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Bed-Stuy Arts Academy Needs Community Support to Stay Open

Bed-Stuy Arts Academy Needs Community Support to Stay Open

The Big Apple Leadership Academy for the Arts needs $12,000 to keep its space on Gates Avenue, according to leaders.
Over the River and Through the Tunnel: This Runaway Puppy From Brooklyn is Ready for His Forever Home

Over the River and Through the Tunnel: This Runaway Puppy From Brooklyn is Ready for His Forever Home

Pup who swam in Gowanus Bay and ran through Battery, Holland tunnels to be released from Brooklyn animal hospital on Wednesday
Councilmember Ossé Gives State of District 36 Address at Swearing-in Ceremony

Councilmember Ossé Gives State of District 36 Address at Swearing-in Ceremony

The event was attended by more than 250 guests, including Ossé's family, District 36 constituents and notable electeds like Councilmember Crystal Hudson and Assemblymember Brian Cunningham.
In BK Director's Pandemic Movie, Chinese-American Actor Fights His Way Out of Racist Snuff

In BK Director's Pandemic Movie, Chinese-American Actor Fights His Way Out of Racist Snuff

'Duke of New York' was made during the pandemic in response to anti-Asian hate, the director says, with a major fight scene shot on the Coney Island boardwalk
Memorial Sloan Kettering Announces Plans to Open New Cancer Center in Flatbush

Memorial Sloan Kettering Announces Plans to Open New Cancer Center in Flatbush

Ranked among the top two cancer hospitals in the country in adult and pediatric oncology, MSK will be opening a new location in Brooklyn in early 2023

'Freelance Isn't Free' Bill Passes in New York State

The new bill stipulates that freelancers, who make up one third of the American workforce, receive contracts and are granted legal recourse for non-payment.
This Brooklyn Social Worker Says Her Children's Book is a 'Love Letter to the Caribbean'

This Brooklyn Social Worker Says Her Children's Book is a 'Love Letter to the Caribbean'

Danielle Fairbairn-Bland started writing children’s books during the pandemic to uplift kids' spirits.
New Brooklyn Public Library Branch to Open in Brooklyn Heights

New Brooklyn Public Library Branch to Open in Brooklyn Heights

The state-of-the-art, 26,000 square foot library – one of the largest in the BPL system – is part of a mixed use building at 286 Cadman Plaza West
Councilmembers Rivera, Joseph and Gutiérrez Introduce Bill to Provide NYC Access to Free Abortion Pills

Councilmembers Rivera, Joseph and Gutiérrez Introduce Bill to Provide NYC Access to Free Abortion Pills

Data shows medication abortions account for more than half of all abortions nationwide.
DOT Approves 3 New Open Streets in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens

DOT Approves 3 New Open Streets in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens

One block of Lexington Avenue, one block of Remsen Street and seven blocks of Smith Street will be closed for pedestrian and school use.