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Award-Winning Writer Edwidge Danticat on Memory, Trauma, Identity... and Her Next Big Award

Award-winning Novelist Edwidge Danticat will be honored at the 13th Annual Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers Few will argue the tremendous impact award-winning novelist and short story writer Edwidge Danticat has made on the contemporary, lite

Food Network Favorite, Da Ciro Ristorante, Makes a Comeback, Reopens in Clinton Hill

Da Ciro Ristorante, opening soon at 458 Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill When Victoria Frignani and Ciro Verdi, co-owners of Da Ciro Ristorante , closed their Italian bistro in Manhattan after 20 years, they searched for nearly two years for a new locat

Upcoming at BHS: Feminism in the Digital Age

l to r: Heben Nigatu, Mallory Ortberg, and Lori Adelman, will be panelists, along with Susana Polo at Brookln Historical Society's "Not Your Mother's Feminism: Sisterhood in the Digital Age" What does it mean to be a feminist in this age of informati
First Annual Senior Resource Fair Coming to Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

First Annual Senior Resource Fair Coming to Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

At the one-year anniversary of the formation of its Senior Advisory Council (SAC), the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project will hold the first a nnual Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Senior Resource Fair on Wednesday, March 23.
From City Councilmember Rob Cornegy: How to Test for Lead in Your Water

From City Councilmember Rob Cornegy: How to Test for Lead in Your Water

Lead has been on our minds since the people of Flint began to speak out about the unconscionable mismanagement of that city's water system and its effect on residents.

Council Member Cornegy to Hold State of the District Address in Crown Heights

City Councilmember Robert Cornegy, Jr. On Saturday, March 26, City Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., will deliver a State of the District address for residents of the 36th District, including Bedford-Stuyvesant and parts of Crown Heights.
Brooklyn, Deadline Approaching to Register to Vote in U.S. Presidential Primary!

Brooklyn, Deadline Approaching to Register to Vote in U.S. Presidential Primary!

Dear Brooklynites!!!! Did you know that Brooklyn has the lowest percentage of voter turnout across all five boroughs? Well if you are one of the ones who has missed voting a time or two-- perhaps, because you are not registered-- now is the time to g

6 VERY Brooklyn Weekend Things to Do

The clock has already been nudged up an hour; jackets are now left at home, and passion is worn on our sleeve.

Crown Heights Paints a Picture of Diversity and Togetherness

New York City Council Member Laurie A.

Bed-Stuy Food Crawl Highlights the Renaissance of Malcolm X Blvd

In the past year alone, a slew of new businesses have opened up along Malcolm X Boulevard in Bed-Stuy-- including three new eateries-- and Bridge Street Development Corporation hopes to highlight them all.