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Photos: The Shirley Chisholm Women of Distinction Celebration

Photos: The Shirley Chisholm Women of Distinction Celebration

On March 18, in honor of Women's History Month, Brooklyn Borough President #Eric Adams , State Sen.

Brooklyn’s Most Convenient Vending Machine Is Stocked With Plan B and Pregnancy Tests

The Sunshine Laundromat in Greenpoint endeavors to become a one-stop shop for all your basic needs: clean clothes, food, alcohol, arcade games, and pregnancy tests. To read more, go here .

Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti Leads Town Hall on Black Literature in a 'Post-Racial' America

Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti Photo: makheruspeaks.blogspot.com As part of the 13th National Black Writers Conference, on Thursday, March 31, at 6:30pm, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College will host a town hall forum with Dr. Haki R.

City Council Approves Mayor de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Plan

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Award-Winning Writer Edwidge Danticat on Memory, Trauma, Identity... and Her Next Big Award

Award-winning Novelist Edwidge Danticat will be honored at the 13th Annual Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers Few will argue the tremendous impact award-winning novelist and short story writer Edwidge Danticat has made on the contemporary, lite

4 reasons why you might miss your period that aren't pregnancy

Each month, women avoiding pregnancy breathe a sigh of relief when they get their period, while those trying for a baby cross their fingers that it won't come. To read more, go here .

Food Network Favorite, Da Ciro Ristorante, Makes a Comeback, Reopens in Clinton Hill

Da Ciro Ristorante, opening soon at 458 Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill When Victoria Frignani and Ciro Verdi, co-owners of Da Ciro Ristorante , closed their Italian bistro in Manhattan after 20 years, they searched for nearly two years for a new locat
First Annual Senior Resource Fair Coming to Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

First Annual Senior Resource Fair Coming to Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

At the one-year anniversary of the formation of its Senior Advisory Council (SAC), the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project will hold the first a nnual Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Senior Resource Fair on Wednesday, March 23.
Crowdfunding Hunting

Crowdfunding Hunting

I can't lie: Crowdfunding has always held a certain place in my heart; but unfortunately, it was more like acid reflux then any feeling I actually liked.
From City Councilmember Rob Cornegy: How to Test for Lead in Your Water

From City Councilmember Rob Cornegy: How to Test for Lead in Your Water

Lead has been on our minds since the people of Flint began to speak out about the unconscionable mismanagement of that city's water system and its effect on residents.