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Who Is Your Fort Greene Community Hero?

Community Heroes NYC is a community-based public art project that celebrates the everyday heroes of our neighborhoods -- and is now looking for your Fort Greene heroes! Photo courtesy Community Heroes NYC Community heroes, those everyday local reside
Second Annual Arts and Idea Festival 'BRIC Open' Celebrates the Power of Inclusivity

Second Annual Arts and Idea Festival 'BRIC Open' Celebrates the Power of Inclusivity

This year's BRIC Open highlights the theme 'Borders' and features performances by Lido Pimienta and Blitz the Ambassador; a series of talks and screenings of short films, a walking tour, and multi-dimensional art to inspire all senses! Blitz the Amba

This East NY Barber Training Program Gives Youths a Shot at a New Career

The 12-week barber training program provides youths aged 17-24 with instruction from a master barber as well as job placement services after graduation. Students participating in the East NY barber training program.

New Comptroller's Report Shows: 'Despicable' Wage Gap for Women Persists

The analysis reveals that women are paid half of the earnings of white men among the highest-paying occupations - with women of color making as low as 39 cents on every dollar. Photo credit: NBC News Today, April 10, is equal pay day.

Photos: Healthfirst Honors Women Trailblazers at Third Annual Women’s History Month Awards Celebration

For the third consecutive year, Healthfirst honored pioneering women for their community service and commitment to civic and social responsibility.
The Billie Holiday Theatre Closes Its 2017-18 Season with Pulitzer Prize Finalist 'Yellowman'

The Billie Holiday Theatre Closes Its 2017-18 Season with Pulitzer Prize Finalist 'Yellowman'

Yellowman is a complex and pain-filled story of two childhood friends who fall in love as they try to free themselves from family legacies tainted by poverty, alcoholism and intraracial tensions.

A Vegan Cheese Lover's Delight Made in Brooklyn

Two Brooklyn vegan social entrepreneurs are set to transform the vegan cheese market by launching RIND, an assortment of bloomy, European-style, aged, plant-based cheeses. Photo credit: VegNews.
A Sanctuary for Children on the Road to Recovery: the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Kings County Hospital

A Sanctuary for Children on the Road to Recovery: the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Kings County Hospital

The Ronald McDonald Family Room at Kings County Hospital gives caregivers access to a comfortable space with snacks and refreshments, entertainment and laundry, steps away from their admitted child.

Brooklyn Museum: We Stand by Our Appointment of Dr. Kristen Windmuller-Luna as Consulting Curator of African Arts

Anne Pasternak, the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director at Brooklyn Museum, issues a statement in support of the appointment of Dr.

Brooklyn NAACP, Ampry-Samuel to Hold Community Meeting in Wake of Shooting of Saheed Vassell

Saturday's meeting aims to provide space for the community to "channel their anger into building the infrastructure needed to combat the recurrence of these killings.