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What's Up, Weekend: It's A Spring-Fling Event Sort Of Thing

So Mother Nature, fresh off a 30-day detox at one of the more celebrity-heavy rehab centers, will finally give us some weather that reflects the calendar and just in time for Easter Weekend.
Photos: Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Launches in Kings County

Photos: Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Launches in Kings County

(l to r) Rudolfo Cano, Outreach Specialist Fidelis Care New York; Bryant Barnett, LIAACC Queens Director; Sharon Davis, LIAACC Vice President; LaShawn Allen Muhammad, LIAACC Brooklyn Director; Phil Andrews, LIAACC President; John L.

BRIC Announces the 2015 Celebrate Brooklyn! Dance Parties at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Photo: Courtesy BRIC Three Spring Nights with Live Bands and DJs in Stunning Waterfront Locale Sponsored by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Featuring Jamie Lidell, Felix Hernandez's Rhythm Revue, Poncho Sanchez and More Photo: Courtesy BRIC BRIC , p

New Bill Raises Penalties on Trespassers of NYC Bridges

A French tourist was arrested for scaling Brooklyn Bridge in an apparent attempt to take photos of the view, according to police Photo: Theodore Patrienne Brooklyn Borough President Eric L.

So Fresh, So Fly, Sew Fab!

Lesley Ware Photo: Kalidaskope Bridgewater and Ashley Naomi Sew Fab coverart: Sabine Pieper When Bed-Stuy resident Lesley Ware left her full-time job at Girl Scouts national headquarters in New York City in 2011, she began to play the field: she trie

Robbers Hold up Metro PCS Store in Bed-Stuy

989 Bedford Avenue A pair of armed robbers held up a Metro PCS store in Bed-Stuy on Sunday, making off with a total of $10,000 in stolen cash and goods, reported police.
Pssst... Starbucks Coming to Myrtle Avenue!

Pssst... Starbucks Coming to Myrtle Avenue!

The Brooklyn Reader just heard from a little birdie that Myrtle Avenue is about to receive the king of all coffee shops, the motherload of expensive espresso, the official rubberstamp of gentrification: Starbucks Coffee.
6 Simple Steps for a Healthy & Safe Birth

6 Simple Steps for a Healthy & Safe Birth

Here are six simple steps from Lamaze International for a healthy and safe birth!

Whose Street? Our Street!

Aifuwa Ehigiator and Clyon Jackson, founders of "Our Street" One of the greatest modern threats facing New Yorkers today is the rapidly shrinking stock of affordable housing.

BP Adams Calls on '10,000 Concerned Brooklynites'

By Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Throughout my years in public life, I have noticed that during our fast-paced daily movements, good people often pass each other on the street without ever meeting - without ever realizing that great opportuni