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North Brooklyn Parks Alliance hosted a summit with nightlife and city leaders to examine how large-scale NYC events can reduce...
New York State reaches 600 licensed cannabis dispensaries and $3 billion in sales, five years after legalizing adult-use marijuana in...
New York State is offering $5,000 grants to service providers helping reduce food insecurity among people with mental illness through...
City Council Education Chair Eric Dinowitz joins P.S. 16 Wakefield students and arts advocates March 30 to support $4.05M citywide...
If you live over Greenpoint's Meeker Avenue Plume, the EPA will test your indoor air free and anonymously. The holdup...
Greenpoint and Williamsburg have lost storefronts for a decade. A bill to curb commercial vacancies finally exists, and almost no...
A volunteer-run $10 yoga class in a Greenpoint church basement quietly bankrolls North Brooklyn Angels, which serves 2,000 free hot...
Reynoso's Bushwick 1000 promises to get 1,000 young adults into jobs. The budget is $150,000 a year, split among three...
New York City introduces tools to help homeowners plan, finance, and build Accessory Dwelling Units, addressing housing affordability in Brooklyn...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani warns NYC faces a $12 billion fiscal deficit and calls for state tax increases on wealthy earners...
AIONIA takes over House of Yes for Permanent Vacation's first NYC showcase, Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival returns, plus horror screening...
Brooklyn housing group CUFFH Action will join the No Kings Day march on March 28 to protest Trump administration policies...
NYC Council passed bills creating security perimeters around houses of worship and schools to address hate incidents, affecting Brooklyn neighborhoods...
The Water Tower and ART Williamsburg rooftop bars at Arlo hotel reopen April 23 with new Prohibition-era cocktails, pool parties,...
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams unveils Build-A-Budget interactive tool letting New Yorkers experiment with balancing the city budget as state talks...
New York Secretary of State Walter T. Mosley announced completion of a $3.85 million Innovation Hub at College of Staten...
The Brooklyn Black organizers who helped elect Mamdani gave him a deadline: deliver real change before the next election.
BEMF's 18th anniversary brings 30 artists to East Williamsburg for 23 hours of underground dance music, featuring Baauer, DJ Thadz...
A New Jersey man faces 31 charges for trafficking fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine in Brooklyn after Attorney General Letitia James...
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams launched an interactive Build-A-Budget tool allowing New Yorkers to experiment with balancing the city...
Brooklyn families can receive up to $1,000 per child under 4 and $330 per child ages 4-16 through New York's...
Mayor Mamdani and DCWP recovered nearly $2 million for over 800 fast-food workers whose Fair Workweek rights were violated by...
A six-unit residential building at 169 Troutman Street in Bushwick was purchased for $2 million through bankruptcy by Isaac Silberstein...
Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez appointed as Executive Director of new Office of Street Vendor Services, launching four months ahead of schedule to...
The MTA launched a new mobile app for NYC subway and bus riders featuring real-time arrivals, accessibility tools, and live...
New York City launched a Fast Track program to cut affordable housing development timelines in half, selecting 784-800 Myrtle Avenue...
Volunteers at Bushwick City Farm have been locked out after 15 years, displacing asylum seekers and cutting off fresh produce...
A member at a Bed-Stuy PureGym says she reported harassment, was told she 'was not the first' to complain, and...
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announced a 16-step plan to address gambling harm as sports betting and new casinos expand across...
Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon hosted a session on city summonses and OATH hearings at her Brooklyn district office, offering...
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull received two prestigious AORN awards for preventing surgical errors and maintaining smoke-free operating rooms in Brooklyn.
NYC's largest public employee union District Council 37 endorsed Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso for Congress in the 7th District.
BK ROT's Youth Leaders Program is accepting applications from Bushwick high school students for paid summer positions focused on environmental...
Brooklyn rapper Donwill recorded a live episode of his Webby-winning podcast with Mixtape Museum curator Regan Sommer McCoy at Manhattan's...
The Trump administration calls its NYC immigration sweep the worst of the worst. Court records say 76 percent had no...
Brooklyn child care providers plan to rally for higher wages outside the governor's office as state budget negotiations continue, according...
Environmental nonprofit Big Reuse opened its second location at 378 Troutman Street in Bushwick, offering sustainable shopping and donation options...
The Empyrean Club, a new theater and nightlife venue at 421 Troutman St. in Bushwick, plans to open in 2027...
NYC Department of Records researchers uncovered the story of George Rex, officially designated 'The Last Slave,' who froze to death...
Historic Districts Council's 2026 conference examined whether preservation advocates should help save NYC's manufacturing industries alongside the buildings they occupy.
Community media outlets will meet with NYC mayor's press and engagement officials at CUNY forum on March 17 to discuss...
Met Council CEO David Greenfield hosted state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Alex Bores for a public discussion on...
Tiny Arts Supply has moved to a 1,200-square-foot storefront at 612 Woodward Avenue in Ridgewood, five times larger than its...
Five Brooklyn nonprofits each received $100,000 at the annual Brooklyn Org Spark Breakfast, recognizing groups serving the borough amid unprecedented...