The nonprofit will provide access to healthy food through a meal program, social services, help and support with medical care and education sessions focused on diabetes.
Brownsville Community Culinary Center Adds Diabetes Wellness Program
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Daily Links: City Mulls Settling Lawsuit to Speed Gowanus Rezoning Process
In the News
- MTA Has Made Williamsburg Block a Rat-Infested Nightmare: Locals [NYP]
- Owners of Cobble Hill’s Verde Plan Restaurant on Smith Street [Patch]
- Second Round of Rent Relief Reached Even Fewer People Than First [Gothamist]
- New Programs Needed to Address Declining Black Homeownership [City Limits]
- Williamsburg Club Stays Closed Until More People Are Allowed Indoors [NY1]
- Flatbush Food Pantry Offers Kosher Meals to Families [Fox 5 NY]
- City at Crossroads With Gowanus Rezoning Suit [TRD]
Daily Links: De Blasio Forms Racial Justice Commission to Help ‘Dismantle Structural Racism’
In the News
- City Creates Group to Dismantle Structural Racism [NYT]
- State Program to Outfit Offices Like MetroTech With COVID Testing [BP]
- Three Dolphins Spotted in East River Near Greenpoint [Gothamist]
- Will ‘Affordable’ Units at Largest Pacific Park Tower Go to the Well Off? [Bklyner]
- Calls Grow to End 11 p.m. Curfew on Restaurants and Bars [Eater]
- End the Two-Case Rule for Coronavirus School Closures, Lander Says [Patch]
- The Bensonhurst Statue House, a Pop Art Phenomenon [Untapped]
- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Inks Downtown Brooklyn Lease [TRD]
Enjoy the Dazzling Colors of Spring With a Tree Tour Through Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood cemetery is a visual treat at any time of year but spring brings a special riot of color across the open space.
Will a New MTA Study Finally Bring a Second Exit to Dumbo’s York Street Station?
Transit gurus are “studying” a fix to Dumbo’s treacherous York Street subway station, which serves as the neighborhood’s sole subway stop and has only one egress with no wheelchair accessibility.
Daily Links: New Yorkers Older Than 50 Are Now Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine
In the News
- How the Illegal Rave Scene Thrives in Brooklyn and Beyond During COVID [NYT]
- A Clinton Hill Designer Who Finds Beauty in Austerity [NYT]
- Five Injured After Fire Rips Through Flatbush Apartment Building [BP]
- New Yorkers Over 50 Are Eligible for COVID Vaccines [Gothamist]
- Tenants Fear Eviction After Lengthy Court Case With Landlord [Greenpointers]
- Bed Stuy Farm Stand Wants to Help Others Start Their Own [BK Reader]
- Building Black-Owned Brooklyn, One Story at a Time [BK Magazine]
- Brooklyn Luxury Condo Contracts Catch Up to Townhouses [TRD]
- Renderings Revealed for Six-Story Residential Building in Bushwick [NYY]
Daily Links: Hundreds Gather at Borough Hall to Protest Anti-Asian Violence
In the News
- Mixed Virus Data Has Some Experts Questioning Pace of Reopening [NYT]
- The Perseverance of Williamsburg’s Wildflowers [NYT]
- Installation Honors Life and Death at Borough Hall [BP]
- Bed Stuy Street Co-Named for Yusuf Hawkins [BP]
- Protesters Rally Against Anti-Asian Violence at Brooklyn Borough Hall [NY1]
- Brooklynite Is NYC’s First Known Case of Brazilian COVID Variant [Gothamist]
- GF55 Architects Reveal Renderings of 8 Palmetto Street in Bushwick [NYY]
Take a Breath With New Art Installation at 300 Ashland in Fort Greene
An installation by Brooklyn-based artist Ekene Ijeoma mimics the speed of breathing techniques intended to create calm.
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Arts and Crafts on the Waterfront, Brooklyn Homes for Sale
Catch up on your reading with a look at the most popular stories from the past week.
Daily Links: Study Says Large Number of Storefronts Remain Empty in Bed Stuy
In the News
- WakuWaku, an Izakaya Counter in Industry City, Expands Outdoors [NYT]
- A Third of Storefronts Are Empty on Bed Stuy Main Streets: Study [Patch]
- A Pipeline Battle in the Heart of North Brooklyn [The American Prospect]
- Rachel Comey Will Open Cobble Hill Pop-up in Former Bird Space [The Cut]
- Carroll Gardens Bakery, Artist Are Raffling Art to Feed Hungry [Grub Street]
- BP Adams Voices Support for Greenpoint Acme Fish Redevelopment [Bklyner]
- A Hidden Tennis Club in Prospect Park South [Untapped]
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