At Brooklyn church, de Blasio unveils school plan
By KECIAH BAILEY Quoting from the Book of Psalms, Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered his plan for education reform to thousands of churchgoers at Christian …[read more]
Brooklyn
More Bklyn After-School Programs Needed
By PRICILLA FERRERAS During the spring, a video made a big splash on social media of a small teenage girl nearly getting beat to death …[read more]
Driving Schools: Check Them Out Before You Buy
By ANDRE JONES A driving instructor, Debbie Thomas, 45, arrived late to meet her student for a 45-minute driving lesson in Mill Basin with a …[read more]
The talk of Bed-Stuy: Who is a gentrifier?
By JONATHAN GOMEZ Inside of Common Grounds coffee shop at the corner of Tompkins and Putnam avenues, Tremaine Wright stands behind the counter ready to …[read more]
Brooklyn hotel boom spreads south of park
By ALEXANDRA STEVENS Robert Seidel, owner of a Brooklyn bed and breakfast, pulled out a card he keeps in the little side table by his …[read more]
Youth football teams play on, with some changes
By SAWAN DOUGE From as young as 10, Sean Williams has been playing football. He started with a youth team in Brooklyn, and then played …[read more]
B.C. Grad Narrates Travel Adventures in Book
By CHRIS MOONEY Stylish and smiling, Errol Shaw relaxes on a bench, observing the New York City hustle as he awaits an interview. Although he …[read more]
A Push for Sustainability at Brooklyn Navy Yard
By DANIEL STEIN-SAYLES This article appeared in the August 14, 2014 Gotham Gazette. John Randall gestured to a pile of wood stacked to the ceiling …[read more]
Brooklyn BP challenged over real estate ties
By MARCO POGGIO It had rained unceasingly for a few hours, but that did not prevent more than 400 residents from showing up in …[read more]
Art and a touch of madness in Bushwick
By KATHERINE LLOYD The rumbling of the elevated J train echoes along Brooklyn’s Broadway in the neighborhood where Bedford-Stuyvesant meets Bushwick. A few blocks over …[read more]