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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BK Live takes a look at the challenges facing private and public hospitals in the city’s largest borough.
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.
The city has said little about the remaining eight neighborhoods that will be reshaped to facilitate the mayor’s housing plan. Some advocates hope the quiet will tamp down speculation, but others want a more transparent process for selecting which communities will be asked to grow.
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