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How Students Can Find a Cheap Place to Live in Brooklyn
Finding comfortable accommodation is everyone’s dream. But it becomes more important and crucial when you’re a student who is studying...
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Letter from the Editor: A West Side Story of the Census And You
Dear Brooklyn Readers, Only in America is it viewed as normal for adjacent communities to exist within blocks of each...
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How to Reduce Crime in New York Colleges
Students deserve to study in an environment where they feel comfortable and mentally and physically safe during their educational pursuits....
How To Choose a College or University in Brooklyn
New York is arguably the most famous city in the world. Many young adults aspire to move to the Big...
Tips for Navigating a New Neighborhood
Moving into a new neighborhood can be really exciting. It means you are going to start a new life in...
Video Project is Looking for ‘East Brooklyn Voices’ to Talk about Health
The Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center's Resident Action Committee is launching a new community storytelling project to amplify the voices of...
Outraged Seniors Rally Against Plan to Shutter Bed-Stuy Senior Center
Bed-Stuy seniors and elected officials issued on Thursday a scathing rebuke of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to shut down 12...
This Is What Prospect Park’s Shirley Chisholm Monument Will Look Like
The planned Prospect Park monument honoring trailblazing Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm officially has a design team, the Department of Cultural...
DanceAfrica 2019 Celebrates ‘Rwanda Reborn: The Remix,’ a Nation’s Renewal
DanceAfrica, the nation’s largest African dance festival returns for its 42nd year to BAM from Friday, May 24 through Monday,...
After Threat of Closure, Weeksville Heritage Center Meets its Fundraising Goal!
After nearly two weeks of nail-biting outreach and campaigning, Weeksville Heritage Center on Saturday raised enough money to meet its...
Good Doggies Are in for a Special Treat at New Bushwick Ice Cream Parlor
Who let the dogs out? A question that soon may cross the minds of unassuming customers going for ice cream...
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