Search results for "gentrification"

Flatbushs 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.

Aug 5, 2021 1:07 PM Read more >

STooPS Bed-Stuy Brings Performance to the Street in Annual Art Crawl

Get ready for an afternoon of dance, music, spoken word, theater, visual art, conversations, workshops and all round good vibes in Bed-Stuy.

Jun 24, 2021 12:19 PM Read more >

Real Talk: Crown Heights Residents Refusing Buyouts on Rent Stabilized Apartments

1509 Union Street, managed by BCB Realty, which has 77 open violations Tenants in Crown Heights and Bed Stuy are being pressured to move out of their rent-control apartment by landlords offering buyouts.

Jun 3, 2014 11:32 AM Read more >

The Old Bedford Union Armory is Quickly Being Reimagined

The Armory is expected to be a community hub offering recreational facilities, educational programs and cultural centers

Jul 3, 2020 9:36 AM Read more >

Crown Heights Residents File Lawsuit Over Homeless Shelter

photo credit: nytimes.com The opening of the controversial Bergen Street homeless shelter in Crown Heights, initially scheduled for next week, may be stalled, as it is now facing a lawsuit from the community, according to NY1 News .

Mar 23, 2017 1:45 PM Read more >

Where's Moshood Now? Hint: Fort Greene's Loss Becomes Bed-Stuy's Gain

Moshood celebrates 25 years of "Afrikan" fashion at new home in Bed-Stuy

Aug 2, 2019 4:05 PM Read more >

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

Dec 6, 2019 10:49 AM Read more >

Letter from the Editor: Local News is NOT Dead

Dear Brooklyn Readers, As some of you may have heard, hyperlocal news just took a major hit last week with the sudden closing of DNAinfo, Gothamist and its sister sites in California, Chicago and Washington, DC.

Nov 6, 2017 9:51 AM Read more >

A Fight to the Throne: Can the 'Old' Crown Heights Reclaim its Reign?

Local Journalism student Emily Toliver writes about the creative ways Crown Heights locals are resisting gentrification and preserving Brooklyn's cultural capital.

Jun 27, 2023 10:20 AM Read more >

City and Community Settle 'Broadway Triangle' Discrimination Case

The 'Broadway Triangle' settlement could set precedence and affect future rezoning and development plans Photo credit: City Room Blog, NY Times An eight-year legal battle over racial discrimination in the proposed "Broadway Triangle" development is e

Dec 4, 2017 12:24 PM Read more >