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ShotSpotter: Gunfire Detection System Leads NYPD to Crown Heights Shooter

Over the last decade, new technology and advanced investigation techniques have allowed detectives to become more accurate in their search for criminal suspects.

Benjamin Banneker Student Wins Prestigious Mohbat Prize For Writing

Nancy Schuh and Keitha-Clemon Duhaney, 2016 Mohbat Winner For the last five years, Brooklyn public high school seniors have had the opportunity to apply for the Joseph E. Mohbat Price for Writing in memory of Verdery Knights.
I Trusted My Instincts and Switched Doctors Halfway Through My Pregnancy

I Trusted My Instincts and Switched Doctors Halfway Through My Pregnancy

Click here to view original web page at www.babble.com Image Source: Jenny Halteman I glanced up past my shoulder, squinting my eyes as I looked at the screen.

Guns, Cops, Hate and America

The unbearable burden of being black in America is a feeling and truth that white America works hard to marginalize, ignore and relegate to the "myth" bin of human experience.

Abbas Noori Abbood, Iraqi Brooklyn Artist Creates Bicycle Barbershop, a comedy about understanding

Most Americans have never met an Iraqi, citizen of the country the US sanctions, invasion and occupation have destroyed. Abbas Noori Abbood, who grew up in Sadr City, Baghdad, wants to change that.

Summer Camp With Purpose: Camp Bed-Stuy Seeks to Broaden Horizons

Camp Bed-Stuy kids enjoying a city excursion In an era where city-based summer camps often double as full-time babysitters for working parents, a program's curriculum can easily contain a lot of fluff.
Brooklyn, Summer 2016: 'Dependence Day'

Brooklyn, Summer 2016: 'Dependence Day'

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Crown Heights' FiveMyles Gallery Offers Dynamic Summer Exhibitions

Perfectly located in the quickly-changing Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, FiveMyles is a artistic gem that serves a community of painters, storytellers and more.

Tree Planted In Memory of Brooklyn's 'Miss Susie', World's Oldest Person

Photo Credit: NYCHA This past spring Susannah "Miss Susie" Mushatt Jones celebrated her 116th birthday, holding strong to the world record for the oldest living person as well as the record for being the last living American that was born in the 19th
Is 'Pregnancy Brain' Actually a Real Thing?

Is 'Pregnancy Brain' Actually a Real Thing?

Click here to view original web page at jezebel.com GIF At 20 weeks pregnant, I started to feel like I was losing my mind.