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BAM to Host 2017 Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Monday, January 16, at 10:30am, Brooklyn Academy of Music will host its 31st annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., New York's largest event honoring Dr. King and his legacy.

Local Farm Organizes Middle School Students Across East New York to Address Food Justice

There is no one on the massive half-acre community garden of East New York right now. It is now winter, and the East New York Farms are covered in snow, with only a lone cat roaming around looking for food. Planting will not start again until March.

Community Board 3 Meets: Adult Literacy, New Hate Crime Unit, Smoke-Free Public Housing and More

Susan Knott introducing adult literacy program Community Board 3 , representing the neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant held its monthly general public meeting at 1368 Fulton Street on Monday.

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Inaugural $100,000 Spark Prize

Today, Brooklyn Community Foundation announced the five organizations selected as the recipients of its first annual Spark Prize , a grant worth $100,000 each: Audre Lorde Project Common Justice Make the Road MoCADA Neighbors Together [perfectpullquo

New Audit Reveals WiFi Service Fully Functioning in 150 MTA Subway Stations

A new audit released by New York City Comptroller Scott M.
CM Cumbo Denounces Congressional Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood

CM Cumbo Denounces Congressional Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood

After House Speaker Paul Ryan announced last Thursday plans to strip all federal funding for Planned Parenthood -- part of the process to dismantle the Affordable Care Act-- New York City Council Member Laurie A.
Flatbush Residents Fight to Save Errol's Caribbean Bakery

Flatbush Residents Fight to Save Errol's Caribbean Bakery

A group of supporters gather in front of Errol's Caribbean Bakery.

From the Bronx to Brooklyn, Meet Local Rapper Spazzmodius

Spazzmodius in an interview Let's face it, we hear music all the time, everywhere we go. However, a lot of that music includes those same six songs you hear on the radio.

CLOTH AND CONTEMPLATION: Brooklyn-Based Designer kien chu's Journey Through Fashion and Into Freedom

In the middle of a hectic fashion week, designer Kien Chu asked viewers of his Cloth of Stillness presentation to take a moment to meditate.

The World's First 'FB Live' Broadcast Restaurant Debuts in Brooklyn!

Live On Air Restaurant A brand new restaurant in Prospect Heights is so alive, so fresh, so forward, it's dominating the air waves! Literally! Located at 335 Flatbush Avenue, Live On Air Restaurant specializes in American cuisine with a Louisiana inf