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l to r: Makeisha Rampersant, Youth Director, Coney Island Generation Gap (CIGG); Rocco Brescia, Executive Director, CIGG; Assembly Member Pamela Harris, CIGG Founder; Jamilah Lemieux, Senior Editor, EBONY; New York City Comptroller Scott M.

When Felicia Floyd started Blactavist , an Instagram account meant to celebrate black women breastfeeding, she had no idea it was going to reach so many people.

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Beginning March 5-May 6, 2016 651 ARTS will kick off its 28th spring season by presenting four Classically Black evenings of dance, poetry and music.

AP Photo: Bebeto Matthews By Laurie A.

Average Rent Increases Highest in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights In Brooklyn, the rent is too damn high! Let's give a warm "thank you" to Jimmy McMillan for publicly declaring it first, because really, there is no more graceful way to put it.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was at Cherry's Unisex Hair Salon on Saturday to garner support around two bills out of his office addressing the affordable housing crisis.

Currently under renovation, Cardiff Giant, located at 415 Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill, will open in mid- to late-March. Photo: Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership Steven Baird grew up on a small farm two hours outside of Little Rock, Arkansas.

creative bric-a-brac arranging Photo: Sotero Bernal "The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton " God is at home; it is we who have gone out for a walk ." ~ Meister Eckhart " There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort .

The end of February is always a weird time to party in NYC, and it's mainly because the weather is unpredictable. Sometimes it's completely freezing and other times it's a bit balmy.

Employment Opportunities in Brooklyn Seeking employment? Here are five new opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: Red Lobster Host/Hostess Company: Red Lobster Job Title: Host/Hostess Job Type: Full-time, Part-tim