Women-Owned Business Series: Alex from Canary House

Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! Today we’re featuring Alex, the founder of Canary House — an integrative clinical practice helping high-functioning individuals uncover the root causes behind symptoms that are often overlooked in conventional care. The inspiration behind Canary House comes from the founder’s own experience navigating unexplained brain hemorrhages and advanced-stage endometriosis […]

Women-Owned Business Series: Sydney from The Hive

Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! Today we’re featuring the Sydney, founder of The Hive — a business concierge company built to give entrepreneurs the team and operational support they need to grow without burning out.After experiencing firsthand how overwhelming it can be to run a business without the right systems, she set out […]

Women-Owned Business Series: Allison from Leaves of Leisure

Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! Today we’re spotlighting Allison of Leaves of Leisure — a luxury low- and no-caffeine tea company built on a beautiful belief: that slowing down should feel like a treat, not a compromise.After her own journey cutting back on caffeine and discovering how much herbal tea could transform her […]

Women-Owned Business Series: Jess from The Rise Journey

Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! Today we’re spotlighting the co-founder of The Rise Journey — an HR consultancy helping growth and mid-size companies build cultures where everyone truly belongs.Founded in 2018, The Rise Journey was created to fill a real gap in organizational development — bringing high-value, metrics-driven support to help businesses operationalize […]

Does Your Renters Insurance Actually CoverFlooding? (Spoiler: It Almost Certainly Doesn’t.)

Here’s something most NYC renters don’t realize until it’s too late: yourrenters insurance policy almost certainly does not cover flood damage. Notfrom a storm surge. Not from a heavy downpour that overwhelms thesewers. Not from the kind of water event that has become increasinglycommon in this city over the last decade. If you’ve lived in […]

Women-Owned Business: Nicole from L. Leon Virtual Assistance

Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! We’re excited to feature Nicole from L. Leon Virtual Assistance, a boutique virtual support business offering emotionally intelligent administrative and executive support. Driven by a passion for helping others build meaningful work, she partners with founders and executives to create trusted relationships that help them stay organized, reclaim […]

Women-Owned Business: Karis from Brooklyn House of Movement

Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! Today we’re shining a light on Karis, co-founder of Brooklyn House of Movement a fitness and movement studio built on a radical idea: that working out should feel like coming home. Together with her business partner Becca, Karis has created a space rooted in joy, belonging, and the […]

Women-Owned Business Series: Amanda from Antonym

Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! Today we’re spotlighting the founder of Antonym, a white-glove brand messaging studio specializing in brand strategy, verbal identity, and luxury copywriting. After leaving a high-powered corporate career as Editorial Director for M·A·C Cosmetics, she built something entirely her own a female-forward creative studio devoted to the singular magic […]

How the NFIP Shutdown Affects Your Flood Insurance — and What You Can Do About It

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), run by FEMA, is a critical resource for many Brooklyn homeowners, renters, and small businesses. But with the federal government currently in shutdown mode, the NFIP is also at a standstill—and that pause may affect your coverage. Let’s break down what this means for those of us who live […]

Why So Many Homeowners Are Staying Put—and What That Means for Brooklyn Buyers

It’s not your imagination—the market feels frozen, and there’s a real reason for that. Homeowners across the U.S. are more locked in than they’ve been in over 40 years, and it’s creating a kind of gridlock that’s hard to ignore, especially in high-cost, high-desire cities like ours. Most Homeowners Won’t Trade Their Low RatesA recent […]