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Get Your Green Thumb Ready as the Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest Returns

Get Your Green Thumb Ready as the Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest Returns

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the celebration of community building and greening the borough is back with the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition.
Arsonist Attacks Brooklyn Nightclub, Two Hurt In Blaze, Officials Say

Arsonist Attacks Brooklyn Nightclub, Two Hurt In Blaze, Officials Say

Two people were hurt at a popular Brooklyn nightclub when a suspected arsonist threw a lit match on a floor doused with flammable liquid, sending shockwaves through a neighborhood known for its nightlife, according to authorities and witnesses.
Salary Disclosure In NYC: Not So Fast, Say Some on City Council

Salary Disclosure In NYC: Not So Fast, Say Some on City Council

Just weeks before a new law takes effect requiring most employers to post salary ranges in help wanted ads, City Council members are moving to postpone it — and make changes that the law’s proponents warn would “gut” the measure’s aim to promote equa
The Bushwick Starr Gets $900K for New Performing Arts Center

The Bushwick Starr Gets $900K for New Performing Arts Center

The neighborhood arts center and theater is one of six Brooklyn arts organizations that have received a grant as part of the state’s latest $20 million arts investment
Video: Top Japanese Store, Bookoff, Opens at Brooklyn's Japan Village

Video: Top Japanese Store, Bookoff, Opens at Brooklyn's Japan Village

Japan's #1 second-hand bookstore has found itself a new home inside Industry City's Japan Village
Man Shot in Head Inside East New York Apartment: NYPD

Man Shot in Head Inside East New York Apartment: NYPD

A man was shot in the head and killed inside a Brooklyn apartment Sunday night, police said on Monday. A 911 caller alerted police to the shooting, which happened inside an apartment building on Blake Avenue in East New York around 11:30 p.m.
SEE IT: Brooklyn Building Overrun with Rats, Traumatizing Residents: ‘At Nighttime They Sound Like They Have a Big Party’

SEE IT: Brooklyn Building Overrun with Rats, Traumatizing Residents: ‘At Nighttime They Sound Like They Have a Big Party’

The vermin appear through the darkness each evening: Dozens of unwanted intruders running up and down the stairs, through the hallways — and even crawling through the windows.
Unlicensed Marijuana Dispensaries Multiply in New York City Despite Warnings From State Regulators

Unlicensed Marijuana Dispensaries Multiply in New York City Despite Warnings From State Regulators

On a recent afternoon, a sales associate at Street Lawyer Services, a marijuana dispensary on the Lower East Side, scrolled through the shop’s inventory on a screen as Oliver, a return customer, looked on.
East Flatbush Community Calls for End to Gun Violence at Vigil for 12-Year-Old Kade Lewin

East Flatbush Community Calls for End to Gun Violence at Vigil for 12-Year-Old Kade Lewin

A Brooklyn community, united in grief, is coming together to call for an end to gun violence after 12-year-old Kade Lewin was shot and killed while sitting in a car. The community held a rally and vigil on Friday night to honor the boy.
Keeping Our Commercial Corridors Vibrant and Building Community Equity

Keeping Our Commercial Corridors Vibrant and Building Community Equity

As we look for ways to keep our commercial corridors vibrant, it's important there is a focus on employee ownership initiatives