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Bed-Stuy Resident Receives Award as Part of 'National Garbage Man Month'

Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Julius Brewster grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant and was fascinated by big trucks since his adolescence.

Doula Ebony Knight & Powerful Pioneers

Doula Ebony Knights became a Dancing Thru Pregnancy teacher in 2014 through the Healthy Start Brooklyn program.

Police Athletic League Provides Free and Safe Summer Fun for Local Kids

Fox Playground. Photo Credit: www.nycgovparks.

Crown Heights Museum Showcases Art from Special Needs Children

Photo Credit: commons.wikimedia.org This past weekend presented a unique opportunity for a group of special needs children and teens, who were invited to display their own art at the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights.
Why Pregnant Women Should be Drinking More Water

Why Pregnant Women Should be Drinking More Water

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Blitz the Ambassador to Headline 45th Annual Intl African Arts Festival: Exclusive Interview

Blitz the Ambassador to Headline 45th Annual Intl African Arts Festival: Exclusive Interview

Samuel Bazawule, also known to many as "Blitz the Ambassador," has accomplished a great deal in the past 18 years since moving from his native Accra, Ghana, to the United States.
Weekend Don't Fail Me Now

Weekend Don't Fail Me Now

The Weekend is upon us and once again, I'm here to run down some really cool events in Brooklyn.

Ongoing Construction Poses Challenges for Small Business Owners on Myrtle Ave

Myrtle Avenue Construction Over the past decade, the Myrtle Avenue corridor that runs through Fort Greene/Clinton Hill has undergone a major restructuring and transformation that has, without question, greatly benefited the community and the small bu
Bill would educate new parents on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Bill would educate new parents on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Click here to view original web page at legislativegazette.com A bill that would educate new parents about safe sleep practices for infants has passed both houses and will be sent to Gov. Cuomo to be signed or vetoed. The bill ( S.5100/A.

Equality for East Flatbush-- #NoEvictionZone Video Pledges

By Kari Lindberg Outside of the Flatbush Public Library on Linden Street is a small camera crew of three people filming 70-year-old Brighton Beach resident Efrain Aviles. Standing in front of an East Flatbush housing complex, Mr.