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Shop, Eat and Be Merry: Bed-Stuy’s Holiday Crawl Returns

Bundle up, and discover the little gems and gifts your local community has to offer at the Holiday Crawl, Bed-Stuy style! Bridge Street Development Corporation presents its annual "Bed-Stuy Style: Holiday Crawl," on Saturday, December 16.

'Art in the Parks' Initiative Encourages Central Brooklynites to Become Active in Their Local Parks

The 'Art in the Parks: Active Open Space' initiative awarded $100,000 to eight community-based organizations to install public art that promotes physical activity and community connectivity in neighborhoods with high rates of chronic diseases Art ins

Transformation Equals Change - And It's Happening Now

It's almost the end of the year.
'Friends of Fort Greene Park' Warn, Grass May No Longer be Greener on the Other Side...

'Friends of Fort Greene Park' Warn, Grass May No Longer be Greener on the Other Side...

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.
The L Train Shutdown is Looming - What's the Plan?

The L Train Shutdown is Looming - What's the Plan?

The newly released MTA mitigation plan seeks to increase subway and bus services, and implement additional bus lines and a new ferry
Bed Stuy Rapper Brings 'No Gun No Smoke Tour,' Anti-Violence Programs to Brooklyn Schools

Bed Stuy Rapper Brings 'No Gun No Smoke Tour,' Anti-Violence Programs to Brooklyn Schools

The 'No Gun No Smoke School Tour,' a hip-hop music tour that launched in 2004, has morphed into an established nonprofit that offers workshops, mentorship and afterschool programs

City Council Passes 'Potty Parity' Bill, Acknowledging Also Men Change Diapers

The new 'Potty Parity' bill will require all public restrooms to be equipped with a clean, safe diaper changing table, accessible to both men and women Photo credit: babble.

Holiday Gift Guide: 8 Local Spots to Shop in Brooklyn for Under $25

With this holiday gift guide, you can come through in the clutch... and on a budget! They say that money can't buy you love, which generally stands true until the holiday season rolls around.

Brooklyn Resident ID'd as Suspect in Port Authority Bombing

The suspect was identified as Akayed Ullah, a resident of the Flatlands, allegedly inspired by the Islamic State; direct ties to the terror organization have not been established Photo credit: NY Daily News A Brooklyn resident of Bangladeshi origin i

City Partnership with Warby Parker Provides Free Eye Exams, Glasses to Public School Kids

The expansion of the partnership between Warby Parker and NYC's Community Schools Initiative will bring free vision services to all 227 schools, reaching an additional 118,000 students photo credit: nycha.