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Opponents of Bergen House, a planned new shelter in Crown Heights, won a big court victory on Friday after a judge issued an order to delay the opening until another judge can decide next week whether the project should go forward.

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Spring is finally here, after what seemed like an extremely schizophrenic winter season.

photo credit: nytimes.com The opening of the controversial Bergen Street homeless shelter in Crown Heights, initially scheduled for next week, may be stalled, as it is now facing a lawsuit from the community, according to NY1 News .

Artist, DEBORAH KASS, "VOTE HILLARY," 2016 Screenprint on Stonehenge 320 gram Courtesy of artist and Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York.

In his address to the City on February 28, Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined how the sheer intensity of the homelessness problem in New York City is further exacerbated by a shift in demographics of homeless families— now seventy percent of the she

(l to r): Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Amy Hobby and Ava DuVernay On Tuesday, March 28, at 7:00pm, in honor of Women's History Month, Pratt Institute will continue its Pratt Presents speaker series-- lectures, conversations, and performances by distin

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"The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton Yet sunshine brightens after rain, The darkness comes and goes again, So solace follows bitter pain, As seasons wax and wane. ~Elizabeth Chase Akers Allen (1832—1911), "November," c.

Yako: I love memes! Two years ago, I did not even know what a meme was. According to Wikipedia, memes have been around since 1976! And the word "meme" is short for "mimeme," which is from Ancient Greek, meaning "imitated thing.