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Afropunk 2017: Relax, Relate, R-E-S-I-S-T

Afropunk is, perhaps, the one "safe space" where black people can gather annually en masse to express their gloriously diverse, true punk selves Photo: Dante Bowen for BK Reader By Ghazala Irshad Afropunk has never been your typical music festival.

Davis Holds Emergency Town Hall Over Controversial Crown Heights Bar

The emergency town hall was held in response to protests which have been erupting since news broke that Summerhill advertised cocktails in front of fake bullet holes photo credit: Gothamist District Leader Geoffrey Davis held an "emergency town hall

East Flatbush Nursing Home Hosts Annual Labor Day Carnival for Senior Citizens

The annual carnival featured a parade of bands and a calypso rhythm section, and is part of the facility's recreational therapy and patient engagement program photo credit: Caribbean Life On Thursday, the senior citizens of McKinney Gardens, a nursin

IDNYC Pop-Up Comes to Fort Greene Health Center

IDNYC is the free government-issued photo identification, meant to benefit every NYC resident, providing services and access to many City and business programs photo credit: IDNYC The Fort Greene Health Center, located at 295 Flatbush Ave Ext, has be

Adams Calls For Planning Study to Create Affordable Housing in Brownsville

Adams proposed a study of affordable housing opportunities along 3 line corridor and emphasized the need for the MTA to create no-cost transfers at selected subway stops in Brownsville photo credit: Untapped Cities On Monday, Brooklyn Borough Preside

Crown Heights' Butter & Scotch Hosted 2nd 'Drunk Dial Congress'

In solidarity against hate crimes, Butter & Scotch invited patrons to call their representatives, provided them with cue cards and 'liquid courage' during the 'Drunk Dial Congress' Photo credit: Butter & Scotch The lady bosses Allison Kave an
The Great American Eclipse is Coming! Where to Watch in Central Brooklyn

The Great American Eclipse is Coming! Where to Watch in Central Brooklyn

This eclipse is special because it is the first full solar eclipse visible across the country in nearly 100 years.

City Council Candidate Ede Fox Gains Tenants PAC Endorsement

photo credit: edefox.com Ede Fox, Democratic candidate for Brooklyn's 35th District City Council seat, received the endorsement of the Tenants PAC , New York City's only tenants' activism group, earlier this week.

Controversy and the West Indian Day Parade: Brooklyn Museum Hosts Discussion on the Carnival, Women and Consent

An upcoming roundtable at the Brooklyn Museum aims to demystify misconceptions around cultural traditions, sexuality and consent Photo: Gregory L.
Acting DA Gonzalez Receives Endorsements from Mosley, Cumbo, Cornegy

Acting DA Gonzalez Receives Endorsements from Mosley, Cumbo, Cornegy

Prior to receiving endorsements from Mosley, Cumbo and Cornegy, DA Gonzalez secured the support from several other elected officials, unions and organizations On Monday, acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez picked up three key endorsements from cen