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"Cown Street, between Franklin Ave and Washington Ave, Brooklyn, 2009:" Anderson Zaca New York City block parties have been a tradition for decades, and they continue to bring residents in the neighborhood closer together.

Click here to view original web page at www.bostonmagazine.com Staying healthy during pregnancy is important for both mother and baby. Women know not to smoke, drink alcohol, or consume junk food or caffeine.

Revelers gather on Empire Boulevard for this year's J'ouvert celebration As early as 2:00am Monday, the West Indian Day Carnival commenced, with thousands of revelers flocking to Crown Heights and Flatbush to partake in J'Ouvert, the official-unoffic

Click here to view original web page at www.phillyvoice.com With less than two weeks until her due date, Katie has learned a lot. Though she has enjoyed a beautiful, easy pregnancy there are some things she wished she knew before she was expecting.

Photo: Gregory L. Ingram for BK Reader Now in its 48th year, the West Indian Day Parade and carnival is one of Brooklyn's biggest end-of-summer events, drawing close to two million people to Crown Heights during Labor Day weekend.

A man and a women were shot at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue during the pre-parade festivities in Crown Heights shortly before 4 a.m. The 20-something-year-old man, who was shot in his chest, died of his injuries, according to police.

Click here to view original web page at www.scarymommy.com As I stared at the footprint that my slipper had left on the bedroom wall months earlier, then down at my daughter, I knew that it was time to ask for help.

"The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton I was walking down Schermerhorn Street one afternoon recently. Ahead of me was a slender black woman sporting a flowery Caribbean-style turban; she was accompanied by two young white children, a boy and a girl.

Grab your party hats and head on down to the Brooklyn Museum where you'll see an array of colors and sounds brought to you by the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA).

A memorial erected for Sunday night's shooting victim The Crown Heights organization S.O.