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The City Has a New Plan to Keep Black Bed-Stuy Residents in Their Homes

The Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Plan looks to slow gentrification in the neighborhood, as residents face another economic downturn

Nov 23, 2020 3:20 PM Read more >

BKLYN Commons to Hold Virtual Pop Up Showcasing Small Businesses This Holiday Season

The Brooklyn co-working company will hold its fourth annual pop up featuring a range of programming this Tuesday

Nov 23, 2020 11:55 AM Read more >

NYC Braces for Possibility of More COVID-19 Restrictions as FDA Approves New Treatments

New York City residents lined up in Prospect Heights waiting to get coronavirus tests as infections continue to rise throughout the state.

Nov 23, 2020 9:54 AM Read more >

BK Property Owners 'Blindsided' by City Gas Inspections, Threat of $10K Fines

Property owners in Bed-Stuy, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton have until Dec. 31 to avoid a $10K fine

Nov 20, 2020 2:14 PM Read more >

Sustainable Meal Service with Brooklyn Roots Gives Back to Community in Time of Crisis

Mademeals Founder Jesse McBride says it shouldn't just be up to non-profits to work for the good of the community

Nov 20, 2020 1:53 PM Read more >

15 Brooklyn Restaurants to Support This Black Restaurant Week and Beyond (And There Are So Many More!)

Black Restaurant Week has come to New York for the first time in an effort to support Black-owned businesses amidst the coronavirus pandemic

Nov 20, 2020 12:48 PM Read more >

Brooklyn High Low Tea Room Offers a Cozy Escape

Brooklyn High Low is a new indoor and outdoor tea room in Prospect Heights along Vanderbilt Avenue, one of the most activated open restaurant streets in the city.

Nov 20, 2020 9:22 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Arts Writers Awarded with Andy Warhol Foundation Grants

The foundation granted $675,000 to 22 NYC writers as part of its Arts Writers Grant program

Nov 19, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

East New York to Get Two Amazon Delivery Stations Next Year

The online retail giant announced plans to build a second delivery station in the neighborhood that would create hundreds of jobs

Nov 19, 2020 12:52 PM Read more >

Rapper Dupree G.O.D. to Surrender to NYPD Over Viral Flamethrower Bus Stunt

The rapper who shot a flamethrower from atop a city bus in a viral video will turn himself in to the NYPD Wednesday afternoon, his lawyer told the Daily News. Dupree G.O.

Nov 19, 2020 9:55 AM Read more >