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Rising Star: Meet the Bushwick Kid Who Scored an Interview With Jay-Z

Eleven-year-old Jazlyn Guerra has interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, business and entertainment, even scoring a rare interview with Brooklyn mogul Jay-Z

Nov 24, 2021 6:51 PM Read more >

Brooklyn! $5K Cash Grants Available for Neighborhood-Led Projects

If you run a neighborhood project that helps your community, you could be eligible for this up-to $5K cash grant. Here's how to apply.

Nov 24, 2021 12:56 PM Read more >

Man's Clinton Hill Gardens Saved After Months-Long Battle With City Over Rats

The community has helped save nine gardens that volunteer John Cook spent 14 years building at a NYCHA housing complex, after the City recently pressured him to tear them up due to a rat problem

Nov 19, 2021 5:11 PM Read more >

Meet the Brooklyn Cheerleading Teams Bringing BK Swag to the National Stage

Brooklyn is the city of Biggie, not Bring It On, but these two local cheers teams are bringing Brooklyn to the world stage with their award-winning cheerleading and dance programs

Nov 19, 2021 10:28 AM Read more >

Most BK Residents Aren't Voting in Local Elections. That's a Problem for BK Dems, New Vice Chair Says.

In Brooklyn, only about 21 percent of registered voters came out for local elections. In Staten Island, that number was 30 percent.

Nov 15, 2021 6:30 PM Read more >

As Jumaane Williams Announces 'Miracle Baby,' Office Releases Deep-Dive Report Into NYC's Problem Caring for Black Moms

In NYC, Black babies are three times more likely to die in their first year of life than white babies, the report states

Nov 12, 2021 7:38 PM Read more >

City Looks to Restart Program Accused of 'Snatching' Black-Owned Homes Without Compensation

The City has released a report suggesting reforms to the controversial TPT Program, which is accused of taking hundreds of homes from Black and Brown Brooklyn homeowners. Critics say it needs to be scrapped.

Nov 12, 2021 10:15 AM Read more >

BK Cease-and-Desist Zones Could See Real Estate Agents Lose Licenses for Contacting Homeowners

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a law forcing the Department of State to consider whether ZIP codes in Brooklyn should become real estate "cease-and-desist" zones

Nov 8, 2021 6:51 PM Read more >

A Hidden Meadow in Downtown Brooklyn Has Become a Sanctuary for Remarkable Birds

A new report has revealed that dozens of bird species are flourishing in a little-known green space in Downtown Brooklyn

Nov 5, 2021 6:09 PM Read more >

New Brooklyn Mural Celebrates the Power of Saying 'No'

A giant new mural in Williamsburg features poetry and art celebrating the beauty of saying "no"

Nov 3, 2021 7:59 PM Read more >