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Councilmember Cornegy Brings Gifted and Talented Program Back to Bed-Stuy

City Councilmember Robert Cornegy was outside Public School 26 Wednesday morning, greeting students on their first day of classes.

Change is Inevitable, Even in Flatbush

Triangle Junction Since the end of Prohibition, College Wines and Liquors on Flatbush Avenue has operated, owner notwithstanding, as a wine shop. Its current owner claims that it may be the most original shop in Flatbush.
Brooklyn Public Library Prepares to Celebrate Milestone 75th Birthday

Brooklyn Public Library Prepares to Celebrate Milestone 75th Birthday

"Aerial view of Grand Army Plaza, looking toward Bailey Fountain and Memorial Arch:" bklynlibrary.org The Brooklyn Public Library's central location will be celebrating its 75th birthday on Saturday, September 10th.

This Is What Bed-Stuy Fashion Looks Like: Indigo Style Vintage

Sheryl Roberts poses in a Indigo Style Vintage ensemble in front of her Greene Ave house [perfectpullquote align="right" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]"I think more women are starting to dress that way as opposed to, for lack of a better
Look it’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s just the L Train Stopped.

Look it’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s just the L Train … Stopped.

Coming 2019 you can expect the L train to come to a dead halt. But what are we riders to do Without a solid solution still up in the air, commuters are beginning to come up with ideas of their own.

Rush Will Take You Back To Funkytown!

The gifted students of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Summer Session, a free program that provides underserved youth with exposure to the arts and opportunities to practice them, return to BBP for the second year in a row, according to the ev

Leftist Groups Protest Controversial Scheduled Speaker at Brooklyn Commons Café

A group of non-profit organizations in Brooklyn have released a joint statement protesting the scheduled appearance on Wednesday of controversial, right-wing speaker and American journalist Christopher Bollyn at the Brooklyn Commons , a café and left

Photos: Despite Early Morning Violence, West Indian Day Parade Perseveres

Photo: Gregory L. Ingram for BK Reader Now in its 48th year, the West Indian Day Parade and carnival is one of Brooklyn's biggest end-of-summer events, drawing close to two million people to Crown Heights during Labor Day weekend.

2 Killed at J’ouvert Celebration in Brooklyn

A man and a women were shot at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue during the pre-parade festivities in Crown Heights shortly before 4 a.m. The 20-something-year-old man, who was shot in his chest, died of his injuries, according to police.
J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade Promise to be Safe and Spectacular

J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade Promise to be Safe and Spectacular

Grab your party hats and head on down to the Brooklyn Museum where you'll see an array of colors and sounds brought to you by the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA).