After our last post on Brooklyn’s “affordable” housing lotteries, we received numerous comments and emails asking for help and more...
Councilmember Farah Louis on Mayor’s Response, Continued Protests
In the last few weeks of protests, New York City has gone through a lot. Police cars drove into protestors...
Seven Resources for Supporting #BLM
As we enter into our second week of protests, now with an 8:00 pm curfew, action has become more necessary...
All Of Brooklyn’s Affordable Housing Lotteries That Are Open Now
While we still aren’t quite sure why some of these apartments are considered “affordable”, housing is more important now, during...
Will This Be The Summer Of Outdoor Dining?
This morning as the Mayor was discussing the first phase of reopening New York City, a group of New York...
Butter & Scotch is Back, But Different for Now
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began hitting New York City, Keavy Landreth decided to close her bakery bar Butter &...
DDT Opens During The Pandemic: “We’re Not Going Anywhere”
When Randy and Suzanne Tyson started planning their Park Slope bar, DDT, they anticipated opening sometime in early March. This...
Feeding The City, One Meal At A Time
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, the City knew that feeding those in need was going to have to be a...
New Loans Available for Small Businesses in Lander, Carroll’s Districts Only
Councilmember Brad Lander, Assemblymember Robert Carroll, the Hebrew Free Loan Society, and The Change Reaction have joined forces to provide...
WhatToOrder Data Shows Small Restaurants Stayed Open As Larger Ones Closed Up Shop
When Rob Fraley first started developing his app, WhatToOrder, in 2016, he had no way of knowing what the restaurant...
City Council Passes Numerous Small Business Relief Bills
Early this morning, city restaurateurs, councilmembers, and members of the NYC Hospitality Alliance gathered remotely to spread their support for...
Openings, Reopenings, and Closings
Things continue to change very quickly here in Brooklyn. Small businesses, as we all know, are struggling under the weight...
Where to Order Last-Minute Mother’s Day Flowers
It’s not been an easy few months. We’ve seen our neighborhoods and our lives change completely, in what feels like...
Feeding Neighbors, Keeping Restaurants In Business – #REHasYourBack Connects
Seth Weissman, a Brooklyn building owner and the founder of Urban Standard Capital, knew that when this crisis started he...
Rusty Nail Vandalized With “Stay Close” Graffiti
When the manager at Rusty Nail, a recently-opened bar located at 1701 Foster Avenue, between E. 17th and E. 18th...