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Housing Rights Advocate Cea Weaver Nominated to Planning Commission Amidst Citywide Housing Crisis

The real estate industry is pushing back against the nomination of a progressive on the commission, saying Weaver would be a ‘thorn in industry’s side.’
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Calling All Companies Wishing to Tackle Global Issues From BK's Navy Yard

Calling All Companies Wishing to Tackle Global Issues From BK's Navy Yard

Newlab is holding an open call for entrepreneurs interested in solving some of the world's most pressing problems
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Billie Holiday Theater Instrumental in Providing Close to 100 Black Theaters Grant Support

Billie Holiday Theater Instrumental in Providing Close to 100 Black Theaters Grant Support

The Black Seed was established in 2020 to support Black theater companies nationwide
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Brownsville Hospital Offers Vaccinations Without Appointments To Improve Equitable Access. Outsiders Take Advantage.

Brownsville Hospital Offers Vaccinations Without Appointments To Improve Equitable Access. Outsiders Take Advantage.

Freezing weather couldn't stop 77-year-old Betsey Smith from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, even though it meant waiting more than two hours outside Brookdale University Medical Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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NYCHA Awarded $25M by HUD; $7M to Address Problem of Lead-Based Paint

NYCHA Awarded $25M by HUD; $7M to Address Problem of Lead-Based Paint

More than 9,000 children under the age of 6 possibly have been exposed to lead in their NYCHA apartments
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Crown Heights Sneaker Store to Open With Exhibition Honoring Three Decades of Nike Dunks

Crown Heights Sneaker Store to Open With Exhibition Honoring Three Decades of Nike Dunks

Sneaker and streetwear retailer SNIPES is opening a new location located at 1117 Eastern Parkway
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New BK Photo Exhibit of LGBTQ Seniors Counts Years 'Lost' Hiding Authentic Self

New BK Photo Exhibit of LGBTQ Seniors Counts Years 'Lost' Hiding Authentic Self

The national exhibition kicking off Tuesday in Brooklyn tells the untold stories of 12 elders and the years they lost by staying in the closet
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’They’re All Terrified to Open the Doors’: Third Murder of an Elderly Woman in Five Years in Brooklyn Senior Housing Development has Tenants on Edge

The three homicides over the last five years all happened in the Woodson Houses, a NYCHA building for 450 elderly residents on Powell St. near Dumont Ave. in Brownsville — and all three remain unsolved.
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NYC Held Special Place in Martin Luther King Jr.’s Heart

Today marks the 35th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a celebration of the beloved leader of the modern U.S. civil rights movement and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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The Week in COVID-19 (01/15/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

NYC is set to run out of vaccinations by the end of next week if the federal and state governments don't step in.
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