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Mother's Day: 5 Fun Things to Do with Your 'Favorite Girl' in Brooklyn

Mother's Day: 5 Fun Things to Do with Your 'Favorite Girl' in Brooklyn

This year, treat mom to a different Mother's Day and show her love the Brooklyn way!

Smart Tech Startups Launch Program to Improve Quality of Downtown Brooklyn's Public Spaces

Three smart tech startups are launching pilot studies in noise pollution monitoring, digital mapping and public data analysis. The Brooklyn Tech Triangle. Photo credit: brooklyntechtriangle.

'Certain Magic' -- an Exhibit of Intimacy and Desire in the Digital Age

Certain Magic is an exhibition of complex collages that mix embroideries with digital images to explore the transformative power of love Right Before by Sophia Narrett. Photo credit: sophianarrett.
What's 'Negritude'? Artist of ARTs East New York Share Their Point of View

What's 'Negritude'? Artist of ARTs East New York Share Their Point of View

ARTs East New York is a local institute that helps the local community express itself through the arts Photo: Shanell Culler-Sims for BK Reader On Thursday, May 3, ARTs East New York held the opening reception for their newest exhibit, an art show en

New Rule: NYC Food Chains Must Provide Extensive Calorie Labeling for Prepared Foods

As Americans consume one-third of total calories from foods prepared outside the home, it is important for them to know how many calories these foods contain, says the health department.

City's 'Clear Curb' Program is Killing Business, Small Business Owners Claim

The mayor's 'Clear Curb' program, designed to ease city congestion by limiting curbside access, is deterring customers of small businesses, owners say.

Get a Taste of the Islands as the Little Caribbean Tour Returns for its Second Season

The tour aims to bring continued exposure to the newly created "Little Caribbean" neighborhood, its cultures, foods and arts.
'Gay Stuff' --Tackling Homophobia and Shallow Feminism One Sketch at a Time

'Gay Stuff' --Tackling Homophobia and Shallow Feminism One Sketch at a Time

Gay Stuff is the "coming out" of three new comedians who will bring you to tears with sardonic sketches and political subtext expressed through satire and absurdism

'Benefit Kitchen' App Helps Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Residents Unlock Federal, State and Local Benefits

The Benefit Kitchen platform empowers local residents with financial information about their eligibility for benefits, how to apply and how it can impact their budgets.

Report: Record Increase in Tourism Powers Job Growth in Brooklyn

Brooklyn added 1,300 hotel jobs since 2000—nearly as many as Queens, Bronx and Staten Island combined Photo credit: CityRover Walks A new report released on Monday by the Center for an Urban Future presents a record increase in tourism to New Y