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Jumaane Williams Was Made For This Moment

Jumaane Williams, the New York City public advocate, could feel the pain in his aging, 44-year-old knee on the hard concrete of Times Square.

Aug 3, 2020 9:39 AM Read more >

Who Are the Real Gentrifiers? Brooklyn's Elected Leaders Argue

With accusations by Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo that newly elected-DSA candidates are funded by "gentrifiers," questions resurface around her relationship to real estate.

Jul 31, 2020 5:18 PM Read more >

How Other Countries Reopened Schools During the Pandemic and What the US Can Learn From Them

Class is in session in Uruguay, one of the first countries in the Western Hemisphere to reopen its schools

Jul 31, 2020 11:38 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Residents Fear the End of Enhanced Unemployment Payment

With the $600 a week extended unemployment coming to an end tomorrow, Brooklyn residents are left confused by Government inaction

Jul 30, 2020 1:32 PM Read more >

Bed-Stuys Black Lives Matter Mural Becomes Hub for Community Activities

Community leaders have come together to form the Bed-Stuy Mural Collective, which will hold socially responsible activities for Bed-Stuy residents

Jul 30, 2020 10:16 AM Read more >

Alleged Serial Bank Robber Steals Thousands From Chase Bank Near Grand Army Plaza

A 47-year-old man was charged in Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday with robbing a Chase Bank on Flatbush Avenue on Tuesday, July 21, less than a quarter mile from Grand Army Plaza, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

Jul 30, 2020 8:24 AM Read more >

Brownsville Organizations Encouraged After Asking Elected Officials for $4.5M

The three organizations asked for $1.5M each to fund their public safety work, an alternative to policing

Jul 29, 2020 6:51 PM Read more >

Social Democrats' Election Successes Strike a Nerve for a Brooklyn Councilmember

A "gentrification movement" with a political agenda is behind the wave of Black progressive victories, says the council majority leader

Jul 29, 2020 3:28 PM Read more >

New Bed-Stuy Based Relief Fund Launched for Folks Hardest Hit by COVID-19

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation has already given out three grants from the fund, including to the family of 1-year-old shooting victim Davell Gardner Jnr.

Jul 29, 2020 2:21 PM Read more >

Pandemic Could Devastate Brooklyn's Women and Minority-Owned Businesses

Shocking numbers report they'll be out of business within six months due to COVID-19

Jul 29, 2020 10:37 AM Read more >