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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

Overall, crime is down in Bed-Stuy, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
227 Abolitionist Place: The Long Struggle to Landmark the BK House Linked to the Underground Railroad

227 Abolitionist Place: The Long Struggle to Landmark the BK House Linked to the Underground Railroad

Saving the historic house from demolition was also part of a larger struggle against gentrification, and activists are now calling for the site to be turned into a heritage center
Brooklyn Victims Applaud Repeal of 'Dehumanizing' Loitering Law

Brooklyn Victims Applaud Repeal of 'Dehumanizing' Loitering Law

The legislation became known as the 'Walking While Trans' law, because it allowed the NYPD to arrest women arbitrarily based on their appearance and charge them with 'engaging in prostitution'

Brooklyn’s Nostrand Avenue Station Reopens After Over 30 Years

Transit authorities unveiled a shiny new entrance and mezzanine inside the Nostrand Avenue subway stop on the A/C line, following a months-long, $2 million project to restore the long-shuttered Bedford-Stuyvesant entryway.

Brownsville’s Betsy Head Park Open to the Public After $30M Upgrade

The revitalized park includes a new skate park, Parkour fitness course, inclusionary basketball court and remodeled green space
Hattie Carthan Saves a Tree and Starts Environmental Movement in Brooklyn

Hattie Carthan Saves a Tree and Starts Environmental Movement in Brooklyn

Hattie Carthan was a rare breed — as rare as the huge Magnolia grandiflora flourishing and blooming near her home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, way north of its natural habitat. And Carthan — a transplant herself from Portsmouth, Va.

North America’s Largest Fast Charging Depot for Electric Vehicles to Be Built in Brooklyn

Revel will build Brooklyn’s first fast charging superhub at the former Pfizer Building site
Month-Long Series Celebrates Black Artistry in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill

Month-Long Series Celebrates Black Artistry in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill

The 2021 Myrtle Black Artstory Month is centered on the theme, 'Love, this time'
Despite Opposition From All Angles, Crown Heights Rezoning Moves Forward

Despite Opposition From All Angles, Crown Heights Rezoning Moves Forward

The proposed 400-foot towers at 960 Franklin Ave face resistance from Brooklyn Botanic Garden, major city officials and community members.

‘It’s Astounding’: Six People Shot During NYC Snowstorm, Including Woman Struck by Stray Bullet Through Her Kitchen Wall

The massive snowstorm that pelted New York City wasn't enough to tamp down surging gun violence, with six people shot, including a woman struck by a stray bullet that came through her apartment wall, police said Tuesday.