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Lopez and Davis. Photo by Abigail Clark The seventh season of BRIC 's Stoop Series started last Tuesday with an appearance by Nadia Lopez , the founder and principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a public middle school in Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Under-trafficked pavement can be repurposed as a venue for dancing, revelry and appreciating local arts and culture, as Flatbush residents saw this past Saturday when the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership converted Temple Square into a car-free zone for

Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play With all the advancements in technology today, the youth of today's generation has been subjected to many more options for activities indoors versus outside.

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The gifted students of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Summer Session, a free program that provides underserved youth with exposure to the arts and opportunities to practice them, return to BBP for the second year in a row, according to the ev

A man and a women were shot at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue during the pre-parade festivities in Crown Heights shortly before 4 a.m. The 20-something-year-old man, who was shot in his chest, died of his injuries, according to police.

Grab your party hats and head on down to the Brooklyn Museum where you'll see an array of colors and sounds brought to you by the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA).

Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Betty Tsang It looks like winter is coming for one of the best flea markets in NYC: organizers of the Brooklyn Flea announced on their website that the Flea will return to its old digs at Skylight One Hanson starting th

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Carla Shallow said two things were clear: More families were moving into Crown Heights, and her young son would one day need help paying for college, according to local news sources .

B4G protestors Photo: B4G FB Without question, gentrification is a hot-button topic amongst Brooklyn residents, longtime and new. Therefore, it is no surprise that residents are joining together to raise awareness and their voices on the matter.