via The Jewish Daily Forward
A Williamsburg Toy Story
The Wise Buys toyshop caters to children in Hasidic Brooklyn.
Place: Brooklyn
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Hookah Smoke Complaints Heat Up
Brooklyn residents who live above hookah lounges are calling on business owners to install better ventilation systems.
via The Jewish Daily Forward
Keeping Kosher, via Colombia
Ruben Diaz is the head chef at Masbia, a kosher soup kitchen network.
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
A ‘Vision’ For a Safer Jay St.
Traffic safety advocates want the city to target the busy Brooklyn thoroughfare as part of Mayor de Blasio's "Vision Zero" plan.
via Brooklyn Based
Latino Club Thrives Amid Change
Toñita’s, a Williamsburg fixture for four decades, offers a sense of community and continuity in the neighborhood, which has lost more than 10,000 Latino residents over the last decade.
via Home Reporter
Making Ocean Parkway Safer
Authorities are working to improve pedestrian safety along the busy Brooklyn thoroughfare.
via Brooklyn Bureau
Vito Lopez’s Complex Legacy
Some call him a hero, other call him a villain. But the disgraced former political powerhouse changed the face of Bushwick.
Holiday Hunger Challenges Grow
The Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger is struggling to meet the demand for food as new clients pour in.