News

490 Myrtle Avenue Photo: madisonrealtycapital.

The Haiti Cultural Exchange in Crown Heights, in collaboration with the Haitian-American Community Coalition (HCC), is encouraging Central Brooklyn residents to skip Black Friday this weekend and instead shop for their holiday gifts at Bazaar Kreyòl

Program leaders of Legal Aid Society's new Cop Accountability Program has begun collecting news articles, lawsuits and city Civilian Complaint Review Board reports about cops accused of wrongdoing to share with lawyers and attorneys from outside firm

City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, joins protestors Saturday morning on Schenectady Ave for housing protest Photo: Homesteading Assistance Board Some 62 low-income families living in rent-stabilized Crown Hei

Photo: thinkprogress.org My fearfulness can't be properly summarized by words, because words can be an unworthy representation of feelings.

The other day I was talking to my new friend Leesa (see also: How to Make a New Friend ) and we were discussing raising kids in urban versus rural settings.

The weight of the snow expected to fall in the New York City on Wednesday, as a result of Winter Storm Cato, could bring down power lines, causing customers to lose power and creating a safety hazard.

Winter storm watches and warnings have been issued for much of the eastern USA, all the way from the mountains of North Carolina to northern Maine, a distance of more than 1,000 miles.

City Councilmembers Andy L. King and Rosie Mendez, and other members of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus stage a walkout during a session on Tuesday in protest of the failure of the St.

Samad Razzaq, son of Abdullah Abdur-Razzaq, stands right inside of the funeral parlor holding the memorial for his father's passing Elected officials and community leaders all across Brooklyn and some from Harlem gathered in Bushwick Tuesday morning