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Community Pitches in for Hernan Pagan, Heart of Bushwick's 'People's Garden'

Community Pitches in for Hernan Pagan, Heart of Bushwick's 'People's Garden'

Hernan Pagan has created a safe space where all are welcome at Bushwick's 'People's Garden,' and now the community wants to help him out
NYC Parks Need Vision, Investment and Equity Planning, Advocates Say

NYC Parks Need Vision, Investment and Equity Planning, Advocates Say

Advocacy group New Yorkers for Parks has released a Five Point Plan for Park Equity, calling on future planning for city parks
Innovative BK Tech Startup Is Converting Vehicle Energy to Clean Electricity

Innovative BK Tech Startup Is Converting Vehicle Energy to Clean Electricity

Brooklyn is increasingly a top destination for technology entrepreneurs
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Prospect Heights

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Prospect Heights

Crime is up in Prospect Heights and Brooklyn as a whole.
Brooklyn Sen. Julia Salazar and NYC Comptroller Call on Cuomo to Restore Funding for Health Care Providers

Brooklyn Sen. Julia Salazar and NYC Comptroller Call on Cuomo to Restore Funding for Health Care Providers

Salazar and Stringer wrote a letter to the governor calling for reproductive health care funding to be restored
"I Never Felt I Was Doing Anything Wrong": NYers Rejoice After Marijuana Legalization

"I Never Felt I Was Doing Anything Wrong": NYers Rejoice After Marijuana Legalization

Ivan Torres has been smoking weed in New York City for more than four decades.
1.2 Million Eggs Coming to NY Food Banks in Time for Easter Thanks to AG's Lawsuit

1.2 Million Eggs Coming to NY Food Banks in Time for Easter Thanks to AG's Lawsuit

The eggs are part of an agreement Attorney General Letitia James reached with Hillandale Farms, after suing the company for price-gouging
Brownsville Health Clinic to Close if State Funding Not Allocated in This Week

Brownsville Health Clinic to Close if State Funding Not Allocated in This Week

Public Health Solutions Brownsville and Clinton Hill locations, which serve predominantly low income women, face imminent closure
Generations of Families Go to These New York Health Clinics. Now They May Close for Good.

Generations of Families Go to These New York Health Clinics. Now They May Close for Good.

Paulette Hilton has been going to the same health clinic on Eastern Parkway in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, since 1998.
Reason to Hope: Flatbush Storyteller Explores New Forms of Community Resistance

Reason to Hope: Flatbush Storyteller Explores New Forms of Community Resistance

Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. is the host of 'Resistance,' the podcast that "refuses to accept things as they are"