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The 46th Annual International African Arts Festival Returns to Fort Greene

The 2017 festival will be headlined by Fred Wesley, Tito Puente Jr.

Photos: Residents Groove to Silent Disco in East Flatbush

Silent Disco: the new way to party! Council Member Jumaane D. Williams and State Senator Kevin S.

On the Muslim Travel Ban: 48 Hours at JFK. What Now?

The New York Immigration Coalition and BAM present 48 Hours at JFK: What Now? , a special film screening and discussion on resistance to the Trump Administration's immigration restrictions Protesters at JFK airport following President Donald Trump's

Mayoral Candidates Meet for Debate in E. Flatbush

The mayoral candidates presented their plans for overhauling affordable housing, mass transit, education and for permanently shutting down Rikers Island In a mayoral debate hosted at Clarendon Church in East Flatbush on Monday, nine hopefuls running
Suspension of Street Cleaning on Eastern Pkway Service Lane

Suspension of Street Cleaning on Eastern Pkway Service Lane

The DOT and DOS will suspend street cleaning of Eastern Parkway Service Lane for a 3-month trial period By Rabbi Yaacov Behrman Dear Community Residents: We are pleased to announce that the Department of Transportation and the Department of Sanitatio

Brownsville Community Gears up for Pre-Gentrification Plan

The pre-gentrification plan includes goals to increase affordable housing and sets expectations for community-focused economic development. photo credit: Nextcity.

The 46th International African Arts Festival Presents Tito Puente Jr.

photo credit: AER Management The International African Arts Festival ( IAAF ) returns this weekend for its 46th anniversary to Fort Greene's Commodore Barry Park.

Bed-Stuy Artist Marie-Hélène Transforms Photographs into 3D Objects

Former investment analyst-turned-artist uses a unique process called hydrographic transfer to transpose photographs onto 3D objects.

Uni Project Reading Room Pops Up in Brownsville

Using custom-made mobile carts, the Uni Project creates pop up reading rooms to read, draw and explore.

Brooklyn Historical Society Asks "Who Is Muslim?"

Being Muslim in America has become a complex topic.