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How Artist Sarah Elizabeth Charles Redefines Jazz with 'Soulcial' Commentary

How Artist Sarah Elizabeth Charles Redefines Jazz with 'Soulcial' Commentary

Crown Heights musician and educator Sarah Elizabeth Charles is stretching the idea of jazz, while bringing light to questions of gender bias, incarceration and police brutality
This Bushwick Compost Service is Powered by Bikes and Youth

This Bushwick Compost Service is Powered by Bikes and Youth

BK Rot turns food waste into lush gardens and good jobs
Photos: Curlygirls Take Over Prospect Park

Photos: Curlygirls Take Over Prospect Park

It's "Cool to be Kinky" at 5th Annual Curlfest in Prospect Park What is a "Curlygirl?" Well, according to the fifth annual Curlfest in Prospect Park on Saturday, a curlygirl is woman of African descent who proudly dons her natural, curly tresses, voi
Barclays Center Makes Space for New Pop-Up Retail Initiative

Barclays Center Makes Space for New Pop-Up Retail Initiative

Featured on Flatbush will not only offer a retail space for budding local businesses but also provide promotional support to truly showcase the tenants' goods.
I Am Finally Saying #MeToo

I Am Finally Saying #MeToo

An eighteen-year-old high school graduate is ready to align herself with the strong women and girls who are tired of being victims and want to be survivors. Image credit: Healthline (https://www.healthline.
Report: Dumbo Surges to Third Priciest Neighborhood in NYC

Report: Dumbo Surges to Third Priciest Neighborhood in NYC

Central Brooklyn Neighborhoods like Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights have seen double-digit increases in their home sales Dumbo is the borough's priciest neighborhood. Photo credit: Agorafy PropertyShark.
Gov. Cuomo to Spend $3M on Community Gardens in Central Brooklyn

Gov. Cuomo to Spend $3M on Community Gardens in Central Brooklyn

The funding is part of a $1.4 billion state plan to invest in health care, housing, open space and quality of life in Central Brooklyn Photo courtesy Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.
NYC Libraries' New Culture Pass Gives Free Access to the City's Top Museums and Attractions

NYC Libraries' New Culture Pass Gives Free Access to the City's Top Museums and Attractions

Thanks to NYC's public libraries you now have another option to get your culture fix — for free.
Flatbush Student Wins Prestigious Mohbat Prize for Essay on #MeToo

Flatbush Student Wins Prestigious Mohbat Prize for Essay on #MeToo

The annual award, in memory of journalist Joseph E. Mohbat and Brooklyn student Verdery Knights, honors exceptionally gifted Brooklyn public high school seniors Wirdah Khan, winner of the 2018 Joseph E.

Flatbush Junction BID Wins International Award for Its Economic Community Development Efforts

Since it's inception in 2007, the Flatbush Junction BID has supported local businesses to create a flourishing commercial corridor in the heart of Flatbush Kenneth Mbonu, executive director of the Flatbush Junction BID.