Central Brooklyn
New York City Department of Health headquarters at 125 Worth Street in Manhattan. (Photo: Wikipedia)If the Department of Health is right, we have been having a very serious bed bug problem in Greater Flatbush — perhaps the worst in the city. According to data from the city’s Community Health
volunteering
Photo via NYC H2O [http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2015/08/29/its-my-park-at-fidlerwyckoff-house-park1] Raising kids is a lot of work — keeping them fed, clean, and entertained is exhausting. Add to that the responsibility to raise them to be active members of the community, and the pressure is on. While volunteering
brownsville
With Kensington’s average rent for a one bedroom apartment hovering around $1,730, our neighborhood remains less expensive than our neighbors to the north in Windsor Terrace, though we’re shelling out more for our homes on average than those in Flatbush or Borough Park, according to new numbers
Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs
If you’ve been paying attention to the race to replace Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs [/blog/news/in-bid-against-each-other-candidates-agree-the-affordable-housing-crisis-must-be-tackled] , who is bidding adieu to her seat in Albany [/blog/politics/well-wishes-from-colleagues-as-assemblywoman-rhoda-jacobs-announces-her-retirement] after 36 years, you’ve probably heard the name Victor A. Jordan [http://vote4jordan.nationbuilder.com/]. One of five candidates making
actor
A terrible photo of councilmembers Lew Fidler and Jumaane Williams together. (Source: NY City Council via the Brooklyn Daily Eagle)First term Councilman Jumaane Williams has been a rising star in the New York City Council and his introduction into the world of politics can be partly attributed to local
67th Precinct
We know it’s not directly in the neighborhood, but we also know many of you noticed an increase in police sirens and helicopters flying overhead last night, so it’s worth noting that a vigil last night for Kimani Gray, a 16-year-old who was shot and killed by plainclothes
brownsville
(image by Galasso/North Jersey Media Group via Daily News)The Daily News says that the latest round of school budget cuts are hitting some areas worse than others, and that middle class neighborhoods like ours are being spared the deep cuts facing poorer school districts. The News reported last