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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.

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

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

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

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

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

The Brooklyn Conference will explore the intersections of art and social justice, shining a light on what unites and separates us as a nation Artist Judy Chicago; Murad Awawdeh, Director of Political Engagement, New York Immigration Coalition; and Ra

This year's health expo attracted close to 4,000 visitors and featured free health screenings, a wellness zone and a fun children's zone On Saturday, Healthfirst took over the Dr. Green Playground for its second annual Health and Wellness Expo.

Bed-Stuy Alive! returns with a free live concert, the annual Tohma Y.

The air was electric at King's Theatre, where award-winning journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates packed the house.