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

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.
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Women-Led Photography Exhibit Comes to Brooklyn Bridge Park

Women-Led Photography Exhibit Comes to Brooklyn Bridge Park

We, Women: The Power of We will be on view from July 13 through September 12
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I Like Chocolate Cakes, But No Chocolate Pudding!

I Like Chocolate Cakes, But No Chocolate Pudding!

A mashup discussion on chocolate preferences, bullet holes and a boozy sandwich shop known as Summerhill Hi, folks! In this issue, Yako is away on vacation enjoying some lovely family time, so I'll be writing for both of us.
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DIVAS for Social Justice offers STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math) Camp for the second year!

DIVAS is offering a six-week affordable tech camp.
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'Come Eat With Us' at Greedi Vegan in Crown Heights

Central Brooklyn's newest local plant-based restaurant brings a different twist to veganism.
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Fort Greene Walking Tour Steeps Residents in the Area's Storied Past

Teeming with architectural holdovers from the post-Civil War era, Fort Greene has remained a largely low-rise, tranquil neighborhood with an unwavering self-awareness of its own history. Take St.
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City Reveals 'Housing 2.0' Plan for Increased Affordable Housing and Homeownership

'Housing 2.
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After Weathering Noise Complaints, Downpours, Crown Heights Marching Band Finally Gets a Place to Call Home

After Weathering Noise Complaints, Downpours, Crown Heights Marching Band Finally Gets a Place to Call Home

BU Marching Band finally has a home, after battling noise complaints and rain while practicing outdoors for the Met Gala and other top events
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East New York's First Massive Redevelopment Project Revealed

Is this redevelopment the first step to the area's transformation into a denser and revitalized neighborhood? image credit: newyorkyimby.
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