Apr. 1, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Starbucks employees at a Park Slope store voted overwhelmingly to unionize last week, just over a month after they announced their organizing campaign.
‘A huge win’: Park Slope Starbucks employees vote to unionize
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Local wine connoisseurs prepare to open Whoopsie Daisy wine bar in Crown Heights
Mar. 28, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Ivy Mix, Piper Kristensen and Conor McKee, owners of popular wine and spirit shop Fiasco in Crown Heights, have partnered up once again on Whoopsie Daisy Wine Bar, set to open its doors in April.
For Women’s History Month, Brooklyn entrepreneur shares tips for successful women-owned businesses
Mar. 27, 2024 By Jada Camille
Ka-Wana Jefferson, an entrepreneur who runs multiple businesses in Brooklyn and the metropolitan area, gathered a panel of her fellow business owners on March 26 to teach other female leaders how to build a successful business.
Dig in! Smorgasburg returns to Brooklyn on April 6 with dozens of new vendors
Mar. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Weekends in Brooklyn are about to get a little sweeter as Smorgasburg returns to the borough with a stacked roster of 80 vendors, including long-time foodie favorites and some delectable new offerings.
City begins search for contractors to develop and operate $100M Climate Innovation Hub in Sunset Park
Mar. 20, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city is searching for an operator to develop and run the $100 million Climate Innovation Hub at the Brooklyn Army Terminal.
Noodle Lane goes from food truck favorite to Park Slope mainstay, shattering Chinese food stereotypes
Mar. 19, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
A year since opening its brick-and-mortar restaurant in place of an old Park Slope shoe store, Noodle Lane is thriving, serving up storied soup dumplings, Sichuan classics and Cantonese comforts.
Chamber study finds Brooklyn shops support expedited work authorizations for migrants
Mar. 19, 2024 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn businesses are in favor of expedited work authorizations for migrants as they focus their fight against inflation, according to a new survey from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
Brooklyn’s own ‘Iron Man’ offers to smooth Greenpoint’s rumpled clothing for free
Mar. 12, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
One North Brooklyn resident is ready to help his neighbors smooth things out — literally.
The Brooklyn Org awards $100k to Spark Prize to five local nonprofits
Mar. 6, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann
The Brooklyn Org announced the five 2024 winners of their no-strings-attached Spark Prize grant at the annual Spark Breakfast at the Brooklyn Museum on March 5.
Brooklyn’s first Black woman-owned dispensary opens in Park Slope, Adams vows to crack down on illegal sellers
Feb. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn’s first dispensary owned by a Black woman opened in Park Slope on Thursday as honor Mayor Eric Adams pledged to crack down on illegal weed stores in New York City.