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Mayor Pushes To Ban 'Drill' Rap On Social Media After BK Killing

Mayor Pushes To Ban 'Drill' Rap On Social Media After BK Killing

Mayor Eric Adams is taking aim at a Brooklyn music scene after the fatal shooting of an of an 18-year-old rapper in Bed-Stuy.
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How This Bushwick Design Hub Is Disrupting NYFW With Its Conscious Approach to Fashion

How This Bushwick Design Hub Is Disrupting NYFW With Its Conscious Approach to Fashion

All garments at Vers are handmade, and most use upcycled materials like scrap fabric, consumer waste, beads and hardware.
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Small BK Synagogues Get $250K in Security Upgrades Amidst Uptick in Antisemitic Attacks

Small BK Synagogues Get $250K in Security Upgrades Amidst Uptick in Antisemitic Attacks

The funding can include the installation of new doors, locks and video cameras, and active shooter and access control training.
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BK Artists Could Get $1K a Month No-Strings-Attached Grant or a New Job, Thanks to This Initiative

BK Artists Could Get $1K a Month No-Strings-Attached Grant or a New Job, Thanks to This Initiative

Creatives Rebuild New York will provide support to NY artists through the Guaranteed Income for Artists and the Artist Employment Programs.
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NYC Kicks Off Mass Distribution of Free At-Home COVID Test Kits: Where to Pick One Up

NYC Kicks Off Mass Distribution of Free At-Home COVID Test Kits: Where to Pick One Up

The NYC Test & Trace Corps is distributing free at-home COVID-19 test kits to New Yorkers at 14 landmark City cultural sites and 27 branches of The New York Public Library, Queens Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library.
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NYPD Hate Crimes Unit Investigating More Antisemitic Incidents Across Brooklyn and Queens: ‘We Can’t Let This Be the Norm’

NYPD Hate Crimes Unit Investigating More Antisemitic Incidents Across Brooklyn and Queens: ‘We Can’t Let This Be the Norm’

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating several antisemitic incidents over the weekend. Police say they are looking for several suspects.
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Doe Fund Appoints Former Councilmember Cornegy as EVP of External Affairs

Doe Fund Appoints Former Councilmember Cornegy as EVP of External Affairs

The Doe Fund, which provides paid work, housing, and comprehensive support services to formerly homeless and incarcerated men in New York City, has appointed former Brooklyn Councilmember Robert Cornegy, Jr.
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Are NYC Students Ready to Ditch Masks?

Are NYC Students Ready to Ditch Masks?

New York may be ending its school mask mandate next month. So Chalkbeat asked some experts — New York City students — about what it’s like to wear a mask all day, whether it affects their learning, and if they’re ready to be in school without one.
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Feb 15: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Hattie Carthan

Feb 15: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Hattie Carthan

Carthan was a community activist and environmentalist who was instrumental in improving the quality of life of Bedford Stuyvesant
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Brooklyn Neighbors Spar Over the Right (and Wrong) Way to Deal with Feral and Stray Cats

Brooklyn Neighbors Spar Over the Right (and Wrong) Way to Deal with Feral and Stray Cats

Cat rescue organizations are urging people to be respectful of their neighbors while helping stray cats in Brooklyn
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