VINEGAR HILL – Community Board 2 voted on Wednesday to recommend against approving a request for rezoning of 265 Front...
The Battle For Prospect Heights: Humans Against Rats
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Carol Morrison remembers exactly when she decided enough was enough with the rats. She was walking toward...
Thousands Of NYC Immigrant Youth Didn’t Enroll In School. Advocates Want To Fix That.
Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Reema Amin on February 19, 2020 Georges Remy had one year of high school remaining...
New Yorkers Still Confused On How Plastic Bag Ban Will Work
Shoppers at the McDonald Avenue ShopRite in Brooklyn gear up for the state ban on single-use plastic bags, Feb. 17,...
“SalviYorkers”: The Story Of Salvadorans In New York City
They’ve filled jobs in media and construction, here in Brooklyn, Salvadoran immigrants are doctors, professionals, and artists. They create jobs...
Openings: Seafood, Shawarma, and Shochu
This week’s installment of openings brings lots of new faces – about 20 new bars and restaurants across Brooklyn. Williamsburg...
Erick Diaz Cruz Files Federal Lawsuit Against ICE Officer
GRAVESEND – The unarmed man shot in the face by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has filed...
B46 Route Camera Enforcement Starts Tomorrow, Fines For Real In 60 Days
On the heels of launching bus-mounted camera enforcement along B44 last year, MTA announced today that they will be rolling...
Woman’s Car And Son Were Stolen. She Only Got Her Son Back.
BENSONHURST — At 10:00 a.m. yesterday, a woman parked her 2002 Toyota RAV4 outside a commercial strip in Bensonhurst. She...
19 Year Old Stabbed To Death In Flatbush
UPDATE – 2/20/2020 – This stabbing has been reclassified as murder, NYPD informs. FLATBUSH — Someone stabbed 19-year-old Mamadou Bah...
Are Brooklyn’s Minority-Centered Spaces Headed For Legal Trouble?
New York’s anti-discrimination law could prevent marginalized groups from lawfully protecting the sanctity of their spaces.
Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health, Stigma, and a New Podcast
“It’s a more personal way to reach people where they are,” First Lady Chirlane McCray said, announcing the launch of Thrive...
Three Neighbors Go Missing
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the following individuals: EAST FLATBUSH – Melvin...
A Taste of Brooklyn: 4 Regions, 4 Neighborhoods, 4 Taco Shops
Taquerias, in particular American taquerias, are places to not only have tacos, but a plethora of other dishes too –...
Black-Owned Brooklyn – There’s A Hunger For Information About Local Businesses
What started two years ago as a project to spotlight overlooked Black-owned businesses has blossomed into one of the hottest...