After nearly a decade of advocacy and planning, the Coney Island Business Improvement District (BID) is officially moving forward, with leaders already outlining plans to improve the neighborhood for both businesses and residents.

New Coney Island Business Improvement District aims to revitalize neighborhood beyond the boardwalk

While the event featured music, skateboarding, free food, haircuts and art activities, organizers said the goal went far beyond entertainment.

Brooklyn annual anti-gun violence rally brings community together through connection and conversation

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams joined local leaders in walking through the neighborhood, stopping at businesses and speaking with residents to ensure they understand their legal rights if they encounter immigration enforcement officers. 

Elected officials canvass neighborhood after reported ICE sighting in East Flatbush

Police say Melba Jordan, 45, was killed Tuesday morning after a collision with a dump truck at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Pacific Street in Crown Heights. 

Woman killed after collision with dump truck in Crown Heights

Many of the neighborhood's flooding issues stem from an aging sewer system that dates back to the early 1900s and struggles to handle the intense rainfall New York City now experiences.

Heavy rain, flash flood warnings once again threaten livelihoods of Bushwick businesses owners

Created in the 1950s, the Mitchell-Lama program has provided affordable housing for working- and middle-class New Yorkers for decades.

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