Bed-Stuy’s iconic Billie Holiday Theater is proving the arts remain a beacon of light amidst uncertainty with the launch of a new education and humanities division. A mainstay in Brooklyn’s art and culture scene, the theater has served the ...
A group of New York artists are supporting their peers through the struggles of COVID-19 the best way they know how: By using art. Artists-X-Change (aXc), a new collective formed in the wake of the pandemic, has teamed up with ...
With Brownsville residents searching for answers during a violent 2020, a local outreach group points to the impact of COVID-19 as a potential explanation, reports NY1. Anthony Newerls, director of BIVO (Brownsville in Violence Out), an organization that seeks to ...
With the weather cooling down, New York City is ramping up its efforts to get New Yorkers vaccinated for the seasonal flu. Today, the Health Department announced a campaign with the tagline, “This year’s flu vaccine could be the most ...
By: Dana Goldman, University of Southern California; David Conti, University of Southern California, and Matthew E. Kahn, Johns Hopkins University Once safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are available, tough choices will need to be made about who gets the first ...
With the rate of food insecurity surging in New York due to the effects of the pandemic, City Harvest, New York City’s first and largest food rescue organization, has doubled-down on rescuing and delivering food to those in need. And ...
After six months of uncertainty, indoor dining is back on the menu for Brooklyn restaurants. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced restaurants can open for indoor service starting on Sept. 30, with strict protocols to ensure the safety of patrons. Restaurants will ...
Clinton Hill designer and entrepreneur Assaf Eshet believes toys should fuel children’s imagination and ease stress, without limiting play. “I’ve always felt that toys shouldn’t control the structure of the play. Letting children take control of their own play, their ...
Democratic Candidate Crystal Hudson, co-director of outreach for the City Council, is running for Council Majority Leader Laurie A. Cumbo's seat. If elected, Hudson would be the first openly gay Black woman elected to City Council, Kings County Politics reports. ...
As COVID-19 led work to dry up for Brooklyn creatives Claudia Lake and Benjamin Kabin, gardening became a means to keep them busy. Fast-forward a few months and Lake, a makeup artist, and Kabin, a photographer, have turned their living ...
On Tuesday, more than one hundred demonstrators rallied and marched through Downtown Brooklyn calling for rent cancellation as part of a national day of action against evictions and government inaction on housing relief. Protesters congregated outside the Housing Court at ...
While the pandemic has halted plans for this year’s in-person West Indian Day Parade, Brooklyn's Caribbean community is keeping the annual tradition alive with a virtual parade and festivities. And leading up to the first-ever virtual parade on September 7th, ...
When Marsha Massiah-Aaron migrated to the United States from Trinidad, she realized the Caribbean stories she held close to her heart had always been her compass--a way to navigate foreign spaces. The belief that Caribbean stories reflected a universal experience ...
The coronavirus pandemic hit the restaurant industry particularly hard in New York City, and because of the devastation many Brooklyn chefs and restaurant-owners are looking for innovative ways to tackle the industry Meanwhile, many folks with more time to spend ...
Brooklyn artists and arts organizations are being offered the chance to rehearse for free outdoors through a new residency program in Downtown Brooklyn. Today, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) announced the new artist residency initiative in response to the COVID-19 crisis, ...
When Flatbush author Julie Stamm had her son, she let him know early on she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a personal battle that would sometimes interfere with their activities. Her son Jack was too young to understand what the ...
A Bushwick nightclub that is aptly named The Illmore allegedly has been hosting indoor parties with minimal COVID-19 precautions since as early as June, the New York Post reports. The Post reviewed social media videos and promotional posts that showed ...
Hundreds of New Yorkers marched in memory of those who have lost their lives to COVID-19, showing those passed were more than a statistic, but were mothers, fathers, daughters, husbands, brothers, sisters and many more. Marchers left Barclays Center on ...
This summer, Black Americans have faced heightened levels of stress as they fight a pandemic that has ravaged communities of color, while racial injustices have sparked mass protests nationwide. The creators of the Bed-Stuy-based tech start-up Digital Park are hoping ...
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is using Cherry Esplanade as a memorial to honor the 23,000 victims lost to COVID-19 in New York City. Serving as a backdrop for visitors to reflect, an audio recording of the song loved. by composer Michael ...
Dear BK Readers:
As we inch closer to the general presidential elections– perhaps the most important in our lifetime– I’d like to talk about a driving factor for why many will vote: a love for this country.
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