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Healthfirst Health Expo Transforms Brownsville into a 'Healthy Village'

This year's health expo attracted close to 4,000 visitors and featured free health screenings, a wellness zone and a fun children's zone On Saturday, Healthfirst took over the Dr. Green Playground for its second annual Health and Wellness Expo.

The Garbage Barge Podcast is at Full Sail in Crown Heights

Candice Chetta and Colin Anderson are "co-captains" of a local podcast that navigates the roughest socio-political waters-- tackling subject matters that are often uncomfortable, but necessary. The Garbage Barge logo.
The 13th Bed-Stuy Alive! Returns to Celebrate Community, Art and Education

The 13th Bed-Stuy Alive! Returns to Celebrate Community, Art and Education

Bed-Stuy Alive! returns with a free live concert, the annual Tohma Y.
Letter from the Editor: When Mental Illness Hits Home

Letter from the Editor: When Mental Illness Hits Home

Approximately one in five people ages 13 or older experiences mental illness in a given year. That’s 20 percent!

In Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates: Seeking Hope in a World That Bends Towards Chaos

The air was electric at King's Theatre, where award-winning journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates packed the house.
City Announces $450 Million Investment in Affordable Housing for NY'ers

City Announces $450 Million Investment in Affordable Housing for NY'ers

The investment will purchase and support non-predatory mortgages for everyday New York City residents, including a first-of-its-kind initiative that commits millions of dollars to support affordable housing for veterans NYC Comptroller Scott M.
Tinyfield Farm: A Bold Soul Meets an Open Mind

Tinyfield Farm: A Bold Soul Meets an Open Mind

Tinyfield Rooftop Farm's hops Tinyfield atop the former Pfizer factory is an innovative and bold venture, the only rooftop farm currently specializing in hops On the northern border of Bedford Stuyvesant, food start-ups are giving new life to the for

Paul Giamatti, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Jumaane Williams to Perform in Anti-Gun Violence Play

The modern adaptation of Euripides' classic Greek tragedy will be followed by a conversation between community leaders, members of law enforcement, victims and perpetrators of gun violence, and the general public Theater of War Productions and New Yo
Reel Sisters Kicks off Annual Film Festival with Awards Ceremony at Billie Holiday Theatre

Reel Sisters Kicks off Annual Film Festival with Awards Ceremony at Billie Holiday Theatre

Reel Sisters Kicks off 20th Anniversary with an Awards Ceremony honoring trailblazing actresses at Legendary Billie Holiday Theatre On Saturday, Oct.
Restoration Hosts Open House to Highlight Importance of Fulton Street’s Preservation

Restoration Hosts Open House to Highlight Importance of Fulton Street’s Preservation

The event is the launch of Restoration's campaign to win funding from the 'Partners in Preservation: Main Streets Program' which awards $2 million in grants to main street districts across America On Sunday, October 8, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration