Brooklyn needs you for ride shares!
Do you have a car and want to help out? Are you heading to areas like Sheepshead Bay or Coney…
Gas prices going up, up, up in Sheepshead Bay
Our own Eric Silver went to pick up a family member from Sheepshead Bay. He reported quiet streets but a…
Free legal advice for artists affected by Sandy
The life's work of many Brooklyn and NYC artists have been destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. As a writer, even though…
Friday lunchtime linkage
People riding bikes? In Manhattan?? The Times is on it! [NYT] You know what, ACE Hardware? F*ck you [Capital New…
Brad Lander pays tribute to Ditmas Park couple killed by tree
Since the tragic deaths of Ditmas Park's Jessie Streich-Kest and Jacob Vogelman on Monday night, we've read many moving tributes…
A dispatch from Sheepshead Bay, which needs help and needs it now
We've heard about the devastation in Red Hook and the horrible tragedy of Breezy Point, but we've just gotten word…
Brooklyn kids read for rights of girls in Pakistan
Although it's easy to focus on Brooklyn and the problems we're facing in the aftermath of Sandy, other terrible injustices…
Where to volunteer and donate this weekend- UPDATED!
It's been four days since Hurricane Sandy blew through, and Brooklyn is starting to mobilize again. Restaurants are re-opening, the…
You’re never too young to care
Helping with Sandy recovery knows no age limit, as this picture shows us. It's from the distribution of MREs, water…