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Controversial Fracked Gas Pipeline in Brooklyn Continues, Despite Calls to Stop Construction Immediately

The pipeline would carry fracked gas through Brownsville, Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, Williamsburg and Greenpoint
East Brooklyn Congregations Tells City Leaders Where Action Is Needed Most

East Brooklyn Congregations Tells City Leaders Where Action Is Needed Most

EBC held a virtual assembly to talk police reform, housing, education and healthcare priorities with city leaders ahead of next year’s municipal elections.
Maya Wiley Enters Mayoral Race as “Unconventional Candidate”

Maya Wiley Enters Mayoral Race as “Unconventional Candidate”

Former aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Wiley is setting herself apart from politics as usual in her campaign to lead the city
Op-Ed: Jumaane Williams on COVID-19 Safety in Hasidic Communities

Op-Ed: Jumaane Williams on COVID-19 Safety in Hasidic Communities

Failures by the Mayor and Governor to adequately work with the community, or hear from its leaders, have helped create the tense and untenable moment in which we find ourselves.
After Printing Errors Render Ballots Void, What Brooklyn Absentee Voters Need to Know ...

After Printing Errors Render Ballots Void, What Brooklyn Absentee Voters Need to Know ...

Have voters lost confidence in the Election Board when it comes to sorting and counting mail-in votes?
The Dominicans Love Haitians Movement is on a Mission to Erase Anti-Blackness

The Dominicans Love Haitians Movement is on a Mission to Erase Anti-Blackness

The movement is bringing awareness to the denaturalization of citizens of Haitian descent lawfully born in the Dominican Republic

Bushwick 'Wall of Lies' Vandalized With 'Vote Trump or Die,' Proud Boys Call

The mural displays more than 20,000 'false or misleading' statements made by President Trump over the last four years
Who Was Behind the Decision to Reopen Brooklyn Schools During the Coronavirus?

Who Was Behind the Decision to Reopen Brooklyn Schools During the Coronavirus?

In the second of this 3-part series, we investigate how the controversial decision to reopen schools was made, and who was responsible for making it.

New 50-Foot 'Wall of Lies' in Bushwick Displays 20,000 Claims Made by President Trump

The color-coded 'false or misleading claims' were compiled and fact-checked during Trump's presidency by the Washington Post
First Affordable Housing Opens in East New York Since Neighborhood Rezoning

First Affordable Housing Opens in East New York Since Neighborhood Rezoning

The neighborhood was rezoned four years ago to spur development and increase affordable housing stock