Migrants Sell Snacks in Downtown Brooklyn While Waiting on Work Permits
More than half a dozen immigrants have set up makeshift stands at the Jay Street MetroTech subway station and are selling candy and snacks as they look to cover their mounting living expenses.
City to Build Out Climate Innovation Hub for Green Tech at Sunset Park’s Brooklyn Army Terminal
The city will invest $100 million in a new Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Mayor Eric Adams announced during his State of the City address on Wednesday.
Bay Ridge Locals Slam ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Proposal as ‘Irresponsible and Unacceptable’
The Adams administration’s citywide, business-focused zoning proposal was met with skepticism at a November 29 meeting of Community Board 10.
Brooklyn Businesses Struggle to Recover After Record-Breaking Rains
Small businesses in Brooklyn are struggling to recover from the floodwaters that inundated New York last month, which posed long-term problems with few solutions in sight.
Bushwick Flower Stalls Create Hubs of Peace, Small Business Opportunities for Local Immigrants
Bushwick's immigrant florists have found a foothold growing small businesses on the side of the neighborhood’s groceries and play an important role in the community.
Flatbush Avenue and Church Avenue Business Improvement Districts Set to Merge
The Flatbush Avenue and Church Avenue business improvement districts plan to merge in a move designed to save time and money and improve service to the local business community.
Industry City Businesses Get Access to New Tech With International Partnership
A piece of Korean technology has made its home in the heart of a kitchen cooking up some of the best Caribbean dishes in Brooklyn, thanks to a new partnership with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
Economic Report Shows Brooklyn Added More Jobs Than Other Boroughs Since the Pandemic
Brooklyn’s economic recovery has outpaced that of the rest of the city, with the borough having added more than 100,000 new jobs since the apex of the pandemic in April 2020.
Jobs, Renewable Energy to Transform Sunset Park’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal will be turned into an offshore wind energy port facility, fulfilling a longtime push by Sunset Park locals to renew Sunset Park's industrial waterfront with green jobs.
Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Rents Are Due, How Bad Can It Get? (4/29/20)
Economists no longer expect a quick rebound, and Brooklyn's mom and pop businesses are among the worst hit economically by the shutdown.