Receiving phone calls from elderly clients who just want to talk is not unusual for community-based organizations like JASA. But...
Proposed Urban Village Development To Bring Over 2,000 Affordable Units To East New York
EAST NEW YORK — Yesterday, at a NYC City Planning Department public hearing, the Rev. A.R. Bernard described the area...
Congressman Jeffries Weighs in on Gentrification, Affordable Housing in State of District Speech
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Standing before a lively crowd, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, a rising star in the Democratic Party, took aim...
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...
Police Explanation for Stop-And-Frisk Increase Doesn’t Sit Well with Civil Liberties Groups
What’s behind the increase of NYPD stop-and-frisks in 2019? While law enforcement officials downplay the rise, alarm bells are going...
Supporters of a Shuttered Black Cultural Institution Refuse to Simply Walk Away
CROWN HEIGHTS – Since 1984, The Black Lady Theatre, located on Nostrand Avenue near Park Place, has served as an...
What are the Long-Term Solutions to Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes?
It’s been more than three weeks since Mayor Bill de Blasio announced measures to counter the wave of anti-Semitic hate...
Increased Police Presence in the Wake of Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Raises Concerns for Some
CROWN HEIGHTS – There’s unease among some people of color in Brooklyn neighborhoods slated to receive more cops under Mayor...
Brooklyn’s Religious Leaders Lead the Fight Against Anti-Semitism
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Brooklyn has become one of the epicenters of anti-Semitic hate crimes, which have skyrocketed across New York City....
Here’s What’s Behind a Missed Piece of Brooklyn History
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Something was clearly missing from the exterior wall of the TD Bank branch at the corner of Montague and...
Kwanzaa Crawl: Party with a Purpose
Several of Brooklyn’s Black-owned nightspots are preparing for crowds of partiers on the day after Christmas. The revelers will be...
Brooklyn Church Evicts Its Former First Lady Before Christmas and Defends the Action
DITMAS PARK – A dispute that centered in part on how Black churches should treat their pastor’s wife came to...
Empowerment in Action: Bushwick Residents Launch New Political Club
BUSHWICK— Many longtime Bushwick residents are disturbed by the upheaval they see in their community due to rezoning and recognize...
Role of Art in Navigating Bushwick’s Gentrification Minefield
BUSHWICK — It was in the summer of 2017 at the New Ohio Theatre when Noel Allain, The Bushwick Starr’s...
Brooklyn’s New Social Space: Ethel’s Club Unapologetically Celebrates People of Color
BUSHWICK — One of Brooklyn’s newest social, wellness and co-working spaces has been getting a lot of buzz. Ethel’s Club...