via City Atlas
New Trees Take Root, Post-Sandy
Saplings planted through the city's MillionTreesNYC program are slowly helping make up for those lost in the storm.
Tag: Brooklyn
An Eye for the Runway
Claire Thompson battled back from an illness that threatened to take her sight and established a career as a fashion artist.
A Hunt for Affordable Groceries
Check out our interactive graphic comparing the prices of common items sold at various Crown Heights groceries.
Park Springs Back From Sandy
Workers hauled nearly four million pounds of debris from Prospect Park, which lost 500 trees in the storm.
via The Local
New Art Rises From Fire’s Ashes
Students who lost work in a recent blaze at Pratt Institute are getting back to creating art.
via The Local
Church Takes on Expanded Role
The Church of St. Joseph is set to become the co-cathedral for the Brooklyn Diocese, sharing duties with the smaller St. James Cathedral Basilica.
via Bensonhurst Bean
Sandy Loans Lag in Some Areas
Data shows the federal Small Business Administration has funded less than 30 percent of storm-related loans for people in some of the hardest hit areas of Brooklyn.
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
A Library Reborn in Brooklyn
Parents at Boerum Hill’s Public School 38 banded to reopen the school's library, which had been shuttered for seven years.