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Chris Rock Brings 'Total Blackout Tour' to Barclays Center

Nearly a decade since his last tour, the comedic maestro returns to Brooklyn's Barclays Center with his 'Total Blackout Tour' this Saturday Photo credit: Face2Face Africa If you missed Chris Rock's secret taping of his upcoming Netflix special at BAM

(Re-) Discover Brooklyn with New Travel App 'Vamonde'

Vamonde, a tour guide and a digital storyteller, uses geolocation data, text and multimedia to connect users with the stories that surround them every day and allows them to discover art, history, food, nature and culture Vamonde, an interactive trav

50 Years of Restoration: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow!

This year, Restoration is celebrating its 50th anniversary-- five decades of providing the community arts and culture programming, business development, housing assistance, financial empowerment and so much more! Photo: BSRC Nestled between New York

Brooklyn Museum Exhibit 'Mecca Journeys' Offers Unique Look into Islam's Holy City

Ahmed Mater's exhibit 'Mecca Journeys' portrays the social and political life of Mecca while exploring the effects of extreme urban development through photography, video and art installation Photo credit: Ahmed Mater, Brooklyn Museum A new photo exh

City and Community Settle 'Broadway Triangle' Discrimination Case

The 'Broadway Triangle' settlement could set precedence and affect future rezoning and development plans Photo credit: City Room Blog, NY Times An eight-year legal battle over racial discrimination in the proposed "Broadway Triangle" development is e

Council Speaker Candidates Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis in Forum

During Thursday's forum, four main requests were voiced: to rehabilitate existing NYCHA units, to allocate capital for new affordable units, to use vacant NYCHA land for senior housing and to hold landlords accountable for illegal evictions (Left to

City Council Passes 'Certificate of No Harassment' to Safeguard NYC Tenants

The CONH pilot program will first focus on neighborhoods identified as vulnerable, including Bushwick and Bed-Stuy, and requires landlords to prove that they have not engaged in tenant harassment On Thursday, City Council passed two bills to provide

Study Says: 1 in 9 Working Brooklyn Adults Goes Hungry

The report, released by 'Hunger Free America,' reveals: Brooklyn has the largest number of working adults experiencing food insecurity in NYC Photo credit: NY Daily News Despite unemployment dropping and wages rising, hunger rates in New York City ar
Get in the Holiday Spirit at Fort Greene's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Get in the Holiday Spirit at Fort Greene's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Gather with neighbors under a festive pine tree while enjoying free cookies, hot chocolate and live music

Legal Aid Society Files Lawsuit to Block Bedford-Union Armory Plan

The suit challenges the current plan for the Crown Heights development as well as the city's land use decisions, arguing that the city's impact studies don't take tenant displacement into account Photo credit: Legal Aid Society Just a week after the