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Peaceful Vigil for Black Lives Matter Sees Local Politicians Calling for an End to Police Brutality

At Bushwicks Maria Hernandez Park, city and state representatives vowed to keeping fighting for police accountability

Jun 4, 2020 1:12 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Youth to Speak Out Against Defunding of the Summer Youth Employment Program in Virtual Town Hall

The City Council has proposed cutting funding for the Summer Youth Employment eliminating up to 75,000 summer jobs for youth

Jun 4, 2020 8:59 AM Read more >

Teens Can Apply Now for the Myrtle Av. Young Entrepreneur Mentorship Summer Program

Young residents of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Students are provided paid job placements at a local businesses

Jun 3, 2020 4:38 PM Read more >

Coronavirus deaths in San Francisco vs. New York: What causes such big differences in cities' tolls?

By: Laura B. Balzer , University of Massachusetts Amherst and Brian W. Whitcomb , University of Massachusetts Amherst San Francisco and New York City both reported their first COVID-19 cases during the first week of March.

Jun 3, 2020 12:32 PM Read more >

Emergency Lawsuit Filed To Free 108 New Yorkers Illegally Detained By NYPD During Protests

The Legal Aid Society has filed a lawsuit to free New Yorkers who have been detained for days without arraignment

Jun 3, 2020 10:19 AM Read more >

Filmmaker Attika J. Torrence on His New Novel, 'Brooklyn Bred'

From out of his van, over social media and for $100, this Bed-Stuy resident is selling a refreshing, unique review of 90s Brooklyn

Jun 3, 2020 9:50 AM Read more >

Photos: For the 5th Night, Brooklyn Protests Against Police Brutality and in Honor of George Floyd

Tensions continue to run high, but the march was mostly peaceful

Jun 2, 2020 9:30 PM Read more >

Albany Lawmakers Pass a Wide-Ranging COVID-19 Package Of Legislation

For many, the centerpiece addresses overdue rent. But does the proposed law go far enough?

Jun 2, 2020 5:36 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Sees Night of Peaceful Protest as Other Boroughs Erupt

Well over a thousand Brooklynites gathered at Restoration Plaza in Bed-Stuy on Monday, in a peaceful protest for racial justice.

Jun 2, 2020 4:03 PM Read more >

NYC Comptroller Calls for Data, Transparency Around the Number of NY'ers With COVID-19 Antibodies

In a letter, Comptroller Stringer asks City to release the testing data necessary for assessing the scope of pandemic

Jun 1, 2020 2:51 PM Read more >