: ginayashere.