1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (295+ words) Real Journalism written by people If you go to Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus—that imposing, rust-red fortress dominating the canal—and make your way up to the second floor, you’ll find yourself confronted by a startling sight: a corpse, lying…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (883+ words) Real Journalism written by people At first glance one might not suspect that Renee Keitt is a prominent New York City community organizer, housing activist, and urban agriculturalist. Soft spoken and seemingly shy, one might take her for a poet…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (643+ words) Real Journalism written by people Red Hook & Gowanus On the eve of perhaps the most crucial election in his nearly 20-year career in New York City politics, Brad Lander sat down with the Red Hook Star-Revue to discuss his political…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (766+ words) Real Journalism written by people I pretty much learned the local newspaper business at the Brooklyn Phoenix, a neighborhood paper run by Michael Armstrong from the early 70’s to the late 90’s. One of the good friends that I made…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (529+ words) Real Journalism written by people Some neighborhoods received as much as two inches of rain an hour, causing severe flooding: Hollis, Queens, saw almost four feet of flooding around 7 p.m. These kinds of sudden, extreme rain events have increased for the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (176+ words) Real Journalism written by people Red Hook & Gowanus The Brooklyn Marine Terminal Development Corporation, BMTDC, convened for the first time this year on Wednesday, April 30. The auditorium at Borough Hall was open to members of the public, and while the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (686+ words) Real Journalism written by people It was a winding path to get to the Agger Fish Building, but there were signs and kind attendants directing everyone to the event. Once inside, there were over 125 artists with their work in their…...