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Brooklyn, Here Are 11 Volunteer Opportunities to Honor MLK Day

Renovate a community fridge, paint a community mural, or pack baby-care kits this weekend in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy

Jan 14, 2022 10:50 AM Read more >

Sobre Masa Tortilleria Opens Coffee and Retail Shop in Bushwick

Sobre Masa translates to 'about masa,' but it's also a play on the phrase sobre mesa, which is the conversation had over the dinner table.

Jan 4, 2022 6:55 PM Read more >

After 6 Years of Roving, The Free Black Women's Library Leases a Storefront in BK

Before finding its new Bed-Stuy location, The Free Black Women's Library traveled to galleries, block parties and churches with over 4,000 books exclusively by Black women authors.

Jan 3, 2022 4:20 PM Read more >

Community Boards and Restaurants Divided Over the Direction for Outdoor Dining

The city proposed a zoning amendment to permanently remove geographic restrictions on sidewalk cafes can be located, but 29 of 51 community boards voted against it.

Dec 24, 2021 3:21 PM Read more >

How Bushwick's Guerrilla Gardener is Making Starr Street Bloom ... Even in Winter

This playful, untamed ecosystem is made entirely out of reclaimed materials, including the plants.

Dec 23, 2021 4:11 PM Read more >

First-Generation Brooklynites Are Getting Into College Thanks to This Growing Organization

Freedom and Citizenship is in the process of creating similar, life-changing programs in 25+ universities by 2024.

Dec 21, 2021 5:01 PM Read more >

Here's What BK Parents Need to Know About the New Middle and High School Admissions Process

Incoming middle schoolers can start applying the week of January 10 and incoming high schoolers can start applying the week of January 24.

Dec 17, 2021 10:42 AM Read more >

The 411 on 441 Willoughby: Residents Rally to Protect 100-Yr-Old Bed-Stuy Mansion

Here's why lifelong Willoughby Avenue residents are mobilizing around a building deeply rooted in the area's history.

Dec 16, 2021 11:10 AM Read more >

10 Brooklyn Holiday Markets Making Buying Local Easy This Season

Rumor has it, Santa shops at Brooklyn's holiday markets too.

Dec 3, 2021 5:57 PM Read more >

How the Bushwick DIY Punk Scene Made its Raucous Return

DIY scene veterans talk how the subculture's ascension to Bushwick from the Lower East Side changed who is platformed in the movement.

Dec 2, 2021 10:29 AM Read more >