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The 13th Bed-Stuy Alive! Returns to Celebrate Community, Art and Education

The 13th Bed-Stuy Alive! Returns to Celebrate Community, Art and Education

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

In Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates: Seeking Hope in a World That Bends Towards Chaos

The air was electric at King's Theatre, where award-winning journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates packed the house.
City Announces $450 Million Investment in Affordable Housing for NY'ers

City Announces $450 Million Investment in Affordable Housing for NY'ers

The investment will purchase and support non-predatory mortgages for everyday New York City residents, including a first-of-its-kind initiative that commits millions of dollars to support affordable housing for veterans NYC Comptroller Scott M.
Restoration Hosts Open House to Highlight Importance of Fulton Street’s Preservation

Restoration Hosts Open House to Highlight Importance of Fulton Street’s Preservation

The event is the launch of Restoration's campaign to win funding from the 'Partners in Preservation: Main Streets Program' which awards $2 million in grants to main street districts across America On Sunday, October 8, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration

12th Annual CUNY Black Male Initiative Conference to be Held in Crown Heights

This year's theme addresses rewriting the narrative and image of the Black and Latino male The CUNY Black Male Initiative 8th Annual Conference on Race, Law and Justice at York College/CUNY Photo: theforumnewsgroup.

Sukkot, Lulav and 'Those Wooden Huts' Explained

Photo: royalsukkah.

Salsa in Downtown Bklyn in Support of Puerto Rico Relief

The Puerto Rico Relief party, a drive for much needed supplies such as diapers and batteries, will kick off with a free salsa lesson, followed by tunes from DJ John John Acevedo In support of the city's Puerto Rico Relief efforts, Downtown Brooklyn P

Healthfirst to Host Paint Party, Health and Wellness Expo in Brownsville

The annual health and wellness expo will be joined by Congresswoman Yvette D.

A Business Partnership Fit for a Goddess Blossoms in Bed Stuy

When one door shuts, another opens, as the saying goes; but two Bedford-Stuyvesant businesses have gone one up by sharing an entrance and letting the old and new come together People are sitting under a leafy peach tree, some have wine, some coffee.

Brooklyn DA Program 'Begin Again' Helps to Dismiss 645,000 Warrants in NYC

Warrants of 10 years or older which were issued for minor infractions, are being dismissed in 4 of the 5 boroughs, giving affected New Yorkers a chance for a new beginning Acting DA Eric Gonzalez during a Begin Again event.