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The Kings County Tennis League uses tennis as a tool for youth and community building in underserved neighborhoods by transforming abandoned playgrounds into courts photo credit: KCTL While the tennis pros are warming up for the U.S.

Photo credit: CNN Hillary Clinton comes to Fort Greene for a book signing of 'What Happened,' her personal account of the 2016 presidential campaign, its aftermath and potential implications for the nation's future Hillary Clinton is coming to Fort G

In just 12 short years, Afropunk now is experiencing the problem of growing pains Photo: Dante Bowen for BK Reader Who isn't proud of the success of AfroPunk? In just 12 short years since its founding in 2005, the festival has grown to become a globa

BK Reader's photographer was on the scene at Afropunk this weekend to capture the amazing vibe and visuals that Afropunk delivers so well.

Afropunk is, perhaps, the one "safe space" where black people can gather annually en masse to express their gloriously diverse, true punk selves Photo: Dante Bowen for BK Reader By Ghazala Irshad Afropunk has never been your typical music festival.

The emergency town hall was held in response to protests which have been erupting since news broke that Summerhill advertised cocktails in front of fake bullet holes photo credit: Gothamist District Leader Geoffrey Davis held an "emergency town hall

The annual carnival featured a parade of bands and a calypso rhythm section, and is part of the facility's recreational therapy and patient engagement program photo credit: Caribbean Life On Thursday, the senior citizens of McKinney Gardens, a nursin

IDNYC is the free government-issued photo identification, meant to benefit every NYC resident, providing services and access to many City and business programs photo credit: IDNYC The Fort Greene Health Center, located at 295 Flatbush Ave Ext, has be

Adams proposed a study of affordable housing opportunities along 3 line corridor and emphasized the need for the MTA to create no-cost transfers at selected subway stops in Brownsville photo credit: Untapped Cities On Monday, Brooklyn Borough Preside

In solidarity against hate crimes, Butter & Scotch invited patrons to call their representatives, provided them with cue cards and 'liquid courage' during the 'Drunk Dial Congress' Photo credit: Butter & Scotch The lady bosses Allison Kave an