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Outdoor Restaurant Sheds are Here to Stay, but Brooklynites have Mixed Feelings

Outdoor Restaurant Sheds are Here to Stay, but Brooklynites have Mixed Feelings

Mayor Eric Adams said he is in the process of creating a permanent outdoor dining program that operates citywide, and some Brooklynites are suing him for it.
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Health Department to Spray Bklyn on Tuesday to Reduce Mosquitoes

Trucks will begin to spray on Aug. 23 in parts of Brooklyn and on Aug. 25 in Staten Island.
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Summer Rising Brings Camp to the Classroom

Summer Rising Brings Camp to the Classroom

Summer Rising is a free, safe, and fun academic and enrichment program for NYC students currently in grades K-8.
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Fort Greene is Getting A New Black-Owned Vegan Spot

Fort Greene is Getting A New Black-Owned Vegan Spot

Slutty Vegan, a cult foodie favorite, just announced their newest restaurant coming to Brooklyn this September.
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The First Vehicle-to-Grid System in NYC Goes Live

The First Vehicle-to-Grid System in NYC Goes Live

The new bidirectional charging system is unique in that it not only charges electric vehicles, but it also puts energy back into the grid as well to support grid resilience
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Honoring the Late Bed-Stuy Icon Albert Vann

Honoring the Late Bed-Stuy Icon Albert Vann

Bed-Stuy natives and politicians alike gathered this week to celebrate the life and career of Albert Vann.
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Community Help is Looking to Replace an Iconic Park Slope Mural

Community Help is Looking to Replace an Iconic Park Slope Mural

The mural, which represented the women who live in the CHiPS shelter for mothers and young children, was washed away almost ten years ago.
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Park Slopers Are Rallying to Save A Black-Owned Wine Shop

Park Slopers Are Rallying to Save A Black-Owned Wine Shop

Good Wine, one of the few Black female-owned wine shops in the country, needs to raise $75,000 to stay afloat.
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Two West Nile Virus Cases Reported in NYC Amidst a Record Number of Infected Mosquitos Throughout the City

One of the West Nile virus cases was reported in Brooklyn, while the other was reported in Queens.
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These BK Brothers Turned Their Family Brownstone Into the First-Ever ‘Black Residency Hacker House’

These BK Brothers Turned Their Family Brownstone Into the First-Ever ‘Black Residency Hacker House’

Brothers Rusty and River Fields last month opened RHouse—Brooklyn's first Black residency hacker house—in their family's Bed-Stuy brownstone
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