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Millions Allocated For Upgrades at Brooklyn Middle School

Millions Allocated For Upgrades at Brooklyn Middle School

The Christa McAuliffe School is one of the many schools in south Brooklyn that will get funding from City Council Member Susan Zhuang.
Brooklyn Student Serves Up Scholarship Win at Tennis Event

Brooklyn Student Serves Up Scholarship Win at Tennis Event

Bard High School Early College Brooklyn senior Joshua Myers will use his scholarship from New York Junior Tennis & Learning to attend the Institute of Culinary Education.
Join This Brooklyn Conversation on Reparations And Justice

Join This Brooklyn Conversation on Reparations And Justice

The June 20 event at Brooklyn College will feature a screening of "The Big Payback," a film about how an Evanston, Ill. lawmaker passed a reparations program for Black Americans.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Celebrates 30 Years of Blooming Blocks

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Celebrates 30 Years of Blooming Blocks

The garden will host a programming series, an exhibition and a July Block Party to celebrate its Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest.
Immigrants Are Reshaping Southern And Eastern Brooklyn

Immigrants Are Reshaping Southern And Eastern Brooklyn

New York City’s immigrant population remained steady at 3.1 million between 2013 and 2023, with new neighborhood hubs emerging across Gravesend, Bensonhurst and East Flatbush in Brooklyn.
Disabled Tenants in Brooklyn Sue Landlord After Living Without Elevator, Gas

Disabled Tenants in Brooklyn Sue Landlord After Living Without Elevator, Gas

Tenants at 1933 Union St. sued their landlord and management company for failing to provide safe and equal access to their homes.
Weekly Farm Stand Opens in Brooklyn's Spring Creek Towers

Weekly Farm Stand Opens in Brooklyn's Spring Creek Towers

Every vegetable and herb offered at the stand is grown on the grounds of the apartment complex in Starrett City.
Brooklyn Nonprofit to Continue Working With City Despite Federal Probe

Brooklyn Nonprofit to Continue Working With City Despite Federal Probe

The city says it will place BHRAGS Home Care under the watch of an independent monitor, rather than break ties with the homeless shelter operator, the Gothamist reported.
Brooklyn Students Receive Free Dresses Ahead of Prom

Brooklyn Students Receive Free Dresses Ahead of Prom

Prom season begins with dignity, support and community spirit.
Brooklyn Student Rises From Community College to Cornell

Brooklyn Student Rises From Community College to Cornell

Urwa Faraz Malik, a student at Kingsborough Community College, was selected for the 2026 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. She is heading to Cornell University.