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The 'Know Before You Go' texting service allows subscribers to know if water conditions are safe before heading to NYC's beaches. Manhattan Beach. Photo credit: NYCparks.

Brooklynites who are members of the Brooklyn Public Libary members can now explore their musical side and borrow an instrument for up to eight weeks! Photo courtesy Brooklyn Public Library Have you always thought about picking up an instrument, but w

Mario Gooden, the founder of one of the few African American-owned architecture firms in the country, shared his insights on design, development and community Mario Gooden (left) and BLKXDESIGN founder Yosef Alexander (right).

'All of our children deserve to be safe. Students should be learning math, not massacre,' said BP Adams. BP Adams called at rally on Wednesday for security guard funding for all schools.

The guided tours invite you to discover Fort Greene Park's history, learn little-known facts about Walt Whitman, and explore Wallabout's historic architecture and landmarks.

The Brooklyn lawmaker is setting out to make plastic a thing of the past, and he is starting with the straw.

'Window to Flatbush' matches emerging media makers with a professional filmmaker and a branding company to make local businesses more vibrant and colorful. The inaugural cohort of "Window to Flatbush.

A graduate of Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community Development in Clinton Hill, Ashanna Morris plans to pursue a career in journalism to become the editor of a major magazine. Ashanna Morris graduated summa cum laude with a 3.

K2, a synthetic marijuana, can cause extreme anxiety and hallucinations, and can lead to kidney failure, raised blood pressure and death. K2, a synthetic marijuana, has triggered 84 overdoses since Saturday.

Merely a week after the mayor hinted at a possible marijuana policy reform, he is now preparing for the "inevitable," and directed the NYPD to give summonses instead of arresting New Yorkers who smoke in public.