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Is the Arrival of Citi Bike Synonymous with Gentrification? I say, 'No Way!'

Joanna Lee Jacob By Joanna Lee Jacob, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Program Coordinator, Bike Share Initiative I love Brooklyn.
Here's the Official Lineup Schedule (Including Times) for Afro Punk 2015!

Here's the Official Lineup Schedule (Including Times) for Afro Punk 2015!

You've been asking for it... And now you've got it: the official lineup of performances for the Afro Punk Fest 2015!!!

Marcy Plaza Farmers Market Brings More than Just Produce to Bed-Stuy Residents

August concludes the first month of Restoration's summer literacy programming at the Marcy Plaza Farmers Market.

Dutch Paper Uses N-Word

On Friday, July 31, 2015 a Dutch newspaper, NRC Handelsblad , published an article using the N-word in the headline title and illustrating it with blackface caricatures. When a friend of mine pointed this out to me I was shocked.

Accepting Them Where They're At

What's the goal of providing temporary emergency shelter? Getting Your Own Keys Each house resident has a name and it is Joy's duty to commit these names to memory.
Hearing on Proposed Library Sale Draws Differing Views

Hearing on Proposed Library Sale Draws Differing Views

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First-Ever National Baby "Lift Up" in Bed-Stuy, to Support Black Breastfeeding Week

On Saturday, August 29, thousands of babies-- many of whom cannot even yet walk-- will be five, six, maybe even seven feet off the ground! Why? As a part of National Breastfeeding Month and in celebration of the 3rd annual Black Breastfeeding Week ,

Man's Discovery of Beauty

Photo: Michael Milton When did man first discover beauty ? Next time you go to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, make sure you wander through the Native Flora Garden.
This Thursday: MUSE, an Experience in Art and Music

This Thursday: MUSE, an Experience in Art and Music

On Thursday August 20, Walk of Art , in conjunction with In Good Company DJ collective, will present MUSE: a party to celebrate art, music, life, the beauty of summer, and to raise money for Walk Of Art Kids.

Pols Meet, Address Traffic Concerns at Wythe and Flushing Avenues Intersection

(l to r): Rabbi Abe Perlstein, Samuel Stern, Simon Weiser, DOT Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Keith Bray, Assemblyman Joe Lentol, and CB 1 District Manager Gerry Esposito Last week, Assemblyman Joe Lentol, who represents North Brooklyn, met with Rabbi