Arts & Entertainment

Whether you live in New York City or have hosted visitors to New York City, you know one thing for sure: Over the past two years, Clinton Hill resident Chef Roblé -- star of the Bravo TV reality hit series Roblé and Co.

If you missed this year's Restoration Rocks concert-- part of the week-long Bed-Stuy Alive! celebration-- with performances by Slick Rick, Doug E Fresh, Rochelle Fleming, no worries, The Brooklyn Reader has all of the highlights for you right here!

You owe a thank-you to Lyricist Lounge and you don't even know it.

Enjoy these photos taken at the 2014 Restoration Rocks concert, with crowd-rousing performances by headliners Doug E.

A seven-year-old girl's world is turned upside down when her parents leave Guyana for America without her. The girl and her sister are left in the clutches of their strict grandmothers as they wait for visas to join their parents.

As a part of the Bed-Stuy Alive! Restoration Rocks concert, we gave the public a chance to weigh in and vote on the local artists that should perform as the opening acts.

A message from Restoration : So, you have spoken and have selected the winners for our online Restoration Rocks competition in partnership with the Brooklyn Reader .

THE POLLS HAVE CLOSED!!! WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW! BUT... We need to open the competition up again to make sure we have one talented female to represent.

Tohma Y. Faulkner passed away on September 6, 2008-- a transition that rocked her entire community of Bedford-Stuyvesant. "The World has lost a great voice, Delta Sigma Theta Sororority, Inc.

(l to r): Award-Winning Authors Peniel E. Joseph and Sonia Sanchez Award-Winning Authors Sonia Sanchez and Peniel E.