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‘Cancel Tax Lien Sale,’ Brooklyn Community Groups Tell the City

‘Cancel Tax Lien Sale,’ Brooklyn Community Groups Tell the City

At a public meeting on the 2021 tax lien sale, community groups, including Brooklyn’s Bridge Street Development, called on the city to halt this year’s sale.

Health Care Worker Burnout Widespread in Public Hospitals, Kings County Physician Testifies

NYU Langone-Brooklyn helps its staff alleviate stress and frustration through mindfulness training and other self-care practices.

Ultimate Block Party RestorationROCKS! Returns This Weekend

The 15th annual celebration is part of the week-long Bed-Stuy Alive! Celebration
Maya Wiley Won’t Be New York’s Next Mayor. What Will Happen to Her Signature Proposal?

Maya Wiley Won’t Be New York’s Next Mayor. What Will Happen to Her Signature Proposal?

What’s next for former New York City mayoral candidate and civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley? She says she isn’t going to run for governor. But she still wants to see her plan to provide universal community care for children and older adults realized.

Brooklyn's Worst Road? What to Do About Broadway

This is the first in a two-part series looking at why Broadway, a main Brooklyn thoroughfare, is in such dismal condition. In part one, we look at how community boards are coming together to tackle the issue.
East New York’s $425M Fountains Housing Development Complete

East New York’s $425M Fountains Housing Development Complete

Governor Kathy Hochul cut the ribbon on the mixed use development, which includes 1,163 affordable apartments, on Monday
Bed-Stuy Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Beloved "Bed-Vyne" Businesses

Bed-Stuy Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Beloved "Bed-Vyne" Businesses

For the past 10 years, Bed-Vyne has been a staple in the Bed-Stuy community, thriving through gentrification and a deadly pandemic.
First-Time Homebuyers Can Get up to $100K Down Payment From the City

First-Time Homebuyers Can Get up to $100K Down Payment From the City

The funding is part of a City-run program that aims to empower low-income New Yorkers to become homeowners
BK Legend Michael K. Williams— Uncle Mike to Many— Remembered as 'What a Celebrity Is Supposed to Be'

BK Legend Michael K. Williams— Uncle Mike to Many— Remembered as 'What a Celebrity Is Supposed to Be'

The Hollywood movie star who grew up in an East Flatbush housing complex never stopped giving back to Brooklyn, and his family is keeping his humanitarian spirit alive
Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Virus Thriving in Low-Vaxxed Areas Across NYC – Especially in Brooklyn

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Virus Thriving in Low-Vaxxed Areas Across NYC – Especially in Brooklyn

Defying the continued reopening of New York City, the spread of COVID-19 continues to fall across the Five Boroughs â€" but not in areas where vaccination rates have lagged behind the citywide average.