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The financial literacy app aims to help local residents identify available government benefits. Meredith Phillips Almeida, executive director of Myrtle Ave Partnership.

photo credit: curbedny.com Prospect Park's Wellhouse underwent a $2.34 million transformation into a comfort station and is now home to the first composting toilets in a New York City park.

photo credit:timesunion.com For many kids, summertime means two things: fun and friends.

Commissioner Banks and Borough President Adams Led Information Campaign on Homelessness Commissioner Banks and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, photo credit: NY Times On Friday, Steven Banks, commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Ad

Brandon Harris, middle Cultural activities are flourishing in Bedford-Stuyvesant. In the summer of 2016 Fulton Park got a theater, and then the Billie Holiday Theater officially reopened in May after a two-year renovation.

What can we do to regain a sense of equilibrium in these troubled times? "The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton a heart full of joy and gladness Will always banish sadness and strife So always look for the silver lining And try to find the sunny side

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photo credit: amny.com A gunman shot a man in the ankle near the Barclays Center on Wednesday afternoon, sending bystanders running and sparking a search for the suspect, reported NBC .

Juneteenth NYC 2017 Celebrating freedom for all, Umoja Events hosts its 8th annual Juneteenth celebration, a family-friendly event on Saturday, June 17, at Gershwin Park/Lincoln Park, to commemorate the historical event of 1865 in Galveston, Texas.