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Community Board 5 Meets: Upcoming Events, Committee Updates and New Members

CB5 chairman addresses the audience. Community Board 5, which serves the East New York area held its monthly meeting on May 25.
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Study Shows More People in the Rental Market Cannot Afford Their Rent

A recent study by Harvard University shows that the housing market crash of 2008, foreclosures on bad mortgages and sustained unemployment are sending record numbers of homeowners and would-be buyers straight into the rental market.
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BRIC's New TV Series Spotlights The Iconic Dollar Vans of Flatbush

BRIC's New TV Series Spotlights The Iconic Dollar Vans of Flatbush

Set to debut on Jan. 29, the TV series "Dolla Van" follows siblings navigating the hustle of Brooklyn’s Flatbush van routes, tackling themes of culture, community and change.
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Flatbush Junction Welcomes New Wave of Brands

Victorian homes, brick townhouses, and colorful awnings line the streets of Flatbush, Brooklyn but it wasn't always this way.
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BRIC's 'Brooklyn Photographs' Chronicles Bklyn Life, Tradition and Change

'Brooklyn Photographs' displays the work of eleven artists illuminating Brooklyn's neighborhoods, their tradition, cultural, social diversity and their transformation with new populations emerging Photo credit: George Malave, Fire Hydrant Spray, 1968
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Community Fights to Save Caribbean Eatery Scoops and Plates

Community Fights to Save Caribbean Eatery Scoops and Plates

Community organizers have launched a petition, urging landlords to renew the lease of one of the area's oldest Caribbean-owned businesses
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Sol Sips Owner Relieves Food Insecurity Through Vegan Cooking

A young entrepreneur uses the cooking she's always known to feed her community.
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Move Over BAM, Make Room for Your New Neighbor, Apple Store

Rendering of new apple store in Fort Greene/Downtown Brooklyn Business District Photo: ten-arquitectos.
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Soul Inscribed at BRIC: Unique Sounds Capture Memories and Visions

Photo: Kate Hess Baba Israel, purveyor of a unique soul-inspired poetic Hip-Hop, is in residence at BRIC, along with his group, Soul Inscribed, until next January when they will premiere the full-length music-theater piece "The Spinning Wheel" they a
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Call for Artists: ARTs East New York Launches Phase 2 of ReNew Lots with Fellowship Program

ARTs East New York's 'The Van Lier [re]Activate Fellowship' provides a $16,000 stipend, 24-hour access to studio/gallery space and professional mentorship to East Brooklyn-based, socially-engaged artists Photo credit: ReNew Lots On Wednesday, ARTs Ea
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