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The Wait Is Over: A Quote From Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Wait Is Over: A Quote From Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hand-Lettered Art By Harriet Faith. Quote By Ralph Waldo Emerson We've all had to have a lot of patience, haven't we? Waiting for winter to finish up its bitter business and for spring to start. Whether we liked it or not.

Community Forum Seeks Participation of Senior Residents to Create a More Age-Friendly Myrtle Ave

Photo: Courtesy MARP The Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project (MARP) and New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) are inviting all residents, especially seniors, of Fort Greene/Clinton Hill to a community forum that aims to gather and share ideas on devel

Diabetes, Stay the Hell Out of My Yard

I was diagnosed with Diabetes on October 8, 2014. I went into my doctor's office for a routine blood pressure check.

What's Up, Weekend: It's A Spring-Fling Event Sort Of Thing

So Mother Nature, fresh off a 30-day detox at one of the more celebrity-heavy rehab centers, will finally give us some weather that reflects the calendar and just in time for Easter Weekend.
Photos: Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Launches in Kings County

Photos: Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Launches in Kings County

(l to r) Rudolfo Cano, Outreach Specialist Fidelis Care New York; Bryant Barnett, LIAACC Queens Director; Sharon Davis, LIAACC Vice President; LaShawn Allen Muhammad, LIAACC Brooklyn Director; Phil Andrews, LIAACC President; John L.

BRIC Announces the 2015 Celebrate Brooklyn! Dance Parties at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Photo: Courtesy BRIC Three Spring Nights with Live Bands and DJs in Stunning Waterfront Locale Sponsored by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Featuring Jamie Lidell, Felix Hernandez's Rhythm Revue, Poncho Sanchez and More Photo: Courtesy BRIC BRIC , p

So Fresh, So Fly, Sew Fab!

Lesley Ware Photo: Kalidaskope Bridgewater and Ashley Naomi Sew Fab coverart: Sabine Pieper When Bed-Stuy resident Lesley Ware left her full-time job at Girl Scouts national headquarters in New York City in 2011, she began to play the field: she trie

Robbers Hold up Metro PCS Store in Bed-Stuy

989 Bedford Avenue A pair of armed robbers held up a Metro PCS store in Bed-Stuy on Sunday, making off with a total of $10,000 in stolen cash and goods, reported police.
Brooklyn Pride to Participate in 'Taste of Fifth'

Brooklyn Pride to Participate in 'Taste of Fifth'

Spring is just around the corner and so is A Taste Of Fifth! Celebrate Fifth Avenue's acclaimed destination restaurants and legendary watering holes at — A Taste Of Fifth , Wednesday, April 1st, from 6:30 - 9:30pm at The Grand Prospect Hall.
Pssst... Starbucks Coming to Myrtle Avenue!

Pssst... Starbucks Coming to Myrtle Avenue!

The Brooklyn Reader just heard from a little birdie that Myrtle Avenue is about to receive the king of all coffee shops, the motherload of expensive espresso, the official rubberstamp of gentrification: Starbucks Coffee.