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New Initiative 'Window to Flatbush' Promotes Local Businesses Through Art and Design

New Initiative 'Window to Flatbush' Promotes Local Businesses Through Art and Design

'Window to Flatbush' matches emerging media makers with a professional filmmaker and a branding company to make local businesses more vibrant and colorful. The inaugural cohort of "Window to Flatbush.

Brooklyn Student Among Top 10 of 2018 Spelman College Graduates, Hopes to Inspire Others to Follow Her Path

A graduate of Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community Development in Clinton Hill, Ashanna Morris plans to pursue a career in journalism to become the editor of a major magazine. Ashanna Morris graduated summa cum laude with a 3.

Health Department, NYPD Warn Brooklyn Residents of Toxic K2 Batch After Overdoses

K2, a synthetic marijuana, can cause extreme anxiety and hallucinations, and can lead to kidney failure, raised blood pressure and death. K2, a synthetic marijuana, has triggered 84 overdoses since Saturday.
At Crown Heights Town Hall, Neighbors Unite to Combat Opioid Crisis in Brooklyn

At Crown Heights Town Hall, Neighbors Unite to Combat Opioid Crisis in Brooklyn

Studies have found that 56 percent of those who become addicted to painkillers found their drugs in their family's medicine cabinet Leaders in the Jewish and African-American communities held a town hall and panel discussion on the opioid epidemic in

A House of Healing and Community— New Wellness Center Opens in Clinton Hill

More than a wellness center , HealHaus is a social hub for the local community and includes a café, spaces for programming and more.

East New York -- NYC's Biggest 'Food Swamp?'

East New York has one of the highest concentration of fast-food restaurants in the city, causing serious health implications for its residents. East New York has the highest concentration of fast-food restaurants in NYC. Photo credit; NY Daily News.

Sen. Hamilton Launches First Participatory Budgeting at State Level

Senator Hamilton invites residents to brainstorm ideas, provide input and ultimately vote on how to spend $1 million in state capital funding at a n eighborhood assembly on Wednesday. State Senator Jesse Hamilton. Photo credit: nysenate.

Medgar Evers Prep Student Among Congressional Art Competition Winners

The 2018 Congressional Art Competition winner Tanisha Lord will be honored at an annual awards ceremony in Washington D.C.; her winning artwork will be on display at the U.S. Capitol for one year. The 2018 Congressional Art Competition participants.

New Crown Heights Plant-Based Eatery Offers Comfort Food for Vegans and Carnivores Alike

Greedi Vegan features plant-based creations inspired by the owner's southern roots and features diverse healthy food on the go that's good for you and has great taste.
Video: Madame Morbid's Trolley Tours Reveal Brooklyn's Dark Side

Video: Madame Morbid's Trolley Tours Reveal Brooklyn's Dark Side

This tour will show you the morbid side of Brooklyn that history has tried to cover up. Two hours on this tricked-out trolley will change your perspective on Brooklyn's history.