via The Local
Moms Tackle Gun Control
Dara Sicherman was never an activist. Until recently, her days were fully o…
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via Sheepshead Bites
Sandy Vics Wary of Aid Promises
Some business owners, citing protracted emergency loan dealings with the federal Small Business Administration, are skeptical that relief funds will make it them anytime soon.
via The Local
Sandy-Slammed Factory Recovers
IceStone, a countertop manufacturer in the old Brooklyn Navy Yard, is finally getting back to business. But it hasn't been smooth sailing.
via The Local
Forgotten Hoop Greats Honored
The Brooklyn Nets recently saluted the legacy of the Smart Set Athletic Club, whose members played basketball in the borough long before the desegregation of the NBA.
via Latitude News
Local Syrians Tap Social Media
Syrians in New York say they are using Facebook and other social media to keep tabs on the turmoil back home.
via Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Closing Center Fishes For Funds
Supporters of the Biko Transformation Center held a fish-fry as part of a bid to save the Bushwick community staple.
via Bushwick Daily
Images of Changing Bushwick
Photographer Meryl Meisler began chronicling the Brooklyn neighborhood in the 1980s after becoming an art teacher at a local middle school.
via Bensonhurst Bean
No Time to Spare for Maple Lanes
The Brooklyn bowling alley is a frame closer to being razed to make way for housing.