Bushwick
Photo by Alex Simpson [https://unsplash.com/@m_simpsan?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/bushwick?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] By Arthur Samuels & Pagee Cheung Miguel* was a member of
Central Brooklyn
NYCHA vaccination site at Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn on Friday, February 12, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBy Brian Benjamin, Roxanne Persaud, and Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD New York City is one of the most racially diverse cities in the world – it’s what makes our city incomparable to all
Bed Stuy
Jason Walker, Campaign photo.Deciding to run for City Council was one of the hardest decisions I ever made. This decision to suspend my campaign has been even harder. I am an intersectional organizer who has been organizing to advance Black liberation, secure equal rights, advocate for equitable access to
environment
Rendering of the post-rezoning Gowanus canal bridge crossing with waterfront development and pedestrian activity. (Rendering from the Department of City Planning website)By Nora Almeida, Linda LaViolette and Miranda Sielaff In a take-down attempt that’s short on evidence and heavy on pro-developer talking points, Michelle de la Uz’s
community
April Somboun with her children. Courtesy of April Somboun.By April Somboun [https://www.aprilsomboun.com/], candidate for City Council in District 33. It’s appalling. For the last few weeks, hate crimes against Asians fill the front page. Sadly, this isn’t new. Last year, despite the total number
Central Brooklyn
Meisha Porter, New York City Schools Chancellor. Image courtesy of NYC Department of Education.By Meisha Porter, New York City Schools Chancellor This week, I began leading the nation’s largest public school system. A school system that serves more than 1 million students—including, many years ago, me! I
Central Brooklyn
PS 6 in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Tracy Jordan, a parent, education advocate, and Flatbush resident. The pandemic has exposed and increased the inequities that exist in our public school system, now we are surely in a crisis. At this moment, we have the opportunity to rectify this crisis by
affordable housing
Courtesy of Marvel Architects/SCAPE Landscape ArchitectsBy Michelle de la Uz A recent opinion piece by several Gowanus residents [/opinion-welcome-to-gowanus-green-brooklyns-own-love-canal/] opposed to affordable housing development in their neighborhood, unfortunately, continued a pattern of dangerously misleading rhetoric about the Gowanus Green development. As a 43-year old nonprofit comprehensive community development corporation
affordable housing
Homeless in Sheepshead Bay. October 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe last seven years, for most New Yorkers, have felt like we are trapped in a series of unfortunate events, starring our mayor. From his mismanagement of NYCHA, to his $1 billion ThriveNYC scam. From his destruction of small businesses, to his
affordable housing
PS 90 in 2007. By Nicholas Strini/PropertySharkThe 2020 murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd thrust the Movement For Black Lives firmly into the public consciousness. When centuries of anger, frustration, and despair spilled out into the streets, I hoped that our political and civic leaders would finally take
COVID-19
As positive news continues to come out about COVID-19 vaccines, there is a glimmer of hope at the end of a pandemic that has been going on for nearly a year. But a vaccine only works if enough people actually get vaccinated. A recent poll [https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/
Business
How can New York City get our economy back on track as we all fight furiously to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic? It’s a question that everyone is desperate to answer, as New York City’s economy continues to take a beating from the COVID crisis. Between December 2019 and