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Free BMC Workshops Train Local Residents How to Organize, Be a Leader... and Start a Movement!

Members of the Brooklyn Movement Center perform at Between The Door and the Street Photo: brooklynquarterly.

Central Brooklyn Clinics Become First in Borough to Initiate CenteringPregnancy Model

(l to r): Gabriela Ammann, Healthy Start Brooklyn; Dr. Torian Easterling, Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene; Brandi Howard, Healthy Start Brooklyn; Dr. Michele Follen, Brookdale Hospital; Dr. Leo Fradkin, Brookdale Hospital; Dr.
City Council Pay Raise Overlooks Key Staff Members

City Council Pay Raise Overlooks Key Staff Members

...Council staffers are the ones answering the phones, drafting bills, writing letters, dealing with advocates from their districts and across the city and pushing their bosses' agendas through the legislative process.
FoodWorks, Central Brooklyn's First Culinary Incubator Opens, Officials Announce

FoodWorks, Central Brooklyn's First Culinary Incubator Opens, Officials Announce

Today, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Brooklyn Borough President Eric L.

BHS Exhibits History of Slavery on Long Island

The stark reality, surprisingly under-recognized, is that Long Island was once a place of widespread slavery.
Bailey's Cafe, an Oasis in Bed-Stuy

Bailey's Cafe, an Oasis in Bed-Stuy

On Sunday, if you happen to be walking past 324 Malcolm X Blvd. in Bed-Stuy at around 2:00 in the afternoon, then you were lucky enough to catch the lovely sounds of Vivaldi wafting down the street.
PA Tish James Sues DOE for Failing to Meet the Needs of Disabled Students

PA Tish James Sues DOE for Failing to Meet the Needs of Disabled Students

Public Advocate Letitia James filed a lawsuit today in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan against the New York City Department of Education (DOE) for failing to meet the needs of students with disabilities, according to a press statement from
Why Valentine's Day in Brooklyn is Ode à La Rose!

Why Valentine's Day in Brooklyn is Ode à La Rose!

Sponsored Flowers are like Mother Nature's trophies, living testaments to nature's beauty and power, which is why flowers have always been the go-to choice for someone desiring to show appreciation, reward success or... express love.
Building on top of Buildings: Greed or Good Sense?

Building on top of Buildings: Greed or Good Sense?

On Spencer Street, between Dekalb Ave and Kosciuszko St, there is a small stretch of three-story townhouses very common for that area of Bedford-Stuyvesant.
This Weekend's Events, Post-Jonas

This Weekend's Events, Post-Jonas

DICK & DAVE, on BK Live, where David Colon and I, talk about many of the same events that I recommend here on BK Reader. CHECK IT OUT! So Snowstorm Jonas came through like a wild and angry Kanye twitter rant and just mashed up the East Coast.