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"The Wire" Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe and Designer Moshood to be Honored at African Restaurant Week Festival

"The Wire" Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe and Designer Moshood to be Honored at African Restaurant Week Festival

In celebration of New York City African Restaurant Week, Brooklyn's Best Honor will celebrate its 2 nd Anniversary saluting pioneer designer and entrepreneur Moshood; civic leader and humanitarian Andre Lewis; along with award winning actor, philanth
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Councilmember Williams Introduces Bill Requiring Addresses on Side Entrances

Councilmember Williams Introduces Bill Requiring Addresses on Side Entrances

It's been one of those little annoyances that we've all learned to put up with in New York City. But finally, one elected official is doing something about it: missing addresses on side entrances of buildings.
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Pizza-Eating Champion Scarfs Down 4th Win at Annual Flatbush Frolic

Pizza-Eating Champion Scarfs Down 4th Win at Annual Flatbush Frolic

On a brisk and sunny Sunday afternoon, the Flatbush Development Corporation (FDC) hosted its 41st annual Flatbush Frolic, sending off the summer and ushering in autumn.
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TLC Issues New, Universal Taxi I.D.: Mean More Competition for Ride-Share Users?

TLC Issues New, Universal Taxi I.D.: Mean More Competition for Ride-Share Users?

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission announced on Monday it will soon begin to issue a single license for both yellow and green taxi drivers that you hail from the street, and for-hire vehicle (FHV) drivers, such as livery drivers, includi
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NY Times Best-Selling Author Jacqueline Woodson to Hold Book-Signing in Bed-Stuy

Jaqueline Woodson Photo: Juna Nagle On Monday, October 3, at 6:00pm, New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson will be at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation for a book-signing of her lates work Another Brooklyn , a poetic, and reve
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Haven’t been to Photoville? Don’t worry, there’s still time!

Haven’t been to Photoville? Don’t worry, there’s still time!

Haven't been to Photoville ? Don't worry, there's still time! New York City's premier photography show will continue to run Friday September 23 - Sunday September 25 at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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Town Hall Forum Takes on Funding Discrimination for Minority- and Women-Owned Small Business in NYC

Town Hall Forum Takes on Funding Discrimination for Minority- and Women-Owned Small Business in NYC

According to The Black Institute , a Manhattan-based think tank for social justice, residents of color in New York City account for 65 percent of the city's population, yet black-owned businesses received less than 5 percent of the city's contracts.
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Jimmy McMillan Returns, Exclaiming Louder than Ever, 'The Rent is STILL too Damn High!'

Jimmy McMillan Returns, Exclaiming Louder than Ever, 'The Rent is STILL too Damn High!'

Jimmy McMillan Candidate for Mayor New York City residents have probably forgotten much of the 2010 gubernatorial election, but it is hard to forget candidate Jimmy McMillan, founder and leader of the Rent is Too Damn High Party .
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BRIC Jazz Fest Returns for Second Year with Performances by Eddie Palmieri, Lisa Fischer, Jose James and More!

(l to r) Eddie Palmieri, Lisa Fischer and Jose James BRIC Jazz Fest returns for a second year beginning October 8 - 15, featuring some of the most celebrated contemporary and legendary artists of the genre, including Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet,
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Civil Rights Attorney Esmerelda Simmons Looks Back on 3 Decades of Groundbreaking Work for Social Justice

Civil Rights Attorney Esmerelda Simmons Looks Back on 3 Decades of Groundbreaking Work for Social Justice

While most of us may spend the best part of our adult lives trying to figure out our professional passion and true calling, Esmerelda Simmons knew early, as a teen. Her raison d'être? Social justice.
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