Hackney’s new mega-library in Dalston is set to open its doors, and keeps the name C.L.R. James, following a concerted local campaign

An iconic Dalston bookshop and cultural centre may have to close if a new lease fails to be agreed

‘It’s not a Starbucks’ says Hackney Council, but admits the cafe will sell Starbucks coffee and other Starbucks products

The Hackney Citizen meets Alexandra Blum, an artist with an engrossing perspective of Dalston’s redevelopment

A squat in St Mark’s Rise is the latest in a string of properties to be emptied by bullish housing chiefs

Father and son photographers document Indian city life from the 1950s to the 1970s

Uber-cool DJs, top bands and ‘secret’ performances have transformed an old-style music pub. The Citizen meets those behind the change

Local Turkish community successfully defends its shops and businesses and chases potential looters away

Shopkeepers and stallholders tell the Citizen how concerns over more civil unrest is affecting them

A joint operation by Hackney Police, Hackney Council and the UK Border Agency cracks down on Class A drug dealing and immigration offences in Ridley Road and at Dalston Junction