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Brooklyn-based Delivery Programs That Serve Seniors Struggle With Funding, Increased Demand

Brooklyn-based Delivery Programs That Serve Seniors Struggle With Funding, Increased Demand

With flat-rate funding from the city, many of these programs may not make it past June 30

New Yorkers Can Now Use Their Security Deposits to Pay June Rent

But what about rents for April, May, July and August?
Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surprise

Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surprise

BY: William M.
Study: Thousands more died in NYC than official virus tally shows

Study: Thousands more died in NYC than official virus tally shows

New York City's death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Brooklyn Production Company Puts Community First

Brooklyn Production Company Puts Community First

Broadway Stages has given up a three-month lease worth over $100,000 to help combat hunger.
New Study Shows Staggering Effect of Coronavirus Pandemic on America's Mental Health

New Study Shows Staggering Effect of Coronavirus Pandemic on America's Mental Health

By: Jean Twenge , San Diego State University When the novel coronavirus roared into the U.S., mental health took a back seat to physical health.
Greenlight Hosts Free Virtual Readings for Youth, with Favorite Authors

Greenlight Hosts Free Virtual Readings for Youth, with Favorite Authors

This free and interactive reading event features authors of popular books for early readers, school-age children and young adults
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 37 units at 7 Livonia Ave in Brownsville

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 37 units at 7 Livonia Ave in Brownsville

The architectural firm's cache of high-end buildings normally run in the millions. These units will be affordable.
Jewish, Christian congregations leaderless due to COVID-19 deaths

Jewish, Christian congregations leaderless due to COVID-19 deaths

At least 75 congregations of different faiths and denominations throughout New York City have been left leaderless over the past two months, with several rabbis, priests and ministers dying as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, The New Yor
Why This Brownsville Single Mother is 'Mom' to Many More Than Her Own

Why This Brownsville Single Mother is 'Mom' to Many More Than Her Own

Since age 17, Venus Core has been dedicated to nurturing the youth in her neighborhood, and that hasn’t stopped for COVID-19