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‘Coffee Uplifts People:’ How Angela Yee Plans to Diversify the Coffee Industry, Starting with a Bed-Stuy Café

‘Coffee Uplifts People:’ How Angela Yee Plans to Diversify the Coffee Industry, Starting with a Bed-Stuy Café

The radio personality is changing the face of the coffee industry with her new brand of coffee, and inspiring her Bed-Stuy neighborhood with the brand's flagship café.
New York State COVID Rate Hits New High at New Year’s Start

New York State COVID Rate Hits New High at New Year’s Start

Over 85,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus statewide on the last day of 2021, a more than 10 percent rise from the day before, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday.
Woman, Dog Dead in Brooklyn Shooting

Woman, Dog Dead in Brooklyn Shooting

A woman and a dog were killed in a Brooklyn shooting on Sunday night, police said. After she was shot around 9:45 p.m.
Search on for Suspect Who Robbed Brooklyn Flower Shop

Search on for Suspect Who Robbed Brooklyn Flower Shop

Police are searching for the person who robbed a flower shop in Brooklyn on New Year's Day. The incident was reported at the Flores Con Amor shop at 570 Wilson Avenue just after 4 p.m. Saturday.
Brooklyn Man Arrested for Fatal Stabbing of Woman Outside Her Long Island Home

Brooklyn Man Arrested for Fatal Stabbing of Woman Outside Her Long Island Home

An ex-con who turned his life around under the mentorship of a Manhattan celebrity chef is now accused of fatally stabbing a 21-year-old college student outside her Long Island home, police said Sunday.
This Bushwick-Based Rapper is Making Viral Conservation Hits for the Eco-Revolution

This Bushwick-Based Rapper is Making Viral Conservation Hits for the Eco-Revolution

Hila Perry, aka Hila the Killa, is educating the world on conservation, growing veggies and taking care of the planet with her witty raps that have millions of views online
City Releases Plans for 100% Affordable Homeownership Development in Bed-Stuy

City Releases Plans for 100% Affordable Homeownership Development in Bed-Stuy

The City has announced that Almat Urban and the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation will develop the condo coop development
Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes in Brooklyn Showed Overall Decline in 2021

Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes in Brooklyn Showed Overall Decline in 2021

Murders declined in Brooklyn by 16% this year, bucking a citywide trend. But hate crimes increased by 41%, according to the borough’s district attorney
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

Crime is up in Flatbush and East Flatbush, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
Bed-Stuy COVID Rates Reach All-Time Highs, Data Shows

Bed-Stuy COVID Rates Reach All-Time Highs, Data Shows

Weeks into the city's latest COVID-19 surge, virus rates remain higher than ever in Bed-Stuy, where more than one in five people tested positive last week, according to the latest city data.