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Whitehead, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, started his literary journey in Brooklyn, first from an apartment in Fort Greene, and later in Clinton Hill and Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard facility will feature specialized tools and robotics systems that will focus exclusively on discovering new inorganic materials at a faster rate.

New York regulators approved new Con Edison rate hikes, raising electric bills by about 9% and gas bills by 6% over three years, according to The City.

New York’s 2025 income tax filing season began on Jan. 26, with an Apr. 15 deadline.

The Jacques Pépin Foundation gave a Winter 2026 grant to Black Veterans for Social Justice, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that supports culinary training and job readiness for veterans.

Just 5% of the $46 billion in city contracts and purchase orders were awarded to M/WBEs in fiscal year 2025, a new report found.

The program provides paid summer jobs, stipends and career-building experiences for New Yorkers ages 14 to 24.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission has given conditional support to a 27-story tower proposed above a Fort Greene church, citing preservation concerns, Brownstoner reported.

Uber Eats, Fantuan and HungryPanda will pay over $5 million in restitution, civil penalties and damages to more than 49,000 food delivery workers.

Black or Latino drivers made up over 84% of reported vehicle searches conducted by the NYPD from 2022 through September 2025, while less than 4% of vehicle searches targeted white drivers, a lawsuit alleges.