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Photo: Brooklyn Public Library Over the next several weeks, Brooklyn Public Library's (BPL) Bookmobiles will hit the road, paying a visit to parks, block parties, day care centers and homeless shelters throughout Central Brooklyn where they will brin

Central Brooklynites, on Monday, August 10, at 7:00pm, come check out the free screening of Spike Lee's "CROOKLYN" at Gateway Center Mall, starring Alfre Woodard, Zelda Harris and Delroy Lindo.

The truth is, the fence surrounding Van Dyke Houses, located at 360 Blake Avenue in Brownsville, had not been painted in more than 25 years.

Do you ever notice people that are profusely sweating? On the subway, at work, on the street? Yes, you do? Well I don't, because I am too occupied with my own case of hyperhidrosis — the medical term for abnormally excessive sweating -- more th

R. Kelly scheduled to perform at Barclays Center in September Photo: Micelotta/AP Multiplatinum R&B artist, R. Kelly has been scheduled to perform at Barclays Center on Friday, September 25 .

The Tompkins Avenue Merchants Association (TAMA) and Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC) have announced the 6th annual TAMA Summerfest, scheduled for this Saturday, August 8, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, taking place along Tompkins Avenue between

Photo: Lorenzo Steele, Jr. My name is Lorenzo Steele Jr., and I am a former New York City corrections officer who spent 15 years working on the infamous Rikers Island (C-74), the nation's most violent adolescent jail.

On Friday, July 31, Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Crown Heights Advisory Council announced a request for proposals (RFP) from nonprofits, residents, and community groups for projects addressing top neighborhoods concerns, such as housing righ

National Night Out Against Crime is an annual summer event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watches in which police precincts across the United States organize anti-crime rallies with the participation of local business and civic organiz

Mother Earth-or Father Geb for others—stretches her arms out to people and animals in an effort to keep us fed, cleansed, and renewed. When we include edible and medicinal weeds in our health arsenal, we do much to stay in balance.