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The revised project will provide the greatest level of low-income and affordable housing that the Crown Heights community has seen in decade, said City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo After nearly a year of protests from Crown Heights residents around the

'Dear Father,' featuring actor Malik Yoba and Councilmember Robert Cornegy, shares honest conversations around fatherhood and legacy, and healing "Dear Father," an honest and intimate conversation analyzing fatherhood, legacy and forgiveness, is a sh

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Parents complain they were not consulted before the changes; DOE says parents' concerns around the changes are misguided Senator Jesse Hamilton convened a sit-in Tuesday on the steps of the New York City Department of Education in lower Manhattan to

During a City Council subcommittee meeting, the city's EDC said to reevaluate its affordable housing plan for the Bedford-Union Armory project in response to the community's strong opposition The highly-contested redevelopment proposal of the Bedford

Eight buildings in Crown Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant, East Flatbush, Brownsville and East New York made this year's top ten of 'Worst Buildings in Brooklyn.

The Teen Innovators initiative fuels the entrepreneurial mindset of high schoolers with an in-depth job-readiness training at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, providing access to the yard's 330 tenant businesses and culminating in a paid internship Shirley Br

The report, based on a sample of tenants paying less than $2,000 a month, estimates that 76 percent of them would see their credit scores improve if their rental payments were included For many New Yorkers, rent constitutes by far their largest singl

By pooling resources with educational and cultural organizations, Bard microcolleges provide a cost-effective model for students who might otherwise not attend or graduate from college This January, Bard College will partner with Brooklyn Public Libr

Put your fall leaves to work, don't let them work you - the city will take them off your hands and put them to good use Despite the unseasonably warm temperatures of the recent weeks, seeing the colorful leaves of the trees in our neighborhoods remin