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East Flatbush Village Awarded $200K to Help Reduce Gun Violence in BK

This new funding comes at a time when the number of youth shooting victims is trending alarmingly high.

Oct 20, 2021 10:13 AM Read more >

Heartbroken Mom Remembers Son Fondly After Callous Killer Dumps His Body on a Brooklyn Street

A Brooklyn mom opted to remember her son’s happy life rather than his brutal death on the wrong end of a gun. “He was a compassionate dude, everyone loved him,” the devastated mother of shooting victim Tevin Samuel recalled Tuesday.

Oct 20, 2021 7:44 AM Read more >

Founder of Bed-Stuy's Afrocentric Preschool Wins $200K to Expand Reach

Fela Barclift plans to grow her Afrocentric school, write a book of affirmations for Black children and codify her curriculum for use at other schools.

Oct 19, 2021 5:06 PM Read more >

VIDEO: KOTA The Friend Brings Fans To Bed-Stuy For ‘Everything’ Celebration

Dozens of fans turned out to Bed-Stuy cafe Skal for the chance to meet independent musician KOTA the Friend on Sunday.

Oct 19, 2021 1:09 PM Read more >

NYC Health Department to Expand Anti-Racism Work With New Board of Health Resolution

NYC declared racism a public health crisis in 2020 and now the Board of Health has passed a resolution that includes several actions to support anti-racism work

Oct 19, 2021 11:45 AM Read more >

New Brooklyn Neighborhood Named Among NYC's Top 10 Most Expensive

Watch out, DUMBO. A new, lesser-known neighborhood across the borough has edged its way into the most expensive neighborhoods not only in Brooklyn, but across New York City, according to a Property Shark report.

Oct 19, 2021 7:43 AM Read more >

NYC Gets 'F' Grade for Lack of Spending With Black-Owned Businesses

For the 8th year in a row, the City received an 'F' for its lack of spending with African American-owned businesses, even with the racial justice protests of 2020 still fresh in the city's collective memory

Oct 18, 2021 7:27 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Woman Fosters 200th Dog, Encourages Other to Foster as Need Rises Post COVID Lockdowns

Megan Penney’s 200th foster dog is Thumbelina, a Corgi/German Shepherd mix with who uses a wheelchair to get around

Oct 18, 2021 5:56 PM Read more >

Has NYC's Black Population Really Declined? Medgar Evers’ Center for Law and Social Justice Says No

CLSJ’s new report examines how people of African descent were categorized for Census 2020.

Oct 18, 2021 1:25 PM Read more >

BK Man Charged With Stealing 73-Year-Old Woman's Car With Therapy Dog Inside

The man allegedly dragged the woman from the car before stealing it with her dog inside

Oct 18, 2021 11:37 AM Read more >