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BP Adams Announces More than $2 Million Towards Expanding Affordable Housing Options Across Brooklyn

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams presented honorary checks to organizations that are helping to create and preserve affordable housing throughout the borough.

Acclaimed British Author Zadie Smith to Hold Reading at Medgar Evers College

Author and novelist Zadie Smith Acclaimed author Zadie Smith will be at Medgar Evers College on October 20 where she will read from her forthcoming novel, "Swing Time.

Should the Bedford Armory be Converted into Luxury Condos? Come to Community Planning Session to Decide

By Diana C. Richardson, State Assemblywoman Dear Friends & Neighbors: I encourage all community residents to come out to our special Civic Minded meeting on Saturday, October 22, 12:00noon at 400 Empire Boulevard , Brooklyn, New York 11225.

Unveiling of New Mega-High Rise in Fort Greene Sparks Excitement... and Concern

300 Ashland Place Photo: Gregory Ingram Several dozen real estate professionals and local elected leaders gathered Friday for "RED Night," which featured the unveiling of 300 Ashland Place in Fort Greene, one of Brooklyn's newest high-rise apartment

Following Fatal Shooting of Anti-Gun Violence Founder in Crown Heights, Councilmembers Call for Increased Funding Support

Lavon Walker Photo Credit: S.O.S Facebook Following the shooting death of Crown Heights resident Lavon "Boo" Walker on October 9 on Ocean Drive in Miami, Council Member Jumaane D.
Artshack Keeps Discovery, Creativity Alive in Bed-Stuy

Artshack Keeps Discovery, Creativity Alive in Bed-Stuy

Once a church, and then a bar, and then left vacant for over a decade, 1131 Bedford Ave is now home to Artshack Brooklyn , an all-inclusive, all-encompassing community ceramics art studio offering classes, workshops and parties for children and adult

Kim Hill: Still a Knockout!

Lena Horne, The Notorious B.I.G., Nora Jones, Jackie Robinson, Mos Def, Jay Z, Lenny Kravitz, Michael Jordan, Samuel L. Jackson, Shirley Chisholm...

Brooklyn Blues

Krystal: Yako, I know you've been around the world enough to be able to relate to different types of communities.

20 Brooklyn Nonprofits Selected as Finalists for 2016 Spark Prize

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First-Ever Jewish Comic Con planned for Brooklyn (No Yamakas Required)

Jewish Wolverine at the San Diego Comic Con 2015 39 Photo: JCD Images If you're a huge comic book enthusiast and didn't make it out to last Saturday's Comic Con event, or if you did make it but you just want more ...