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Youth Biz Program 'Lemonade Day' Sets up Shop in Brownsville

Lemonade Day walks youth from a dream to a business plan and gives them the skills to start a company.

Jul 25, 2019 11:15 AM Read more >

Two Bklyn Subway Stops to Be Renamed After Medgar Evers

Myrie and Richardson have sponsored legislation to rename stations near Medgar Evers College; it now awaits the governor's signature.

Jul 24, 2019 3:09 PM Read more >

Keep Your Kids Cool at These Local 'Spraygrounds'

Spray showers in local parks allow your kids to make a splash even if you can't take them to the pool or the beach

Jul 24, 2019 1:05 PM Read more >

Council Speaker Johnson to NYPD: 'Daniel Pantaleo Should be Fired!'

In a joint letter, members of the City Councils Black, Latino, Asian and Progressive Caucuses demand the termination of all NYPD officers involved in Eric Garner's death

Jul 24, 2019 11:31 AM Read more >

Bklyn Pols Call for Vigilance, Unity Against Trump's Threats to Immigrants

Clarke and Jeffries vowed to push back against Trump's "deportation regime that terrorizes and intimidates immigrant communities all across America."

Jul 23, 2019 3:20 PM Read more >

Creativity Rolls into East Bklyn with this Mobile Art Space

The Blue Bus Project is making a stop in Highland Park for an afternoon of socially-conscious art-making

Jul 23, 2019 12:28 PM Read more >

Cutting It Close with Your Book Returns? Just Drop Them off at Kings County Hospital

The added book drop location is the newest component in a series of literacy programs for the hospital's pediatric patients

Jul 23, 2019 10:54 AM Read more >

Nude Bodies Become Works Of Art at Bushwick Body Painting Event

The annual event transformed Maria Hernandez Park into a live art gallery

Jul 22, 2019 4:31 PM Read more >

Feral Cats Creep You Out? This New Doc About Bklyn's Street Cats Might Change Your Mind

Brooklyn-set documentary follows four cat-loving activists on a mission to save the neighborhood's feral felines

Jul 22, 2019 3:31 PM Read more >

Report Finds Millions of Children Still Go Hungry, Despite Summer Meals Program

Some say miscommunication is possible cause for participation gap in NYC

Jul 22, 2019 2:02 PM Read more >