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Photo: streetsblog.org In a society where technology and thorough research consistently change our daily habits, the persistence of certain issues seems unnecessary. According to Brooklyn Borough President Eric L.

"The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton Life is filled with coincidences.

Just as Memorial Day festivities were settling down and students prepared to re-enter school on Tuesday, one group of students at Medgar Evers College Prep decided to stand up for what they believe in.

All across the United States, and beyond, celebrations commemorate this historical event of 1865 in Galveston, Texas. There, on June 19th, when word of the emancipation proclamation finally reached the enslaved, a new and uncertain way of life began.

Squarespace, the popular all-in-one website builder, is joining efforts with the Brooklyn Museum to offer the Thursday Nights series.

New York City and its boroughs have long been recognized as melting pots of culture and ethnicity. Unique businesses seem to flourish here, especially when they invite the incredibly diverse public to try something new or different.

One of several signs used by Verizon workers on strike. For the past 43 days, the metal barricades outside of the Verizon headquarters building on the Flatbush Avenue Extension have become a makeshift base for Verizon workers on strike in Brooklyn.

CB5 chairman addresses the audience. Community Board 5, which serves the East New York area held its monthly meeting on May 25.

Over the last few years, public spaces have begun to pull the funding and support necessary to sustain them like never before.

Second Lieutenant Luz Garcia speaks about the Citizens Preparedness Corps. Community Board 9, which serves the South Crown Heights and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens area, held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 24.