On the eve of Dec. 1, five distinguished arts personalities walked the length of Atlantic Avenue and its side streets from Fourth Avenue to Hicks Street to judge the windows of participating stores and restaurants, under the auspices of the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation. Allison Prete, Jed Rothstein, Steven W. Standard (Strafe), Adam Suerte […]
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams organized a peaceful protest against police brutality alongside numerous businessmen, marching from Borough Hall to the 84th precinct on Sunday afternoon. Over 100 Black businessmen gathered at Borough Hall, some dressed in black, blue, gray, and beige suits, along with other protesters and some members of the Vulcan Society. The […]
As the death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak mounts, mutual aid groups have been popping up all across Brooklyn, New York City’s largest borough, to assist neighbors who are more vulnerable to the deadly virus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Friday morning that 57,159 New York City residents had tested positive for COVID-19, and […]