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Comptroller Audit Finds Poor Shelter Conditions at Animal Care & Control

Harmful and overcrowded conditions, expired medications distributed to animals, vaccines refrigerated with staff lunches are amongst several of the terrible practices found to exist at the Animal Care & Control facilities across New York City, re

Apr 21, 2015 2:17 PM Read more >

Photos: Bed-Stuy Crusaders Season Launches with Media Day

On Sunday, April 19, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Crusaders , Bed-Stuy's first semi-pro football team, kicked off their 2015 season — their second— with a media day and awards presentation for the players and supporters at Vodou Bar and Lounge.

Apr 20, 2015 2:56 PM Read more >

What's Up Weekend! Feeling Khaleesi: April 17 -19

Drones Are The New Dragons The weekends are starting to look way up: the sun stays in the sky 'til later in the day, Mother Nature has been holding off on the precipitation, and the good people at HBO have returned Game Of Thrones to TVs, computers a

Apr 17, 2015 10:17 AM Read more >

Miko Branch, the Face Behind Miss Jessie's, to Hold Book-Signing in Bed-Stuy

Mark Your Calendars: Brooklyn's very own Miko Branch , known as a vanguard of the natural hair care movement, and also, the co-founder of Miss Jessie's hair care products will be back in Bed-Stuy on Saturday, April 25, for a meet-and-greet and signin

Apr 16, 2015 3:51 PM Read more >

Haiti Cultural Exchange Presents 3rd Biannual Haiti Film Fest

HCX is proud to announce the Third Biennial Haiti Film Fest scheduled for May 8 through May 15 at venues around the city and kicking off with the Haiti Film Fest Opening Night on Thursday, May 7 at DROM NYC.

Apr 16, 2015 1:45 PM Read more >

Jewish Community Prepares for Second Annual Holocaust Remembrance Event in Brooklyn

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Apr 15, 2015 2:04 PM Read more >

The Center for Black Literature Celebrates Poetry Month with Fred Moten, Tara Betts and Mel Cooke

(l to r): Poets Fred Moten, Tara Betts and Mel Cooke Since National Poetry Month started in April 1996, it has become one the largest literary celebrations to honor the nation's poets and acknowledge the vital role poetry plays in our culture.

Apr 14, 2015 5:00 PM Read more >

Now on Exhibit at BHS: Photos and Personal Letters During Civil War Brooklyn

Courtesy Brooklyn Historical Society Between 1861 and 1865, more than 30,000 men departed Brooklyn to fight in the American Civil War, leaving behind spouses, sweethearts, parents, children, siblings, and friends.

Apr 14, 2015 4:22 PM Read more >

Local Team of Global Philanthropists Prepares to Shoot T.V. Pilot

(l to r) Brian "Deka" Paupaw, Marc Baptiste and Dr. Robert Gore of the Global Empowerment Project Remember Dr. Robert Gore, the emergency room doctor from Bed-Stuy behind the Global Empowerment Movement? (If not, click here ).

Apr 14, 2015 10:58 AM Read more >

With City's Lien Sale Around the Corner, a 'Help Night' for Homeowners

If you are a property owner with a legal claim against you for unpaid property taxes, water, sewer or other property charges, as well as the interest due on these taxes and charges, May 14, 2015 is the last day to pay before the city can place a lien

Apr 13, 2015 2:16 PM Read more >