Seeking Asylum and a Future
Student Elza Kochueva and her family, Russians of Mongolian descent, are fighting to stay in the U.S., fearing persecution back home.
Place: Brooklyn
Search for a Lost Son
When Brian Gewirtz, a young Brooklyn man with autism, disappeared, an extended family of supporters set out to find him.
Proving Her Metal
When sculptor Marsha Trattner discovered blacksmithing, she combined the crafts to create her own Brooklyn studio: She-Weld.
via The Atlantic
Meet Brooklyn’s Jukebox Hero
Perry Rosen, whose Sheepshead Bay home is lined with a half-dozen Wurlitzers and Rock-Olas, says he can repair any variety of the old music machines.
via The Daily Beast
Studying Britney in Brooklyn
The Greenpoint-based “Britney Spears: Goddess, Feminist Icon, Pop Priestess” workshop explores the singer’s role in feminism, sexuality and pop culture.
via Vice
Ex-Gang Members Fight Violence
Gangstas Makin' Astronomical Community Changes opened a new headquarters in East Flatbush.
via Voices of NY
NYCHA Tenants Demand Repairs
Fed-up public housing tenants gave NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye an earful over everything from heat outages to the spread of mold.
via DNAInfo
Illegal Driveways Cut Corners
Check out our interactive map detailing curb-cut complaints.