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Police Searching for Robber of Beso Restaurant in Bed-Stuy

Police are looking for a man who was caught on video stealing valuable items from out of Brooklyn Beso Restaurant just before Memorial Day.

Jun 8, 2015 3:21 PM Read more >

Sen. Hamilton Holds Town Hall on NYCHA Housing in E. New York

Thursday night, more than 80 people gathered at the Van Dyke Community Center in East New York for a town hall meeting on NYCHA and key concerns for its residents.

Jun 5, 2015 3:48 PM Read more >

Citizen: An American Lyric You Must Read This Book

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine is required reading for every white American, just as James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time was and is.

Jun 5, 2015 3:09 PM Read more >

Applications Open Now for Cheap Office Spaces in DUMBO for Artists, Non-Profits

Artists, non-profits, and cultural groups are eligible to rent below-market office and studio space in DUMBO, Brooklyn through Two Trees Management Company's Cultural Space Subsidy Program .

Jun 5, 2015 2:57 PM Read more >

Illuminating the Under-Told History That Shaped Weeksville

Weeksville 1903 Photo: fastcompany.

Jun 5, 2015 12:36 PM Read more >

Caitlyn Jenner May Just Save a Teen's Life: 43% of Transgender Teens Have Attempted Suicide

Caitlyn Jenner's debut has bigger implications than the 24-hour news cycle is reporting. Caitlyn's debut has the ability to save lives.

Jun 5, 2015 9:51 AM Read more >

Bklyn Lawmakers Arrested While Protesting Need For Stronger Rent Laws

Click here to view original web page at www.kingscountypolitics.com Council Member Williams (center) stands with city and state elected officials before they were arrested in the state Capitol during yesterday's civil disobedience.

Jun 4, 2015 11:19 PM Read more >

Councilmember Cornegy's 'Avonte's Law' to Result in 21,000 Door Alarms in NYC Public Schools by Year's End

City Councilmembers Robert Cornegy, Jr. and Daniel Dromm announce the results of the first DOE report required by Avonte's Law Does the name Avonte Oquendo ring a bell or cause alarm? Well if it didn't before, it surely will now.

Jun 4, 2015 4:40 PM Read more >

Restoration to Hosts Major Employer Screening Event

On Wednesday, June 10, from 9:30am - 4:00pm, local job seekers will have a unique opportunity to meet with ten employees at a special employment screening event at Restoration Plaza.

Jun 4, 2015 11:21 AM Read more >

Brook-Lens: Walk of Art Kids '10 X10' Exhibition

Walk of Art — a Brooklyn-based non-profit that provides walking tours of the boroughs graffiti arts space— in April and May held a series of free art workshops for children, ages 12-15 called "10×10," part of the Walk Of Art Kids arts and

Jun 3, 2015 4:17 PM Read more >