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Brooklyn Pols to Hold Hearing on City’s Homeownership Crisis

Homeowners are encouraged to share their experiences with property seizures and foreclosures

Mar 8, 2019 1:42 PM Read more >

Cumbe Celebrates Women's History Month with New Workshops

The workshops range from Moroccan Chaabi to Senegalese Djembe in honor of the feminine energy of Africa and the Diaspora

Mar 8, 2019 11:57 AM Read more >

How Can Small Businesses Prepare for the BQX Streetcar Project?

A panel of entrepreneurs advised: When change is coming, it's best to become part of it.

Mar 7, 2019 6:09 PM Read more >

This Bilingual Brooklyn Jazz Project Just Won a Grammy!

Lucy Kalantari and The Jazz Cats' swinging record "All The Sounds" scored a Grammy in the category Best Children's Album

Mar 7, 2019 12:57 PM Read more >

Erykah Badu Is Coming to Brooklyn, and She's Bringing H.E.R.

The neo-soul veteran will be joined by one of R&B's most exciting new voices at the Barclays Center

Mar 7, 2019 11:31 AM Read more >

Bushwick's Braven Brewing Co. Shutters After 6 Months of Operation

The owners now plan to sell the lease and the equipment for the 2,500-square-feet brewery, bar and restaurant.

Mar 6, 2019 4:10 PM Read more >

City Proposes Modular Construction to Create Affordable Housing in East NY

The proposal would bring 167 affordable units as well as space for a new medical clinic and social services to 581 Grant Avenue.

Mar 6, 2019 2:09 PM Read more >

Jasmine Cephas Jones, LaChanze and Pauletta Washington Read 'Letters to Our Daughters'

A stellar cast of renowned actors will perform 50 original monologues written by 50 Black women and girls

Mar 6, 2019 12:05 PM Read more >

Annual Spark Breakfast Honors Brooklyn's Top 5 Social Changemakers

This year's honorees included included Bed-Stuy’s Campaign Against Hunger, Girls for Gender Equity and VOCAL-NY

Mar 5, 2019 3:50 PM Read more >

Mammography Van Brings Free Breast Cancer Screenings to Brownsville

The mammography program provides free breast cancer screenings and education to women aged 40 and older.

Mar 5, 2019 1:47 PM Read more >