The play revisits a troubling moment in Crown Heights History, the 1991 riot. And for many, it's still a difficult subject.
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November 07, 2019November 6, 2019Brooklyn Life, Business, Economy, Featured, News
The Costs of Opportunity
The Opportunity Zone initiative was designed to re-structure incentives to encourage development in underserved areas. But it could also exacerbate the affordability crisis in Brooklyn by giving huge tax breaks to upscale developments.
November 06, 2019November 6, 2019Brooklyn Life, Featured
A Methadone Clinic in Brownstone Brooklyn Draws Mixed Reactions
The drug has proven to be a powerful weapon against opioid addiction, but some residents believe treatment centers will draw too many addicts and their problems
November 06, 2019November 6, 2019A Changing Brooklyn, Brooklyn Life, Featured
This isn’t Little Poland Anymore
There was a time not long ago when you could travel to Poland just by taking the subway to Greenpoint....
November 05, 2019November 5, 2019Brooklyn Life, Featured
A Leader Gone But Far From Forgotten
The Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic broadcast center looks like a room out of time. The walls are lined with aging switchboards and...
November 04, 2019November 4, 2019Arts & Culture, Brooklyn Life, Featured
Has the Miss Subways Pageant Gone Off the Rails?
The gathering is part transit activism and part surrealism, with drinks and ‘rabid wolves’ on the side.