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Assemblywoman Diana Richardson Plans a State of the District Address for Thursday

Assemblywoman Diana C. Richardson will host her annual state of the district address this Thursday Assemblywoman Diana C. Richardson is gearing up to host her annual state of the district address this Thursday on June 30.
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The City Has a New Plan to Keep Black Bed-Stuy Residents in Their Homes

The Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Plan looks to slow gentrification in the neighborhood, as residents face another economic downturn
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How Can Small Businesses Prepare for the BQX Streetcar Project?

How Can Small Businesses Prepare for the BQX Streetcar Project?

A panel of entrepreneurs advised: When change is coming, it's best to become part of it.
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Aberdeen Street to Get 10,000 sq ft Community Garden near Evergreen Cemetery

Aberdeen Street to Get 10,000 sq ft Community Garden near Evergreen Cemetery

Garden enthusiasts and green thumbers in Bushwick can look forward to an enormous new space to work their magic
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Rep. Jeffries Holds Outdoor Office Hours for Bed-Stuy Residents

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-8) meets with a Bed-Stuy resident during his "Congress on the Corner" series On Thursday, May 28, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-8) was at Fulton Park in Bed-Stuy for one of his "Congress on the Corner" meet ups, an opp
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Rising Above: Inspiring Stories of Mothers in Brooklyn's Homeless Shelters

Rising Above: Inspiring Stories of Mothers in Brooklyn's Homeless Shelters

For over four decades, Providence House has been a beacon of hope in Brooklyn, offering vital assistance to women and families facing homelessness.
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Flatbush’s New Family-Owned Ice Cream Parlor Aims to Be Next Ben & Jerry's

Flatbush’s New Family-Owned Ice Cream Parlor Aims to Be Next Ben & Jerry's

Black- and family-owned Kookies & Kream Creamery offers endless tasty options, and hopes to bring Black representation to the ice cream world.
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Uma Thurman's Brother Can't Buy a House in Bed-Stuy... Who Cares?

Actress Uma Thurman (second from right) and her brother Mipam Thurman (far left) in their younger days WebPortal News reported earlier this week how Bed-Stuy has gone so ashy-to-classy that actress Uma Thurman's brother, Mipam Thurman, most recently
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¡WEPA! Festival Fills Brooklyn with Joy, Culture And Resistance

¡WEPA! Festival Fills Brooklyn with Joy, Culture And Resistance

El Puente's annual festival in South Williamsburg centered on preserving cultural identity and pushing back against federal funding cuts, gentrification and political attacks on immigrant and Latine communities.
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Housing Advocates Push for Study of Racial, Environmental Impact of City-Led Rezoning

Housing Advocates Push for Study of Racial, Environmental Impact of City-Led Rezoning

A new report finds "color-blind" rezoning and hyper-development has displaced large populations of blacks and Latinos
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