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Brooklyn’s ‘Worst Landlord’ Reaches Settlement With Housing Department

Brooklyn’s ‘Worst Landlord’ Reaches Settlement With Housing Department

Jason Korn, who topped the Worst Landlord Watchlist two year in a row, will pay $235,000 and fix housing violations in nearly 400 homes
Women With Children Having Harder Time Re-entering NYC Workforce

Women With Children Having Harder Time Re-entering NYC Workforce

The pandemic recession recovery isn’t reaching New York City mothers who face steep challenges in breaking back into the workforce â€" underscoring a growing child care crisis, a new report from a children’s advocacy group found.
Man's Clinton Hill Gardens Saved After Months-Long Battle With City Over Rats

Man's Clinton Hill Gardens Saved After Months-Long Battle With City Over Rats

The community has helped save nine gardens that volunteer John Cook spent 14 years building at a NYCHA housing complex, after the City recently pressured him to tear them up due to a rat problem
NYCHA Teens Gain Confidence, Skill at Free After-School Boxing Program

NYCHA Teens Gain Confidence, Skill at Free After-School Boxing Program

"For many, this is the closest thing they have to a form of therapy."
100% Affordable Senior Housing Development Opens in Williamsburg

100% Affordable Senior Housing Development Opens in Williamsburg

The Arker Companies, Department of Housing Preservation and Development and Jewish Association Serving the Aging have built 64 new homes for seniors

Woman Extradited From Florida, Arraigned for Shooting Death of Brooklyn Mother: DA’s Office

The woman was charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Delia Johnson in the head at point blank range last August

Local Leaders, Community Groups Rally at City Hall to Stop Tax Lien Sale

Brooklyn politicians and organizations joined this week’s rally at City Hall calling for Mayor Bill de Blasio to cancel the controversial sale
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

Overall, crime is up in Bed-Stuy, but down in Brooklyn as a whole.
Meet the Brooklyn Cheerleading Teams Bringing BK Swag to the National Stage

Meet the Brooklyn Cheerleading Teams Bringing BK Swag to the National Stage

Brooklyn is the city of Biggie, not Bring It On, but these two local cheers teams are bringing Brooklyn to the world stage with their award-winning cheerleading and dance programs
High-Tech Mushroom Farmers in Brooklyn Raise $25M with Vision for ‘the Future of Food'

High-Tech Mushroom Farmers in Brooklyn Raise $25M with Vision for ‘the Future of Food'

The royal trumpet mushroom can grow in just two weeks to weigh more than a pound. Chop one up in a food processor and fry it with the right spice mix and the fungi can pack as much umami flavor as chorizo sausage.