News - BKReader

Tracy Morgan Came Home to Bed-Stuy to Hand Out Turkeys

The comedian and actor partnered with Food Bank For New York City for a turkey giveaway at Bed-Stuy’s Sumner Houses

Nov 18, 2021 11:22 AM Read more >

BK Pols Support New Housing Protections as End of Eviction Moratorium Nears

Housing Justice for All — which includes BK electeds and organizations — has released its legislative agenda seeking long-term solutions to the COVID-19 housing crisis

Nov 17, 2021 6:41 PM Read more >

Jumaane Williams Joins Race for Governor

The public advocate announced his run for the state’s top elected position this week

Nov 17, 2021 2:56 PM Read more >

New Student-Run Concession Stand Opens at Barclays Center

The Food Education Fund has opened the new café, School Grounds, which will be run by students at Food and Finance High School

Nov 17, 2021 12:46 PM Read more >

Unity Map Demonstrates Fair Election Districts are Possible for BK’s Communities of Color

A coalition of voting rights organizations demands equitable political representation in Asian, Black and Latino neighborhoods.

Nov 17, 2021 11:09 AM Read more >

Arrest Made After Mother of 4 Killed Outside Brooklyn Barbershop This Summer

A man is under arrest in connection to the deadly shooting of a mother of four in Brooklyn over the summer. Oliver Case, 29, is facing multiple charges, including murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

Nov 17, 2021 7:07 AM Read more >

100 Percent Affordable Housing Development Opens in Brownsville

The 12-story Van Dyke III building was officially opened this month

Nov 16, 2021 12:36 PM Read more >

Permits Filed for Five-Story Building at Crown Heights Associated Supermarket Site

Neighbors fought for the inclusion of the Associated Supermarket in the new development

Nov 16, 2021 10:46 AM Read more >

De Blasio Said East New York’s Rezoning Would Spur Industrial Jobs Boom. That Hasn’t Happened.

After 64 years in the East New York Industrial Business Zone (IBZ), Brooklyn’s last union lighting shop is packing up and moving to Long Island.

Nov 16, 2021 6:47 AM Read more >

Most BK Residents Aren't Voting in Local Elections. That's a Problem for BK Dems, New Vice Chair Says.

In Brooklyn, only about 21 percent of registered voters came out for local elections. In Staten Island, that number was 30 percent.

Nov 15, 2021 6:30 PM Read more >