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Celebrate Kwanzaa With Kids At Herbert Von King Park

Celebrate Kwanzaa With Kids At Herbert Von King Park

NYC Parks is hosting a Kids Kuumba Day to celebrate creativity, history and culture, as well as a performance from Griots in Concert. The newly renovated Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center is at 670 Lafayette Ave. in Bed-Stuy.
A new exhibit highlights 10 creatives of color who are ‘Unapologetically Here’

A new exhibit highlights 10 creatives of color who are ‘Unapologetically Here’

Courtesy Chashama gallery Organized by the media site Sheer, 'Unapologetically Here' features artists from around the world at Chashama gallery Jean-Pierre (Photo by Natiah Jones) As a Black artist from East Flatbush, Bianca Jean-Pierre often found h
Unlicensed Truck Driver Arrested After Fatal Crown Heights Crash: NYPD

Unlicensed Truck Driver Arrested After Fatal Crown Heights Crash: NYPD

Amelia Grant, 75​, was fatally struck Wednesday afternoon, just two blocks from her home, police said. Police said the woman was killed only two blocks from her Crown Heights home.
New York City correction officer Marion Fisher-Cassidy killed in Brooklyn house fire

New York City correction officer Marion Fisher-Cassidy killed in Brooklyn house fire

NEW YORK -- We've learned a New York City correction officer was one of the victims of a deadly fire in Brooklyn . Marion Fisher-Cassidy, 54, died Tuesday inside a home on Rochester Avenue in Crown Heights .
Brooklyn Man Busted in 2021 Shooting Outside a Queens Strip Club

Brooklyn Man Busted in 2021 Shooting Outside a Queens Strip Club

A Brooklyn man was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 27, at the 114th Precinct in Astoria and charged with attempted murder and other crimes concerning [...] Click here to view original web page at qns.com
Early-Morning Blaze Breaks Out at Vacant Brooklyn Brownstone

Early-Morning Blaze Breaks Out at Vacant Brooklyn Brownstone

Firefighters took on a multiple-alarm fire that broke out in a vacant brownstone in Brooklyn early Wednesday morning. At around 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 28, FDNY personnel responded to the fire at 647 Flatbush Avenue in [...
Prospect Heights Has High-ish Bivalent Vax Rate, But Lags Further East

Prospect Heights Has High-ish Bivalent Vax Rate, But Lags Further East

New York City still lags in getting the new, bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to its residents, city data shows. But new local data shows that in Prospect Heights, the rates are (relatively) better.
Woman, 75, Dead and Man, 70, Clinging to Life in Separate Brooklyn Crashes

Woman, 75, Dead and Man, 70, Clinging to Life in Separate Brooklyn Crashes

A 75-year-old woman was killed and a 70-year-old man was clinging to life in separate Brooklyn crashes Wednesday afternoon, police said. The 75-year-old woman was crossing St. Johns Place at Utica Ave. in Crown Heights at about 2:05 p.m.
A Love Letter to Sunset Park

A Love Letter to Sunset Park

Photographer Clay Williams spent the past 18 months shooting Sunset Park on film out of a love and fascination for his adoptive home.
Nets Cut the Drama and Rekindle Championship Hopes

Nets Cut the Drama and Rekindle Championship Hopes

Kevin Durant’s trade request, a coaching change and Kyrie Irving’s suspension made the Nets look destined for another season of disappointment. Now, they’re the hottest team in the Eastern Conference.