The experiment in direct democracy has expanded quickly in New York. An overall success, there are questions about how inclusive the process is, and whether it actually leads to deeper…
Two Bushwick artists—one native, one new—had a tense confrontation over the role of artists in gentrification. Then they engineered a collaboration of sorts.
BCS will premiere a short film at the Human Spirit Awards (Monday, June 1, 2015, which is a behind-the-scenes look at the ONE Brooklyn Community campaign photo shoot.
During the Bloomberg administration, rents were hiked dramatically at one Brooklyn complex in order to keep it operating. The city believes the move preserved a Mitchell-Lama development. Some tenants say…
The mayor’s non-endorsement, the Hillary headquarters, some 2016 handicapping and a couple beers were on the table in the latest episode of Straight Up!, the Brooklyn Independent Media reporters’ roundtable.
As repositories of information available to anyone who walks through the door, libraries have always helped foster transparency, accountability and democracy. Their boards, however, struggle on all three counts.
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Brooklyn Community Services kicks off signature volunteer initiative, “Spring into Action,” to serve underserved communities in Brooklyn. Spring into Action is part of the ONE Brooklyn Community campaign.
When NYCHA’s chair met with residents there were questions about failing radiators, missing kitchen sinks … and whether, a year into his administration, Mayor de Blasio is accountable for NYCHA’s…
Three Brooklyn men are charged with attempting to help ISIS in its bloody campaign through Iraq and Syria. Would they have been a threat if a confidential government informant hadn’t…
