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Real Estate Scams And Deed Theft Leave Brooklyn Homeowners on Edge

Real Estate Scams And Deed Theft Leave Brooklyn Homeowners on Edge

At a recent town hall meeting in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn residents continued to raise the alarm on deed theft, partition schemes and other real estate scams destroying their equity and livelihood.
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$124B Budget is Balanced, NYC Mayor Says

$124B Budget is Balanced, NYC Mayor Says

Albany kicks in $8 billion over two years to close the deficit.
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Brooklyn Unscripted: Ilana Glazer

Brooklyn Unscripted: Ilana Glazer

Brooklyn Unscripted is a monthly series where Brooklynites unpack the serious — and not so serious — issues shaping the borough. This month we shine the spotlight on actress and comedian Ilana Glazer.
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NY State Budget Deal Includes a Pied-à-Terre Tax

NY State Budget Deal Includes a Pied-à-Terre Tax

Five weeks late, the proposed $268 billion budget includes funding for childcare, immigration, public safety, lowering auto insurance rates, energy rebates, modernizing building permits, online privacy and safety measures, and more.
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From Ashes to Light, Brooklyn Arts Group Rebounds After a Fire

From Ashes to Light, Brooklyn Arts Group Rebounds After a Fire

After a fire destroyed its home base in Red Hook, the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition returns with an exhibition at Powerhouse Arts.
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Blind Social Worker Helps Brooklyn's Homeless Chart a Path Forward

Blind Social Worker Helps Brooklyn's Homeless Chart a Path Forward

Suleiman Rifai provides counseling and daily guidance to homeless men in East New York. He says his experience of becoming blind at the age of 11 helps make him even more empathetic to clients.
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Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Plan Draws Calls For More Affordable Units

Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Plan Draws Calls For More Affordable Units

In a new report, Empire State Development categorized housing affordability as the top priority for a plurality of workshop participants and survey respondents for the next phase of the project that could bring in seven additional buildings near Barclays Center.
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NYC Opens New Deed Theft Prevention Office

NYC Opens New Deed Theft Prevention Office

Peter White, an attorney at a Brooklyn legal nonprofit, was appointed as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Deed Theft Prevention.
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Faculty Raise Alarm Over Mold, Rat Feces at Brooklyn CUNY Schools

Faculty Raise Alarm Over Mold, Rat Feces at Brooklyn CUNY Schools

Amid chants of "Hot, cold, rats, mold! CUNY this is getting old," CUNY staff members, who rallied in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall, say students and faculty have gotten rashes and itchy eyes as classrooms crumble around them. 
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Brooklyn Council Member Arrested to Prevent Alleged Deed Theft Eviction

Brooklyn Council Member Arrested to Prevent Alleged Deed Theft Eviction

The video posted on X shows police officers wrestling Council Member Chi Ossé down on the ground to throw handcuffs on him as a crowd gathered outside of a Bed-Stuy home mired in a years-long alleged deed theft court battle.
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