Lifestyle & Culture

Community Rallies Against DOE-Imposed Admission Changes at Medgar Evers Prep

The changes will merge the institution's middle school admission process into the DOE's current system and admit a larger number of students with disabilities State Senator Jesse Hamilton wants to propose legislation that will give parents and educat

Oct 26, 2017 12:16 PM Read more >

Senator Hamilton, Criminal Justice Reform Groups Held Workshop on New Criminal Records Sealing Law

The New York State's new criminal records sealing law, part of the broader 'Raise the Age' legislation, allows certain criminal records to be sealed in an effort to remove the stigma of a criminal conviction Photo credit: tokesignals.

Oct 25, 2017 11:52 AM Read more >

Fort Greene Creator of 'Subway Therapy' Releases New Book 'Signs of Hope'

'Signs of Hope: Messages from Subway Therapy' includes sketches, notes and photos of the interactive art installation inside a NYC subway station in the days after the 2016 presidential election Photo credit: amny.

Oct 24, 2017 3:15 PM Read more >

Central Brooklyn Residents Vent Their Frustrations at Town Hall on Gentrification

The discussion heated up, as residents aired their frustrations around the effects of gentrification, or what many in attendance began to refer to as "ethnic cleansing.

Oct 20, 2017 6:10 PM Read more >

Mayor Bill de Blasio: Next Week, Were Bringing City Hall to Your Borough and Mine

Next Week, for an entire week, the Mayor's office will be setting up shop in Downtown Brooklyn! By Mayor Bill de Blasio I'm looking forward to taking a week to focus on my borough.

Oct 20, 2017 2:43 PM Read more >

Community Effort Brings New Traffic Light to Brooklyn Intersection

Councilmember Jumaane Williams celebrated the announcement as an example of the neighborhood getting involved and making their community safer photo credit: NY Daily News The New York Department of Transportation ( NYCDOT ) has approved a request by

Oct 20, 2017 1:45 PM Read more >

City's Tenant Support Unit receives $1M to Increase Tenant Protection Efforts and Outreach

Since its launch in 2015, the Tenant Support Unit has helped 14,000 New Yorkers fight harassment and eviction Photo credit: america.aljazeera.

Oct 18, 2017 12:31 PM Read more >

Newly Elected Councilmember Alicka Samuel Hashes out Plans for Brownsville

Alicka Samuel readies herself to rewrite the narrative of Brownsville and address the housing crisis in East Brooklyn The campaign office of newly minted City Councilwoman Alicka Samuel is awash with posters touting her campaign slogan, 'Hope is insi

Oct 17, 2017 11:51 AM Read more >

Convers(ate) Dinners Offer at Seat at the Table for Everyone

These community dinner events b ring people from all walks of life together to share food and engage in the forgotten art of face-to-face conversation Strangers become friends over delicious organic, local food and conversation "Technology has really

Oct 16, 2017 2:41 PM Read more >

Video: Restoration Rocks Revolutionary-Style During 2017 Bed-Stuy Alive!

This year's annual block party treated residents to a musical feast peppered with "knowledge of self" and a dose of "determination" Les Nubians performs with Talib Kweli at the 2017 RestorationROCKS! block party, part of the annual Bed-Stuy Alive! Re

Oct 16, 2017 9:50 AM Read more >