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Two Brooklynites Launch Beauty Brand for the LGBTQ in You

Fluide challenges the paradigm that makeup is for cis-gendered women. Jacob Tobia models Fluide's products. Photo: Morgan T. Stuart.
Bring Your Dancing Shoes, Bklyn Library's Plaza Swing Series is Back!

Bring Your Dancing Shoes, Bklyn Library's Plaza Swing Series is Back!

Swing through summer with free weekly dance lessons and concerts at Grand Army Plaza. StringsNSkins will take the stage on July 18.
BAM Film Series 'Women at Work' Celebrates Women as Artists, Activists and Intellectuals

BAM Film Series 'Women at Work' Celebrates Women as Artists, Activists and Intellectuals

Highlighting female trailblazers like Audre Lorde and Shirley Chisholm, the film series features enlightening documentary portraits and compelling narratives by and about visionary women who refused to be silenced.
Video: New Caribbean Ice Cream Shop in Crown Heights Has the Island Flavors Poppin'

Video: New Caribbean Ice Cream Shop in Crown Heights Has the Island Flavors Poppin'

Island Pops serves ice cream, snow cones and popsicles, as well as some booze-infused icy treats to get the party started! A new family-owned artisanal Caribbean ice cream shop is opening in Crown Heights just in time for National Ice Cream Weekend.
Assemblywoman Richardson Accuses Sen. Hamilton of Slander, Calls Out His Republican Ties

Assemblywoman Richardson Accuses Sen. Hamilton of Slander, Calls Out His Republican Ties

Richardson retorts, Hamilton caucuses with Republicans for "extra money in his pocket." Assemblywoman Diana C. Richardson released a scathing video on Facebook Live Sunday accusing Sen.
Studies: Obesity, Diabetes and Depression Rates Are Steadily Rising Among New Yorkers

Studies: Obesity, Diabetes and Depression Rates Are Steadily Rising Among New Yorkers

The comprehensive series of studies revealed significant health discrepancies based on gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity.
What's the Story Behind the Vanishing Trash Cans in Crown Heights?

What's the Story Behind the Vanishing Trash Cans in Crown Heights?

A simple oversight, scrap metal thieves or something else? Residents puzzle over the low number of litter baskets in the neighborhood
This Bed-Stuy Fitness Studio Offers a Place for Women of All Hues and Shapes to 'Fit In'

This Bed-Stuy Fitness Studio Offers a Place for Women of All Hues and Shapes to 'Fit In'

In March 2018, health and fitness advocate Ife Obi invested her savings into her passion and opened The Fit In Bed-Stuy, a fitness studio of her dreams.
CM Cornegy, Mayor de Blasio Announce Groundbreaking of Brand-New Community Center in Marcy Houses

CM Cornegy, Mayor de Blasio Announce Groundbreaking of Brand-New Community Center in Marcy Houses

The community center will be the first of its kind in the housing development in more than 20 years (l to r): Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, a young Marcy Houses resident, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, State Sen.
Reps Jeffries, Clarke Unveil $70B Proposal to Help Fix Public Housing

Reps Jeffries, Clarke Unveil $70B Proposal to Help Fix Public Housing

The five-year investment plan would allocate funds for repairs at public housing complexes, as well as job training and improvements to surrounding communities.