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Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Seeking employment? Here are five new opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: Burlington Stores Baby Depot Associate job in Brooklyn, NY Company : Burlington Stores Job Title: Baby Depot Associate Job Type: Part-ti

NYCHA Farms Bring Fresh Produce To Residents

Red Hook Community Farm. Photo credit: inhabitat.com. Recently, I read in Valerie Imbruce's From Farm to Canal Street about the difficulty to find bok choy, a common Asian green, outside of Chinatown.

New Dance Studio Opens In Atlantic Terminal Community Center

The young residents of Ingersoll Houses now have one more reason to plie, leap and jump for joy! Last Monday, a brand-new dance dance studio opened in the University Settlement Atlantic Terminal Cornerstone Community Center in Fort Greene.

City Council To Create Sexual Health Education Task Force

photo credit: Boston.com The New York City Council unanimously passed a bill, on Wednesday, May 10, to create a sexual health education task force. The bill was sponsored by Council Member Laurie A.

BK State Senators Push Anti-Gun Legislation at Senate’s Dem Conference

image credit: thinkprogress.org Brooklyn Democratic State Senators Kevin S. Parker, Roxanne J. Persaud, and Daniel L.

The Billie is Back!

Former City Councilmember Al Vann leads the ribbon-cutting of the re-opening of the Billie Holiday Theatre Can we all say: The Billie is Back! Bed-Stuy's legendary Billie Holiday Theatre officially reopened Tuesday morning in Restoration Plaza to the

Gender Stereotypes About Intelligence Begin Early for Children. What Can Be Done About It?

Girl Power! By Vanessa Penberg, Supervisor of Children's Services It is an old stereotype that boys are innately smart and girls are nice and caring. Unfortunately this prejudice still persists today.

Flatbush Daycare Operator Convicted of Stealing $50,000 from City

Next To Home Child Care Center Photo: NY Daily News A Flatbush daycare operator, identified as Owen Larman, has been convicted of stealing $50,000 from the New York City Administration for Children's Services by falsifying and submitting forms to rec
Brookdale Medical Center Hosts Community Baby Shower for Expectant Local Moms

Brookdale Medical Center Hosts Community Baby Shower for Expectant Local Moms

Three-layer diaper cakes, retractable strollers, car seats, pack and plays...
Clinton Hill Icon 'Five Spot' Restaurant Closed due to Seizure by City

Clinton Hill Icon 'Five Spot' Restaurant Closed due to Seizure by City

Photo by Myrtleavenue.org Clinton Hill restaurant and entertainment hub Five Spot has been closed for the last week.