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When the 'Greater Good' Gets Personal

When the 'Greater Good' Gets Personal

Reflections of a city on fire... and the recent re-purposing of an historic hotel
City Council Finally Gets Ball Rolling on Sidewalk Cafes

City Council Finally Gets Ball Rolling on Sidewalk Cafes

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) and City Councilmember Antonio Reynoso (D-Ridgewood, Brooklyn) joined legislators and restaurant owners in a virtual press conference, today to announce the introduction of legislation regarding outdoo
Brooklyn Publisher Auctioning Art to Raise Money For Children’s Books Imprint

Brooklyn Publisher Auctioning Art to Raise Money For Children’s Books Imprint

Park Slope publisher Archipelago Books is holding an online art auction to raise funds for children’s imprint Elsewhere Editions
New Medical Facility in Brownsville Will Provide Free COVID-19 And Antibody Testing

New Medical Facility in Brownsville Will Provide Free COVID-19 And Antibody Testing

The Doral Health & Wellness medical facility will hold its grand opening on Monday, June 1.
This Billieburg Artist Tackles Comedy, Music and Laughter During Quarantine

This Billieburg Artist Tackles Comedy, Music and Laughter During Quarantine

The Nasty EP pioneers a new style of music and comedy
Oversight Committee Introduces Fair and Accurate Census Act

Oversight Committee Introduces Fair and Accurate Census Act

COVID-19 has created significant challenges to carrying out the Census. One bill will fix that.
Development to offer affordable Haitian seniors housing, as rents rise

Development to offer affordable Haitian seniors housing, as rents rise

Click here to view original web page at haitiantimes.com Rising rents in Flatbush and East Flatbush have made it difficult for many tenants, including Haitian seniors on a fixed income, to maintain a decent quality of life in the neighborhood.
'Sistas Van' Delivers Necessary Hygienic Products to Brooklyn Women in Need, Amid COVID-19

'Sistas Van' Delivers Necessary Hygienic Products to Brooklyn Women in Need, Amid COVID-19

Crown Heights-based organization, the Black Women's Blueprint services the borough's women residents most in need
Price Gouging Wholesaler of $16 Cans of Lysol Faces Lawsuit

Price Gouging Wholesaler of $16 Cans of Lysol Faces Lawsuit

NY Attorney General Letitia James is suing Quality King for price gouging Lysol products throughout the coronavirus pandemic
Crown Heights Leads Social Distancing Tickets, Arrests From 311

Crown Heights Leads Social Distancing Tickets, Arrests From 311

Cops in Crown Heights acted on 311 social distancing complaints more often than any other neighborhood in the city, a new study found.