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]
Brooklyn
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]
On Flatbush Avenue, stores close as rents rise
By ALVARO BLANCO In the back of a struggling eyeglasses store on Flatbush Avenue, Edgar Henry made call after call as he tried to keep …[read more]
Hate crimes mount in city amid Middle East unrest
By INEZ SHARABY It was a breezy fall night in September when 20-year-old Lorraine Dana was walking to her older sister’s house, ready to enjoy …[read more]