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Photos: Ballet Next Visits the Little Ballerinas of the Bedford YMCA

Photos: Ballet Next Visits the Little Ballerinas of the Bedford YMCA

Michelle Wiles, founder of Ballet Next, paid a visit to the tiny ballerinas of the Bedford YMCA On Saturday, December 5, the little ballerinas of the Bedford YMCA ballet class were treated to a special "master class" by a team of dancers from Ballet

Is Shopping Local For You?

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas and the full-on shopping bonanza has set off like dynamite, which conversely, has also ignited the local shopping movement.
Your Weekend Event Picks in Brooklyn!

Your Weekend Event Picks in Brooklyn!

The holiday season is officially upon us, which means that it's only a few weekends left in 2015.

An Artful Death-- A new/old approach to death and bereavement

"The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton Should we cry? CREAM There is a date sealed in wax; 'Expiration.' Slowly, cream turns and, ignored, produces a combustion that can rip apart its slick-paper confines.

Report: Nearly 50,000 East New York Residents Will Face Displacement with City's Rezoning Plan

East New York Public Housing Photo: images.realtytoday.
Feast BedStuy: The Marcus Garvey Boulevard Holiday Brunch Crawl is Here!

Feast BedStuy: The Marcus Garvey Boulevard Holiday Brunch Crawl is Here!

On Sunday, December 6, from 1:00pm - 5:00pm, join Bridge Street Development Corporation for its holiday edition of Feast BedStuy: the Marcus Garvey Boulevard Holiday Brunch Crawl! As a part of the celebration, each participant will receive a free cup

Panel Discussion Planned to Connect Black, Caribbean and Jewish Residents of Crown Heights

Richard Green and Yudi Simon were instrumental in claiming the streets during the Crown Heights riots. Photo: Maxine Dovere. New York City Council Member Laurie A.

Housing Discrimination on Craigslist Prompts Letter from Comptroller to Human Rights Commission

Following an investigation that uncovered potential evidence of housing discrimination on the popular Craigslist web site, New York City Comptroller Scott M.

Report: 2 Central Brooklyn High Schools Rank in NY’s Top 100

Brooklyn Technical High School (left) in Fort Greene and Bedford Academy High School in Bed-Stuy were ranked amongst the top 100 public high schools in the state. Niche.
'The Times of Harvey Milk' Screening at Brooklyn Historical Society

'The Times of Harvey Milk' Screening at Brooklyn Historical Society

The "Activism on Film" series at the Brooklyn Historical Society will conclude on Monday, December 14, with a screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary about trailblazing activist Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in