When we step out our front door and walk down the block, we can take a deep, slow breath of city air, and a closer, more generous look at the places and people around us, the stories they offer, the endless complexities they hide, the triumphs and tragedies that still await them.

The Culver El Affordable Housing Project on 37th Street has been almost 20 years in the making and so far has resulted in exactly zero affordable housing units. Yes, 36 of the 68 large affordable condo units have been constructed, but they are all still sitting empty more than two

Living in Brooklyn is amazing. It's hard. It's annoying. It's inspiring. It's empowering. It is so, so very special.  I hope you take advantage of all it has to offer. Piotr put together a fantastic list for our last week of Bklyn Sounds. And I hope that when things need

Dancing in the park and the live returns of beloved local bands

Grassroots groups serving heavily Muslim and South Asian communities, like the Taxi Workers Alliance, Desis Rising Up and Moving and South Asian Youth Action, were all created or expanded in the post-9/11 era. And this year, more Muslims ran for local office in New York City than ever before.

Monday, Sept. 13 will be the first day of school for most NYC Public School kids, including mine (many public charters started back in August). Mayor's press conference this morning focused on what is being done to keep everyone safe at school, though not all questions were answered. Megan talked

Today we look at how Ida differed from Sandy and some of the reasons why it took many by surprise. If you are a homeowner, check out the map below to see where the storm runoff is worst, and maybe advocate for a rain garden or two around your property

The city's stormwater risk map shows a huge variety of neighborhoods across the borough at risk of flooding during an “extreme stormwater flood” like what the city experienced last week, while mitigation plans are concentrated in the north-eastern parts of the borough.

By Rawlston Williams, Owner of The Food Sermon in Brooklyn I closed my doors just last week, and I am not sure if or when I will open them again. The Food Sermon burst onto the food scene in 2015 with a dazzling New York Times review. We went from

The FDNY arrived to find the roof and second floor of the building had collapsed into the first floor.

I know many of you spent much of last night and today cleaning up the mess Ida made in your basements. Or rather - the mess the city's inadequate sewage system made sending the combined overflow up through the toilets even in areas typically spared flooding - Maimonides Hospital, Erasmus

In addition to extending the eviction moratorium until mid-January, legislators added $300 million in federal funds to the state’s rental relief program, allowed local governments to hold meetings virtually, and approved appointments to a board overseeing marijuana legalization, reports THE CITY.

Record-breaking rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida fell on Brooklyn and the rest of the New York region Wednesday night, turning streets into rivers, flooding subway stations, damaging buildings and causing numerous fatalities.

Another week, another tropical storm. Today what remains of Hurricane Ida that pummeled Louisiana earlier this week is making its way up the coast, and is expected to dump up to 6" of water on Brooklyn. There will be localized flooding and the potential for flash floods. You know what

A new cannabis education program could take college students to new heights.

But 11 years later, residents of the four buildings on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant say that living conditions have slumped to an all-time low, reports Gabriel Sandoval for THE CITY.

A new 145-bed shelter is coming to Greenpoint, and it will cost the taxpayer $5,273 per bed/month over the next eight years and two months.