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Federal Govt. to Investigate North BK Pipeline Approval Process

The U.S. EPA has said it will investigate the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s actions in approving National Grid’s Brooklyn natural gas pipeline
City Responds After 3 BK Community Boards Demand Fix for Potholed, Dangerous Broadway

City Responds After 3 BK Community Boards Demand Fix for Potholed, Dangerous Broadway

This is the second in a two-part series looking at why Broadway, a main Brooklyn thoroughfare, is in such dismal condition. In part two, we hear from the DOT as the community boards double down on their call to have it fixed.
How Love, Art and Her UPS Driver Got Bushwick Artist Allie Olson Through Breast Cancer Treatment

How Love, Art and Her UPS Driver Got Bushwick Artist Allie Olson Through Breast Cancer Treatment

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Allie Olson tells us about the power of community, gratitude, art and the viral friendship with her UPS driver.
BK Woman Dedicated to Making Safe Spaces for Others Gets Community Support After Horrific Accident

BK Woman Dedicated to Making Safe Spaces for Others Gets Community Support After Horrific Accident

Simona Miu, one of the people behind Sucia Brooklyn, was left with a number of broken bones after being run over and dragged by a van in Bushwick.
Two BK Men Indicted For Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime Following Anti-Gay Attack in Bushwick

Two BK Men Indicted For Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime Following Anti-Gay Attack in Bushwick

The men allegedly shouted homophobic slurs at the men before violently attacking and stabbing them
Bed-Stuy’s Laundromat Project Awards $50K to Five POC-Led Nonprofits

Bed-Stuy’s Laundromat Project Awards $50K to Five POC-Led Nonprofits

The grants are the largest amount the Brooklyn organization has awarded at one time and are part of People-Powered Pay-it-Forward campaign
Franklin Cellars Takes a Piece of Bed-Stuy History into the Future

Franklin Cellars Takes a Piece of Bed-Stuy History into the Future

Bed-Stuy’s new wine and spirits shop hopes to represent a new generation of Black business ownership in the changing neighborhood.
Entrepreneurial Twins Give Back to Brownsville on 13th Birthday

Entrepreneurial Twins Give Back to Brownsville on 13th Birthday

The Dowe twins gave $20 vouchers to 30 shoppers at Brownsville’s Shoppers World to celebrate their birthday
East Flatbush Village Awarded $200K to Help Reduce Gun Violence in BK

East Flatbush Village Awarded $200K to Help Reduce Gun Violence in BK

This new funding comes at a time when the number of youth shooting victims is trending alarmingly high.
Bed-Stuy Tenants Living In 'Squalor' For Years Sue Landlord: Docs

Bed-Stuy Tenants Living In 'Squalor' For Years Sue Landlord: Docs

Rodents, insects, mold, lead, crumbling ceilings and other conditions at a MacDonough Street building have grown so dire that even a longtime tenants' attorney couldn't believe her eyes, according to a new lawsuit.