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African Futurists Chen Lo and Asante Amin Say, 'Gimme Dat!'

Asante Amin and Chen Lo of Soul Science Lab Chen Lo and Asante Amin are Bed-Stuy-based musicians, part of a production company called Soul Science Lab that creates futuristic music that speaks to contemporary themes rooted in an African past.

Oct 13, 2015 5:11 PM Read more >

The Brooklyn Bridge Gateway Project, New Gym on Montague St to be Discussed at Upcoming CB2 Meeting

Community Board 2 , covering the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, DUMBO and Downtown Brooklyn, will hold its general meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 6:00 pm, in the Third Floor Auditoriu

Oct 13, 2015 10:12 AM Read more >

Bedford YMCA to Honor the 'Best of Brooklyn' at Annual Fundraiser

At the 2014 Brooklyn Honors The event will take place at the Liberty Warehouse, located at 260 Conover Street , in Redhook. This year's Brooklyn Honors honorees are: Denise D.

Oct 13, 2015 9:50 AM Read more >

6 Years Ago, New York Banned the Shackling of Pregnant Inmates. So Why Are These Women Still Being Restrained?

Click here to view original web page at www.motherjones.com Marcel Jancovic/Shutterstock When Maria Caraballo delivered her daughter in 2010, she was handcuffed to the hospital bed.

Oct 13, 2015 7:33 AM Read more >

Undergoing Chemo While Pregnant: A Mothers Battle to Overcome Breast Cancer

Click here to view original web page at pix11.com You need to have the Adobe Flash Player to view this content. Please click here to continue. As Mary Harris sat in her chemotherapy treatments, her focus was on the little baby inside of her.

Oct 12, 2015 10:33 PM Read more >

Myrtle Avenue Celebrates the Opening of Key Food Supermarket

After two years of closure for renovation and redevelopment, the family-run Associated supermarket, located at 490 Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill, has reopened under the same management as a Key Food Supermarket.

Oct 12, 2015 4:43 PM Read more >

VIDEO: Watch Restoration Rock Out on Fulton St!

The crowd at Restoration Rocks, October 10, 2015 Restoration Rocks 2015! Hosted by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation — the nation's first and oldest community development organization— and its Center for Arts & Culture, Resto

Oct 12, 2015 2:26 PM Read more >

Jog to Ease Pregnancy Pain

Click here to view original web page at beta.iol.co.za Women who exercise regularly before they conceive are far less likely to have painful pregnancies, experts have said.

Oct 12, 2015 4:33 AM Read more >

Brook-Lens: Photos from Restoration Rocks! 2015

Kimberly Nichole Saturday was another successful show day for Restoration Rocks 2015, a free block party and kick-off to the week-long Bed-Stuy Alive ! celebration.

Oct 11, 2015 9:59 PM Read more >

Scratchbread Closes, Loyal Patrons Line up for a Final Taste

SCRATCHbread closed October 11, 2015 SCRATCHbread, the popular corner bakery located at 1069 Bedford Avenue (and Lexington Ave) in Bed-Stuy, today, October 11, closed its doors.

Oct 11, 2015 6:44 PM Read more >