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Brooklyn: Here Are Some Quick Tips to Reduce Your Footprint This Climate Week

Brooklyn: Here Are Some Quick Tips to Reduce Your Footprint This Climate Week

Climate Week NYC returns for 2021 with a focus on fulfilling and increasing commitments made by businesses, governments, and organizations.
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End of an Era: Sears Flatbush Store Closing Becomes the Last in NYC

End of an Era: Sears Flatbush Store Closing Becomes the Last in NYC

The building, known for its 100-foot tower on Beverly Rd. and Bedford Ave., was first opened in 1932
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Gov. Hochul to Review Nat Grid Pipeline Rate Hike After 33 Electeds Send Letter Urging Action

Gov. Hochul to Review Nat Grid Pipeline Rate Hike After 33 Electeds Send Letter Urging Action

Buoyed by Gov. Hochul's rapid action after Hurricane Ida, 32 elected officials are asking her to review an order allowing National Grid to raise rates to pay for fossil fuel infrastructure
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A Brooklyn Grandfather Has Died After Being Beaten By Group on His Way to Work

Moses James was found lying on the ground near Belmont Ave. and Watkins St. on Sept. 13
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NYC Mayoral Contender Eric Adams Outlines Blueprint to Turn City Hotels Into Supportive Housing

NYC Mayoral Contender Eric Adams Outlines Blueprint to Turn City Hotels Into Supportive Housing

It could be the city's last resort.
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Food Trucks Hand Out Free Meals in Brooklyn for Those Affected by Hurricane Ida

Food Trucks Hand Out Free Meals in Brooklyn for Those Affected by Hurricane Ida

When Marina and Daniel Shachamorov were given the opportunity to hand out free food to New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet through the pandemic, they didn't hesitate.
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PHOTOS: A Dazzling Mr. Eazi Had Crowd Unwinding, Moving to the Beat at Prospect Park Show

PHOTOS: A Dazzling Mr. Eazi Had Crowd Unwinding, Moving to the Beat at Prospect Park Show

Friday night's BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn show included DJ Bembona, AJO and headliner Mr. Eazi
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Immigrant NYers, Advocates Call for Immigrant Voting Rights in City Elections

Immigrant NYers, Advocates Call for Immigrant Voting Rights in City Elections

The groups are fighting for the passage of a bill that would expand voting rights to those with permanent resident status or work authorization
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PHOTOS: Photoville Brings Stories of Pain, Freedom and Beauty to NYers in 10th Anniversary Show

PHOTOS: Photoville Brings Stories of Pain, Freedom and Beauty to NYers in 10th Anniversary Show

The free citywide show opened on Saturday with a family day at Brooklyn Bridge Park
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AREN'T DIAMONDS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR BEST FRIEND?

AREN'T DIAMONDS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR BEST FRIEND?

By Michael Milton, "The Art of Seeing" In 1984, my boyfriend Jim moved from California to share my apartment--a tall-ceilinged space housed in a late 19 th century wreck-of-a-hotel on Manhattan's then wild and crazy Upper West Side.
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