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The MLK celebration will begin with conversation with renowned historian and author A. Peter Bailey, followed by the Restauration Dance Ensemble's moving dance performance In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

These trailblazing organizations are at the forefront of making our borough a better place for all to raise healthy children and families," said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Five Brooklyn nonprofit organizations identified as lead disrupters

MONTGOMERY, AL - MAY 1956: Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. relaxes at home with his wife Coretta and first child Yolanda in May 1956 in Montgomery, Alabama.

Intro 1039, a bill introduced by Councilmember Williams which is part of the Housing Not Warehousing Act, mandates the city to register vacant buildings and lots that could be developed as affordable housing.

Complaints about non-functioning heat and hot water have come from tenants at over 30 NYCHA developments across the city, including five developments in Central and East Brooklyn Photo credit: NY Daily News After widespread reports from tenants of he

The city's Predatory Equity Bill creates a 'Speculation Watch List' to track rent-regulated properties bought by potentially predatory investors to offer tenant support to prevent displacement Photo credit: The Real Deal On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de B

The Brooklyn DA's office presented historic low numbers of homicides and shootings and announced the launch of a new criminal justice reform agenda in early 2018 Photo: Office of the Brooklyn District Attorney 2017 was the safest year in Brooklyn his

The closure of the George Motchan Detention Center, the first of nine jails, marks a major step toward shutting down the Rikers Island prison complex Photo credit: NY Daily News The de Blasio administration announced today that it will close its firs

Christmas has come and passed and soon it's time to take down those decorations - and now what to do to with the tree? The city has a few options to "treecycle" your Christmas tree.

The seven-day festival was founded in 1966 as a way for African-Americans to celebrate the holiday through community building and honors seven principles, beginning with 'unity' (Umoja) Today, December 26, marks the first Day of Kwanzaa, a Kiswahili