Brooklyn
NYC’s Fight Against Elder Abuse
Jarrett Murphy |
New York City is aging, and concerns about elder abuse are rising along with the number of senior citizens.
Brooklyn
Video: How Stress and Sickness Fuel Death Inequalities in Brooklyn
Jarrett Murphy |
Health inequality is an old problem with new wrinkles and the election of Donald Trump is one of them. Watch a journalist and an expert talk about what drives these disparities and whether there’s any path to resolving them.
Death's Disparities: Health Inequality in New York City
What Drives NYC’s Health Disparities?
Janaki Chadha and Ruth Ford |
Diabetes and assaults, HIV and asthma, sicken or kill people in low-income areas at higher rates. Often, it isn’t that there’s no method or money to address the problem – it’s that we spend it in the wrong place.
Brooklyn
Podcast: From Coney Island to Atlantic Yards, Lessons of ‘The Brooklyn Wars’
Jarrett Murphy |
Hear an interview with Neil deMause, whose new book recounts the battles that reshaped Coney Island, Fulton Street, Atlantic Yards and the city around them.
affordability
No Rezoning Plan, but City Eyes Brownsville for Big Changes
Abigail Savitch-Lew |
The de Blasio administration is moving to develop vacant spaces in the Brooklyn neighborhood for a mix of affordable housing and other services—building on earlier plans, engaging the community and encountering a mix of reactions.
Brooklyn
Video: Crown Heights, 25 Years Later
Jarrett Murphy |
Amid preparations for events to commemorate the three days of rioting that shook Brooklyn a quarter century ago, Bk Live hosted people who’ve managed reconciliation and observed the neighborhood’s change.
Brooklyn
Growing Fish and Food Together and Attacking Racial Disparities in Bushwick
Kizzy Cox |
Aquaponics relies on the interaction of fish, whose waste feeds the plants, and plants, whose digestive process purifies the water. But at Oko Farms in Brooklyn, success also depends on the relationship between the farm and its neighborhood.
2016 campaign
Video: What it’s Like to Lose a Race for Congress
Jarrett Murphy |
Winning a Democratic primary is tantamount to winning election, and winning an election means the long-term job security of incumbency. But what’s it like to lose at the ballot box? Hear from two men who learned all about it this week.
Brooklyn
Video: Brooklyn Hospitals Facing Critical Test
Jarrett Murphy |
BK Live takes a look at the challenges facing private and public hospitals in the city’s largest borough.
Brooklyn
Hillary, Bernie, Donald and LGBTQ Politics in the First Post-Marriage Equality Election
Jarrett Murphy |
Is Hillary better than Bernie when it comes to gay equality? Can we trust Donald to be reasonable when it comes to transgender rights? Veteran scribes come together for a drink and a discussion on StraightUp.
