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Councilmember Cumbo will be on maternity leave to enjoy the new and exciting experience of motherhood Photo credit: NY Times Councilmember Laurie Cumbo announced today that she will be taking maternity leave until November 27.

On average, vehicles seriously injure or kill a New Yorker every two hours Photo credit: NY Post The streets of New York can be rough - for pedestrians, apparently.

The fundraiser, benefitting Bed Stuy YMCA's annual campaign to support its community programs and camps, took care of all of the guests' needs with food, drinks, comedy and music Eat, drink, be merry - and spend money! That was the theme of Bed Stuy

The Greene Grape and FAB Fulton partnered to create a festive street fair featuring local vendors outside The Greene Grape's Fulton Street location.

Winner was chosen by a panel of judges to have created the most promising design that could prevent unauthorized users from firing a gun. Brooklyn Borough President Eric L.

Dr. Heather Ann Thompson is the 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'Blood in the Water' which analyzes the events during and after the Attica riots of 1971 Photo credit: Brooklyn Historical Society Historian and criminal justice advocate Dr.

The new mandates aim to reduce citywide greenhouse emissions by 7 percent, an equivalent to taking 900,000 cars off the road Photo credit: NY Daily News In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by buildings, Mayor Bill de Blasio propose

Brooklyn resident Danielle Fazzolari leads regular, free meditations on her stoop in Clinton Hill.

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The Rogosin Institute computer lab at the Brownsville homeless shelter will help its residents to acquire critical computer skills, crucial to compete successfully in today's highly technical world Left to right: CAMBA Chair Katherine O'Neill, CAMBA