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Report: Making Rent Count - Toward Your Credit Score

The report, based on a sample of tenants paying less than $2,000 a month, estimates that 76 percent of them would see their credit scores improve if their rental payments were included For many New Yorkers, rent constitutes by far their largest singl
Bard College Launches Free College Degree Program at Brooklyn Public Library

Bard College Launches Free College Degree Program at Brooklyn Public Library

By pooling resources with educational and cultural organizations, Bard microcolleges provide a cost-effective model for students who might otherwise not attend or graduate from college This January, Bard College will partner with Brooklyn Public Libr

Brooklyn Born and Braised!

Brooklyn Braised is a new farm-to-table, prepared meals food delivery service, using fresh ingredients sourced weekly through a network of local farmers Christa Lynch (r), founder of Brooklyn Braised, with her husband, at the Richard Beavers Gallery

'Brownsville Lifts Brownsville Up' During Fall Neighborhood Rebuilding Event

An overwhelming amount of volunteers worked alongside Rebuilding Together NYC and the Brownsville Partnership to conduct repairs on homes, renovations at the Seth Low Community Center, Langston Hughes basketball court and on Belmont Avenue Langston H

Urban Agriculture: Utilizing NYC's Underused Spaces to Grow Local Food

On Thursday, City Council held a public hearing on a new bill to develop a comprehensive urban agriculture plan that addresses land use policy and other related issues to promote the expansion of urban agriculture in the city Urban rooftop farm Brook

Community Rallies Against DOE-Imposed Admission Changes at Medgar Evers Prep

The changes will merge the institution's middle school admission process into the DOE's current system and admit a larger number of students with disabilities State Senator Jesse Hamilton wants to propose legislation that will give parents and educat

Senator Hamilton, Criminal Justice Reform Groups Held Workshop on New Criminal Records Sealing Law

The New York State's new criminal records sealing law, part of the broader 'Raise the Age' legislation, allows certain criminal records to be sealed in an effort to remove the stigma of a criminal conviction Photo credit: tokesignals.

Brooklyn Museum's 'Brooklyn Conference' Explores Art as a Platform for Political Change

Policymakers, artists and activists from around the country gathered on Saturday in Brooklyn for a series of discussions aimed at unpacking pressing socio-political issues The Brooklyn Museum last weekend became a virtual think tank for creativity an

City Launches 'NYCx Co-Lab Challenges' to Improve Brownsville's Infrastructure Through Technology

The NYCx Co-Labs are neighborhood-based partnership to co-design a set of challenges and make neighborhood spaces available for testing new technologies to address the neighborhood's more pressing needs Mayor Bill de Blasio and Brooklyn Borough Presi
Brooklyn Dad Iron Chef Teaches Men to Cook and... Breastfeed?

Brooklyn Dad Iron Chef Teaches Men to Cook and... Breastfeed?

In Bed Stuy, DOH workers have organized a free culinary class that teaches fledgling fathers how to cook and how to be a super dad! The Bed-Stuy-based Brooklyn Dad Iron Chef Program , sponsored by the NYC Department of Health, not only educates fathe