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