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In NYC, Black Women Are 8 Times More Likely to Die Than White Women in Child Birth. Brooklyn BP Wants to Tackle That.

In NYC, Black Women Are 8 Times More Likely to Die Than White Women in Child Birth. Brooklyn BP Wants to Tackle That.

Black women in New York City are 9.4 times more likely to die due to childbirth complications than white people.
New Website Lets NYers Compare Neighborhood Stats, Plan Affordable Housing, Equitable Development

New Website Lets NYers Compare Neighborhood Stats, Plan Affordable Housing, Equitable Development

The new online Equitable Development Data Explorer has been designed as a central simple-to-navigate resource for New Yorkers to find critical information about their neighborhoods
A Forgotten Crime on East 6th Street

A Forgotten Crime on East 6th Street

The hell of it was, the kidnappers had taken the wrong brother. Arthur Fried was a 32-year-old sand-and-gravel-company manager living with his wife and son in White Plains.
Crown Heights Tenants Rally for New Management in Alleged Rat-, Roach-, and Bed Bug-Infested Building

Crown Heights Tenants Rally for New Management in Alleged Rat-, Roach-, and Bed Bug-Infested Building

Tenants of 567 St John’s Pl rallied Sunday with members of Crown Heights Tenants Union calling for new management for the beleaguered building
Man dies after he’s shot in the head in Brooklyn apartment building lobby

Man dies after he’s shot in the head in Brooklyn apartment building lobby

The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. The victim, 38, and a second man, 45, were both struck by gunfire inside a building on Bergen St. near New York Ave.
'Bed bugs, mice, roaches': Crown Heights tenants ask housing court judge for new building management

'Bed bugs, mice, roaches': Crown Heights tenants ask housing court judge for new building management

Tenants, including Ayanna Dore, center, rally outside their building at 567 Saint John’s Pl. Sunday afternoon. The tenants at 567 Saint John’s Pl. said they are fed up with living in squalor and have had enough.
� Brooklyn Heights Leads In COVID Cases + Easter Egg Hunt Saturday

� Brooklyn Heights Leads In COVID Cases + Easter Egg Hunt Saturday

The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO. (Patch ) Morning, people of Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO! It's me again, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO Daily.

Transport Boss: Safe Cycling and Public Transport Will Improve Immigrants' Lives in NYC

New NYC transportation boss Ydanis Rodríguez wants to be in conversation with the city's working class and immigrant populations, to make the city more fair

Indie Bookstores Organize Boroughwide Bookstore Crawl

The crawl is a celebration of Independent Bookstore Day on April 30
Man Pours Gasoline on Floor of LGBTQ Bar, Lights Match and Runs, Injuring Patrons in Damaging Blaze

Man Pours Gasoline on Floor of LGBTQ Bar, Lights Match and Runs, Injuring Patrons in Damaging Blaze

The man started the fire at Rash Bar in Bushwick on Sunday night