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By Vanessa Penberg Love at First Bite There is a substantial body of research proving that regularly consuming large quantities of sugar negatively affects people's health and contributes to increased rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart diseas

According to the NYPD, of the 166 rapes reported in the City of New York last year, 14 or 8.4 percent were committed by strangers in a taxi, livery cab, or for-hire vehicle. Additionally, the police investigated 1,439 reports of rape in 2015, a 6.

Since 2006, the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (MARP) has served more than 100 neighborhood teens through its Young Entrepreneur Mentorship Program ( YEMP ) by connecting local teens with independently owned businesses for paid summer employment

Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, joined by Council Member Laurie A.

Sam Sittenfield volunteering at a community center. Photo by: Becca Suffrin By Sam Sittenfield I have more MLK Weekend volunteering t-shirts than I know what to do with.

In 1904, Ota Benga, a young Congolese "pygmy" arrived from Central Africa to be featured in an anthropology exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair.

On Wednesday, more than 100 people—city officials, attorneys, community development organizations and residents—gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall to weigh in on a controversial rezoning plan by the City that would have wide-reaching impac

Photo: Pen Center The Brooklyn Museum and PEN American Center present a reading of selected poems and other texts in support of Palestinian poet and art curator Ashraf Fayadh , who was sentenced to death by a Saudi court for apostasy, writing poetry

Repair the World fellows participate in a food rescue program as part of their commitment to food justice Photo: Alli Lesovoy When most people think of holidays, they think of annual celebrations.

Around noon on New Year's Eve, I got pulled over by the police. Here's the story through my eyes: I'm in a foreign part of town trying to follow my (sometimes fantastic, other times annoyingly wild-goose chase) Waze app to the nearest Post Office.