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$3 Million Renovations Planned For Lincoln Terrace Park

Lincoln Terrace Park Photo Credit: www.nycgovparks.org A popular Brooklyn park that sits at the border of Brownsville and Crown Heights is set to receive a new wave of funding from the city's Parks Department.
Green Earth Poets Café Gives Final Performance at BMS: Photos

Green Earth Poets Café Gives Final Performance at BMS: Photos

This spring, teens in Bedford Stuyvesant met weekly with Green Earth Poets Café teaching artists to write original poetry as part of the NeON Arts program .

Exclusive Interview with Fashion Editor Anita Dolce Vita: Redefining Gender Norms

Redefined and Redesigned: Defying Gender Norms in Fashion On Thursday June 23, 2016, a panel of pioneering designers, models, and bloggers are set to explore the intersection of gender, identity, and fashion at the Brooklyn Historical Society .

Basketball Opera Puts Unique Spotlight on Realities of Gun Violence

Bounce - a basketball opera Photo Credit: Will Ehrenreich This weekend, Brooklynites are invited to enjoy a new take on the traditional opera performances that are popularized on television and in movies.
How one Filmmaker is Confronting the Deadly Problem of School Shootings

How one Filmmaker is Confronting the Deadly Problem of School Shootings

By Thomas Harris, Contributor America's schools have become a predictable center of gun-related violence. Be it anger, teenaged angst, or blissful ignorance, the guns are in our schools. As a result, our children are being killed.

Bed-Stuy Resident Receives Award as Part of 'National Garbage Man Month'

Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Julius Brewster grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant and was fascinated by big trucks since his adolescence.
New NBA Champ, But Same Old Nets

New NBA Champ, But Same Old Nets

Champions!! The Cleveland Cavaliers are the new champions of the NBA, vanquishing the Golden State Warriors in a classic series that was decided by a tightly contested game 7.

Music Matters Gala Will Celebrate 21 Years of Music Education in NYC

Music Matters Gala On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the Noel Pointer Foundation will host a celebration of 21 years of string music education at a star-studded gala ceremony at the BAM Fisher Theater.

Police Athletic League Provides Free and Safe Summer Fun for Local Kids

Fox Playground. Photo Credit: www.nycgovparks.

Crown Heights Museum Showcases Art from Special Needs Children

Photo Credit: commons.wikimedia.org This past weekend presented a unique opportunity for a group of special needs children and teens, who were invited to display their own art at the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights.