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Brooklyn-Based Artist Baseera Khan Awarded Brooklyn Museums UOVO Prize

As part of the prize, Kahn will get their first solo museum exhibition, a public installation and $25,000.

Dec 7, 2020 11:25 AM Read more >

Controversial Sprinkler Law Won't Go Forward As Written, Pols Say

A controversial fire-safety law that homeowners say would be "catastrophic" for New York City's brownstones and row houses will be rewritten before it comes to a vote, council members promised this week. Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr.

Dec 7, 2020 9:39 AM Read more >

Bed-Stuy Foster Mom Shares Her Story, Encourages Others as Need for Foster Parents Grows

Gail Anderson recently completed her first foster experience. Now she wants to help others help kids in need during the pandemic.

Dec 4, 2020 4:32 PM Read more >

The Week in COVID-19 (12/4/20): Brooklyn, Heres Everything You Need to Know

Two people are dying every minute from COVID-19 in the U.S. as the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge nationally and globally. In NYC, Mayor Bill de Blasio reopens elementary schools in New York City with plans to phase out hybrid learning as Supreme Court rules NY restrictions on religious gatherings are unconstitutional.

Dec 4, 2020 3:54 PM Read more >

Asase Yaa and Weeksville Heritage Center Present Kwanzaa Fest 2020: Rising in Principle

The virtual celebration will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12, and will celebrate the seven principles of Kwanzaa honoring African heritage.

Dec 4, 2020 11:32 AM Read more >

Renderings Reveal Striking Expansion of Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

New renderings from S. Wieder Architect reveal an expansion of the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights , Brooklyn.

Dec 4, 2020 9:25 AM Read more >

North BK Pipelines Impacts on Black and Brown Communities Unjustifiable, de Blasio Says

The mayor has joined mounting opposition to the pipeline, calling on National Grid to halt the controversial project.

Dec 3, 2020 6:48 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Navy Yard To Hold Business Incubator for Minority and Women Entrepreneurs

The deadline to submit business proposals has been extended to January 15, 2021

Dec 3, 2020 5:32 PM Read more >

Three Brooklyn Nonprofits Serving the Community Through COVID-19 Get $150,000 in Grants

Brooklyn Communities Collaborative has awarded $2 million in grants since the pandemic hit to support organizations overlooked by traditional funding sources

Dec 3, 2020 12:18 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Reacts to 'Sea Change' Supreme Court Decision on NY Religious Gatherings

The challenge to Cuomo's rules on religious gatherings were brought by multiple BK houses of worship, and upheld by the Supreme Court with the help of new Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Dec 3, 2020 11:01 AM Read more >