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Freedom Food: Bushwick Garden Feeds Its Neighborhood Through Pandemic

Freedom Food: Bushwick Garden Feeds Its Neighborhood Through Pandemic

Bushwick gardener Kofi Thomas shows how gardening and growing food can make us more free

Who Are the Real Gentrifiers? Brooklyn's Elected Leaders Argue

With accusations by Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo that newly elected-DSA candidates are funded by "gentrifiers," questions resurface around her relationship to real estate.
Brooklyn Residents Fear the End of Enhanced Unemployment Payment

Brooklyn Residents Fear the End of Enhanced Unemployment Payment

With the $600 a week extended unemployment coming to an end tomorrow, Brooklyn residents are left confused by Government inaction
Bed-Stuy’s Black Lives Matter Mural Becomes Hub for Community Activities

Bed-Stuy’s Black Lives Matter Mural Becomes Hub for Community Activities

Community leaders have come together to form the Bed-Stuy Mural Collective, which will hold socially responsible activities for Bed-Stuy residents
Brownsville Organizations Encouraged After Asking Elected Officials for $4.5M

Brownsville Organizations Encouraged After Asking Elected Officials for $4.5M

The three organizations asked for $1.5M each to fund their public safety work, an alternative to policing
Social Democrats' Election Successes Strike a Nerve for a Brooklyn Councilmember

Social Democrats' Election Successes Strike a Nerve for a Brooklyn Councilmember

A "gentrification movement" with a political agenda is behind the wave of Black progressive victories, says the council majority leader

Pandemic Could Devastate Brooklyn's Women and Minority-Owned Businesses

Shocking numbers report they'll be out of business within six months due to COVID-19
East Flatbush to Get New Community Center Funded by Cuts From NYPD Budget

East Flatbush to Get New Community Center Funded by Cuts From NYPD Budget

The new Shirley A. Chisholm Community Center will include an indoor pool and a kitchen for cooking classes
Photos: How Cool Are Brooklyn's Cool Streets?

Photos: How Cool Are Brooklyn's Cool Streets?

As temperatures hit the mid-90s over the weekend, NYC hit back by opening hydrants and cooling centers
Read: Medgar Evers Family Pens Letter in Opposition to the Reappointment of Rudy Crew as MEC President

Read: Medgar Evers Family Pens Letter in Opposition to the Reappointment of Rudy Crew as MEC President

Medgar Evers' wife, Myrlie Evers, says the college's downward spiral has been a cause of embarrassment and deep concern.