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Will City Approve Half-Priced Metrocards for Poor New Yorkers?

Will City Approve Half-Priced Metrocards for Poor New Yorkers?

The City finally is considering a new initiative that may make riding the subway every day slightly less god-awful.

Residents of Flatbush Air Concerns at Monday Town Hall

Photo: Ernest Skinner, NYC Council Residents of Flatbush and Midwood had a chance to air their concerns around the fast changes taking place in their neighborhood, at a town hall meeting held on Monday at P.S. 109 in East Flatbush.

71st Police Precinct Offers Safe, Halloween Path Walk Through Flatbush

Halloween is less than a week away! If you are a Flatbush resident and parent seeking a safe pathway for your young ones to trick-or-treat on Halloween, the 71st Police Precinct will has outlined a route that will be monitored by the NYPD.

Brooklyn D.A.'s Office Charges 19 People in Gun Trafficking Sting

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez Photo: NY Post Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Friday announced that 19 defendants have been charged in three separate indictments for allegedly selling 40 trafficked firearms, illega
'The Campus' Launches in Brownsville, Will Prepare Youth to Compete Globally

'The Campus' Launches in Brownsville, Will Prepare Youth to Compete Globally

Brownsville's underserved youth just got a major leg-up: Senator Jesse Hamilton hosted a ribbon cutting-ceremony Friday at P.S. 298 Dr.
Neighborhood Visioning Session: How Would You Strengthen Crown Heights?

Neighborhood Visioning Session: How Would You Strengthen Crown Heights?

How Would You Strengthen Crown Heights? For the second year, Brooklyn Community Foundation will invest $100,000 in Crown Heights — and residents get to decide how those funds will be used.
These Four Things- Weekend Event Picks

These Four Things- Weekend Event Picks

It's the weekend before Halloween weekend, which traditionally, can be rather slow. Halloween is typically the second busiest day for bars, clubs and lounges in NYC, second to only New Years Eve.
Calling all Flatbush Entrepreneurs: Flatbush Ave BID to Hold Business Roundtable Summit

Calling all Flatbush Entrepreneurs: Flatbush Ave BID to Hold Business Roundtable Summit

Are you a startup or thinking of taking the Entrepreneurial route? Have you achieved some success but know that you are capable of much more? Are you interested in attracting high-caliber employees? Are you frustrated with your current branding/marke

Brooklyn Museum Honors 5 Trailblazing Women in the Arts

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Sometimes #WhatADoctorLooksLike is a Black Woman

Sometimes #WhatADoctorLooksLike is a Black Woman

Earlier this month, Dr. Tamika Cross posted on Facebook about her experience on a Delta Airlines flight during which emergency medical support was needed. An excerpt of her post is below.