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Ranked-Choice Voting Was a 'Mixed Bag' in Brownsville, Says Latrice Walker

Ranked-Choice Voting Was a 'Mixed Bag' in Brownsville, Says Latrice Walker

The state lawmaker will hold a public hearing to review the 2021 primary election experience.
'Magical' Improvised Performance in Bushwick Aims to Raise $100K for Jazz Musicians

'Magical' Improvised Performance in Bushwick Aims to Raise $100K for Jazz Musicians

The project is a collaboration between artist Jim Watt and jazz trumpeter Antoine Drye. The pair are raising $100K for jazz musicians impacted by the pandemic.
Brooklyn Nets Give 50 Smartphones, Vouchers to Graduating Seniors in New York City

Brooklyn Nets Give 50 Smartphones, Vouchers to Graduating Seniors in New York City

The Nets teamed up with Motorola and Verizon to donate the new smartphones to high school seniors living in temporary housing
24 BK Neighborhoods in City's Top 50 Most Expensive, and Prices Are Rising

24 BK Neighborhoods in City's Top 50 Most Expensive, and Prices Are Rising

A recent report by Property Shark show prices in Downtown Brooklyn have increased 79% in 2020
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

Crime is up in Flatbush and East Flatbush, but down in Brooklyn as a whole.
Bombarding Rainfall Turns NYC Subway Stations, Highways Into Gushing Waterways

Bombarding Rainfall Turns NYC Subway Stations, Highways Into Gushing Waterways

An ocean of flooding woe confounded commuters Thursday afternoon as pouring rain inundated city streets and turned an uptown Manhattan subway station into an underground river. The water was waist-deep at the W. 157th St.

Brooklyn Politicians 'Heartbroken' Over Assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse

Moïse was gunned down in his home early Wednesday morning
Crown Heights Development Will Include Associated Supermarket Following Protests, Lawsuit

Crown Heights Development Will Include Associated Supermarket Following Protests, Lawsuit

Crown Heights community members rallied around the supermarket when it was given a 30-day vacate notice earlier this year
Art Exhibition Exploring Queerness, Sexuality and American Identity Opens on Atlantic Ave

Art Exhibition Exploring Queerness, Sexuality and American Identity Opens on Atlantic Ave

The exhibition is part of the summer programming and events at the popup gallery on Atlantic Avenue, opened by TW Fine Arts.
New York City's Haitian Community Reacts to President's Assassination

New York City's Haitian Community Reacts to President's Assassination

There is stunned reaction to the assassination in Flatbush, considered 'Little Haiti' with 20% of its residents from the Caribbean island. "We're getting a number of calls into our offices, in terms of direction.