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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

Sweet potato goodness! Photo credit: The Nourished Seedling Cornbread is a favorite for most feasts - how could a sweet potato cornbread not be a hit for your next holiday dinner? This recipe can easily be made vegan as no eggs are needed.

Latke Lovers around the city came out to celebrate the creative interpretations of the potato pancake! Winners of the 9th Annual Latke Festival In what is becoming a Brooklyn tradition, the New York City catering company, Great Performances, hosted t

Drink and be merry during the second annual Kwanzaa Crawl in support of black-owned bars in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene Photo credit: Soul Society 101 Kwanzaa Crawl, a Kwanzaa-celebrating bar crawl, returns

As executive director of the Center for Black Literature, Dr. Greene has consistently pursued her passion for expanding and enriching the public's knowledge and appreciation for the value of Black and African diaspora literature Dr. Brenda M.

Fort Greene residents celebrated in 2016 when they won $10.5 million to upgrade their neighborhood park—but now residents question the direction of the proposed rehabilitation.