Design & Tech

Now When You Shop Local, You Can Pay Local Too

In Bed-Stuy, merchants are trying out an innovative, home-grown payment system called Stuypend

By Emily Nonko

Design & Tech

A Social Network Where Artists Get Fair Play (and Pay)

At the Ethereal Summit, a platform called DADA wins funding from Brooklyn's ConsenSys. Plus other observations from the expo

By Stephen Koepp

Design & Tech

Brooklyn Designs: Showcasing the Best and Brightest

You'll find makers of many kinds, whether you’re in the market for a $1,200 chair or a cool dock for your iPhone

By Kara Cutruzzula

Design & Tech

A Visit to Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s Thriving Capital of Design

On the eve of the Brooklyn Designs show, we explore how one neighborhood became a hotbed of creativity

By Hannah Frishberg

Design & Tech

What the Music Biz Loves About Live Streaming

At a Brooklyn conference, industry experts sing the praises of a technology that could help save the business

By Michael Stahl

Design & Tech

At the Ethereal Summit, a Belief in Changing the World

Blending future tech and zen spirit, the Brooklyn-born blockchain conference is back this week with a bigger agenda

By Stephen Koepp

Design & Tech

All Wrapped up in Plastic: How Can We Beat the Habit?

As Brooklyn officials and the governor propose bans and fees, we explore what might really work to reduce the trashpile

By Erin Schulte

Design & Tech

Brooklyn Blooms! Meet a New Generation of Floral Designers

Sharing their exuberant creations on Instagram, three young companies blossom into influential creators

By Angelica Frey

Design & Tech

Can This Startup Fix Journalism’s Business Model?

Civil, a Brooklyn-based journalism network powered by blockchain tech, aims to launch a fleet of newsrooms

By Erin Schulte

Design & Tech

A Clean Room, 5G Wireless and NYU Tandon’s Tech Progress

The Brooklyn campus was a showcase this week of new facilities, hyperfast mobile, and cool research projects

By Arden Phillips