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In the 'Gentrification Express: Breaking Down the BQX' filmmakers show how supporters advocating for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector are behind rapidly developing properties along the proposed route image credit: Village Voice The new documentary " Gen

Ta-Nehisi Coates presents 'We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy,' in conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg photo credit: Gabriella Demzuk Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent at The Atlantic and author of #1 New York Times bestseller "

ShotSpotter is a technology that picks up on the sound of gunfire and alerts police to it photo credit: NYPD By the end of the summer, the NYPD is expanding its ShotSpotter program to Fort Greene and Washington Heights reports amny.com .

Children's Health Day is part of National Health Center Week, highlighting the mission and services of community health centers around the country To celebrate Children's Health Day, HealthCare Choices (HCC), a Brooklyn based health center, will host

Tap+Cork is the neighborhood block party that offers craft beers, artisan wines and foods curated by local restaurants, bars and wine shops Bed Stuy's major beer and wine fest Tap+Cork, presented by Arts + Crafts Inc.

Seeking employment? Here are five new job opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: Adidas Visual Merchandising Associate Leader - Fulton Street 559 job in Brooklyn, NY Company: Adidas Job Title: Visual Merchandising

The conversation will provide a unique opportunity to connect with cast members from "Pipeline" discussing issues reflected in Dominique Morisseau's new play RestorationArt and Walk Tall Girl Productions present an evening of community conversation w

The family-friendly Wingate Concert Series returns on August 7, with gospel, hip-hop, soul/ r&b and reggae performances Wingate Concert Series with performances by Erica Campbell, Big Daddy Kane, Kelly Price, Morgan Heritage and many more! Wingat

Emara Grainger runs a free weekly Afrobics class, and she welcomes residents of all ages, fitness levels and sizes Emara Grainger, instructor for an Afrobics class at Arts East New York Emara Grainger, also known as "The Endurance Mom," has started a

Councilmember Laurie Cumbo talks frankly about the trials and triumphs of working while pregnant City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo (35th District) outside of her campaign office at 625 Washington Ave in Clinton Hill Photo: Dante Bowen for BK Reader New