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Brooklyn Pols Lead Charge to Get More Women of Color Into Tech

Brooklyn Pols Lead Charge to Get More Women of Color Into Tech

Getting more women of color into tech is not only a human rights issue, but a business imperative for the future of the USA's GDP, panelists said.
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This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road.

This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road.

In a city scrambling to vaccinate people against Covid-19 as quickly as possible, Ambar Keluskar faced a problem this month that seemed to defy logic: Mr.
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To Mark Year Anniversary of Cultural Shutdown, Dance Collective Projects Performances Across NYC

To Mark Year Anniversary of Cultural Shutdown, Dance Collective Projects Performances Across NYC

Dance Rising NYC has teamed up with local art institutions to produce large-scale projections of fall 2020 ‘dance-outs’
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Green Grocers Are Coming to Brooklyn Neighborhoods In Need As Part of Expanded City Program

The City’s FRESH program has been expanded to bring increased healthy food into the city’s most underserved communities
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Bronze Statue of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Unveiled in Brooklyn

The 650-pound sculpture was unveiled in Brooklyn Friday, ahead of what would have been the Justice’s 88th birthday.
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NYC Public Schools With The Worst Attendance Are In Areas With Higher COVID Rates

NYC Public Schools With The Worst Attendance Are In Areas With Higher COVID Rates

New data shows that nearly half of New York City public schools have had attendance rates during the COVID-19 crisis that fall below what's considered acceptable by education experts.
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Short Film Imagines a Hyper-Gentrified Bed-Stuy, Where a Family Must Hide From ICE

Short Film Imagines a Hyper-Gentrified Bed-Stuy, Where a Family Must Hide From ICE

The powerful and unsettling 15-minute film 'Gets Good Light' explores gentrification and deportation, and was nominated for a NAACP award.
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City Council Candidate Kenya Handy-Hilliard Runs on Her Insider's Experience

The former legislative aide to Yvette Clarke says she knows how to deliver what District 40 residents need
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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

Overall, crime is down in Crown Heights, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
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Plans For New Flatbush Target Generate Mixed Response From Community

Plans For New Flatbush Target Generate Mixed Response From Community

The Church Avenue store, one of three upcoming Target locations in Brooklyn, does not have a timetable for opening.
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