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Brooklyn’s Black-Owned Small Businesses Grow Despite Challenges

Although the pandemic threatens those gains, many entrepreneurs are pushing on and getting creative to weather the storm
Remote Learning Is Here to Stay--How Can NYC Parents Prepare?

Remote Learning Is Here to Stay--How Can NYC Parents Prepare?

Remote learning is central to school reopening, but with virtual classes proving problematic in spring, question marks linger for students this fall

Deadline Looms For East New Yorkers to Have Their Say on ‘Cease-and-Desist’ Zone

Real estate brokers and investors have gone too far, homeowners complain.
Brooklyn Dems Take First Steps Toward Gender Identity Inclusiveness

Brooklyn Dems Take First Steps Toward Gender Identity Inclusiveness

Current gender rules also block the political aspirations of Brooklyn's politically active women

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.
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

How the BLM Protests Helped Chi Ossé Find His Political Voice

The Crown Heights activist is now a candidate for the 36th City Council District
Brooklyn Couple on a Mission to Make Opera More Accessible to the Community

Brooklyn Couple on a Mission to Make Opera More Accessible to the Community

Imani and Paul Grosvenor gained instant local fame when they brought down the house at a Clinton Hill block party
Brooklyn's BLM Leader, Anthony Beckford, Receives Lynching Threats

Brooklyn's BLM Leader, Anthony Beckford, Receives Lynching Threats

The community activists says he will not let the threats stop his work.

Since Espinal's departure From the City Council, Has Brooklyn’s 37th District Been Forgotten?

Parts of East New York and Bushwick have gone with city council representation for six months … and counting ...