NYCHA HOUSING SPOTLIGHTS
Tilden Houses: From Public Housing to Cultural Legacy in East Flatbush
Tilden Houses is a NYCHA development located in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood,…
Wyckoff Gardens Houses: Public Housing at the Center of Boerum Hill’s Gentrification
Wyckoff Gardens is a NYCHA development located in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood,…
Whitman Houses Embodies Fort Greene’s Enduring NYCHA Community
Built in 1944, Whitman Houses consists of 15 buildings and is home to more than 2,100…
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Creative Writing for Young Adults
53rd Street Library 18 West 53rd Street, New York, NY, United StatesTeens and young adults can share their writing and create new works at this writing session at the 53rd St Library! The 53rd St library will host this program in…
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[INTERVIEW] BKLYN Prom Project Chapter Directors, Dawn Simon & Dr. Shaniqua Schloss, Give High School Seniors A Night To Remember
Over the years, prom has become an eye-catching spectacle online, with people paying hundreds and thousands of dollars for outfits, transportation, and accessories. That’s where the…
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Gowanus Houses Stands Amid Change, Struggle, and Gentrification
Gowanus Houses, located in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill, are surrounded by Bond Street, Hoyt Street, Douglass Street, and Baltic Street. The NYCHA complex opened its operations in 1949 having…
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Why Brooklyn Families Have Trusted Cortelyou Early Childhood Center & Academy Since 1983
Inside the Black-owned, family-run school that has served generations of children with care, structure, and strong academic foundations. In Brooklyn, people can spot the difference between a…
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[INTERVIEW] Beranda Felder is On A Mission to Advocate for Mental Health in Black Communities
For years, the conversations surrounding mental health in the Black community have been limited. It’s a gap that the younger generation is doing their best to close, by learning, practicing…
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How The Pandemic Led An MTA Bus Operator To Launch Angie’s Delightful Bites
Angie’s Delightful Bites launched in the fall of 2020 when the world was still in the middle of the pandemic that rocked all of us. At the time, Angie was still operating a Metropolitan…
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Van Dyke II Houses: Community Resilience in the Heart of Brownsville
Van Dyke II Houses is located in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood, bounded by Powell Street, Livonia, and Dumont Avenue. Built in 1969 as an extension of the original Van Dyke I complex,…
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