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Empire Boulevard Between Nostrand and Rogers A 5-year-old boy struck by a car and fatally injured Sunday evening in Crown Heights. The accident occurred on Empire Boulevard between Nostrand and Rogers avenues, at around 9:00pm., according to police.

Scottie Mills and Nicola d'Alessandro in "Maid's Door," playing now at The Billie Holiday Theatre Photo: Helen L. Collen The Billie Holiday Theatre presents " Maid's Door ," written by Cheryl L.

Clockwise: Derek Walcott, Walter Mosley, Angela Davis, Quincy Troupe, Sonia Sanchez The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, announces the Twelfth National Black Writers Conference (NBWC), beginning Thursday, March 27 - Sunday,

3/14, 10:24pm, all-hands fire at 976 Dekalb Avenue, 3rd floor of a brownstone; placed under control at 10:37pm

3/15, 4:38am, Police conducting ballistic search following a shooting at Gates and Grand avenues, 88th Pct.

Brooklyn Bridge One of four lanes on the Williamsburg Bridge eastbound to Brooklyn will be closed on Saturday from 6:00am to 2:00pm, to facilitate NYCDOT bridge maintenance.

Valerie Tevere (center) and Angel Nevarez (right) with their daughter at BRIC Media Art House where they hosted "Another Protest Song Karaoke" Inside of a work studio in Clinton Hill, a local couple has started a revolution.

New York City Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. held an opening ceremony for his district office today at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, located at 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 500 in Bed-Stuy.

First Man on the Moon Photo: moonrocksporthorses.com A couple of weeks ago, I was speaking with a colleague about NYC's Expanded Success Initiative which began last year to specifically support young black and Latino boys.

Spring isn't the only thing waiting for us around the corner: On April 5, at Prospect Heights High School, located at 883 Classon Avenue, get ready for Fiddlefest 2014, the Noel Pointer Foundation's annual fundraiser and concert.