Design & Tech
Why Lyft Aims to Buy the Brooklyn Company Behind Citi Bike
The ride-hailing company would reportedly pay $250 million, just weeks after Uber bought Brooklyn-based Jump cycles
By Stephen Koepp
Our Town
What These Consultants Did on Their Volunteer Day
The city's public housing is falling apart, but a crew in Brooklyn did their part to spruce up a corner of it
By Stephen Koepp
Real Estate
Real Estate Amenity of the Year: Deluxe Bike Storage
With cycling on the rise, Brooklyn building owners are offering tidy spaces to protect precious wheels
By Arden Phillips
Our Town
Brooklyn Law School Dean Makes a Sudden Departure
Allard served during a tumultuous time in legal education, making bold moves in an effort to steady the school's finances
By Michael Stahl
Design & Tech
Why Those LinkNYC Kiosks Keep Getting More Interesting
From super-fast Wi-Fi to free local ads for small business, the boards are making themselves useful
By Arden Phillips
Food & Drink
Why Your Brooklyn Starbucks Closed Early Today
Nearly 175,000 U.S. employees underwent a four-hour training program to prevent racial bias
By Stephen Koepp
Industry
Inside Brooklyn’s Wedding Venue Hotspot in Gowanus
How entrepreneur Akiva Reich built a hospitality company around two old industrial buildings
By Angelica Frey
Design & Tech
How This Startup Created ‘Furniture by Subscription’
Brooklyn-based Feather thinks consumers will feel liberated by lifting the burden of owning the stuff they sit on
By Michael Stahl
Industry
After a Beloved Store Closes, a Newcomer Steps Right up
Brooklyn-born cookware shop Whisk opens on Atlantic Avenue, with some big shoes to fill
By Arden Phillips
Food & Drink
How This Food Startup Put a Healthy Twist on Waffles
Called Swapples, the product has appeal for people on vegan, paleo, and gluten-free diets
By Juliette Fairley