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New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday welcomed the recent drop in crime, while NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch warned that crime committed by children continues to be a serious concern.

Bed-Vyne Brew, a beloved Bed-Stuy bar, closed on Saturday after 12 years in business. Long-time patrons lamented the disappearance of a Black-owned business and community hub.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music from June 5–8, with a program that celebrates both innovation and heritage.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Trump Administration to move forward with its plan to end a humanitarian parole program, which allowed immigrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to gain legal status and work permits in the U.S. There are about 163,000 Haitian immigrants live in the New York City metropolitan area.

The annual Bushwick Collective Block Party on Saturday brought together street artists, musicians, food vendors and art lovers from around the world to Troutman Street.

Peak and Pace, a run/walk club, blends fitness with community by helping you find your Brooklyn tribe.

Clara Hayes, a beloved Bedford-Stuyvesant resident and businesswoman, was honored with a street co-naming on May 24, when the corner of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Macon Street was renamed Mrs. Clara Hayes Way.

Portions of East New York and Cypress Hills will get new parkland and open spaces under a City Hall initiative that looks to provide a green space within 10 minutes of a New Yorker's home.

Brooklyn-based fiber artist Melissa Joseph's work asks us to pause, and recognize the beauty in simply being with one another. That quiet approach now takes center stage in her upcoming public exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.

Mwah Flowers and eight other local businesses gain procurement training, contracts, and community through Brooklyn Communities Collaborative program