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Founder of Unique Bed-Stuy Farm Stand Wants to Help Others Start Their Own

Mitch Bloom wants Brooklynites to get in the habit of buying locally-sourced fresh produce and is planning to mentor others to manage their own farm stands to serve their communities, too

Mar 22, 2021 3:28 PM Read more >

Youth, Community and Pols Call on City to Restore Summer Camp Funding in a Year Full of Uncertainty

Funding for Schools Out NYC summer programming has been cut in the Mayor's preliminary FY22 Executive Budget

Mar 22, 2021 2:26 PM Read more >

Yusuf Hawkins Life and Legacy Honored in Bed-Stuy Street Co-Naming

Bed-Stuys Verona Place has been co-named Yusuf Hawkins Way to honor the teen who was murdered in 1989

Mar 22, 2021 12:35 PM Read more >

As NYC High Schools Reopen for In-Person Learning, COVID Numbers in Some Nabes Remain Concerning

City high schools were set to reopen for in-person learning Monday, the latest in a series of steps toward normalcy even as the Big Apple's COVID-19 numbers remain concerning.

Mar 22, 2021 8:14 AM Read more >

The City Wants Your Ideas on Collective Ownership Models That Work

The City has put out a request for information for models that allow people of color and low-income to build wealth through collective ownership

Mar 19, 2021 5:21 PM Read more >

Unsung Sheroes and Heroes of Black Literature to Be Celebrated at National Black Writers Biennial Symposium

Writers Paule Marshall and John A. Williams will be the focus of the Center for Black Literatures biennial symposium

Mar 19, 2021 1:06 PM Read more >

Flatbush Great-Great-Grandmother Receives Second COVID-19 Vaccine on Her 99th Birthday

Jestina Harper was presented with a congratulatory letter on her 99th birthday by Councilmember Mathieu Eugene

Mar 19, 2021 10:16 AM Read more >

Whos Up, Whos Down? Brooklyn Council Election Notes from the Latest Financial Disclosures

The June 22nd Democratic primary is just a few months away, and all eyes are on the mayor's race. But there are also several highly competitive races for City Council, Borough President and judicial seats happening in Brooklyn.

Mar 19, 2021 7:44 AM Read more >

Concerned BK Residents Slam National Grid, NY Regulator With Lawsuit Over Greenpoint Expansion

The lawsuit is the latest move in North Brooklyn Pipeline opponents' fight against the pipeline and National Grid's expansion

Mar 18, 2021 4:48 PM Read more >

How Do mRNA Vaccines Work and Why Do You Need a Second Dose? 5 Essential Reads

These vaccines are not only effective, they work in a fundamentally different way from traditional vaccines.

Mar 18, 2021 2:18 PM Read more >