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Shirley Chisholm Honored With U.S. Postal Stamp

(l to r) Public Advocate Letitia James, Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna, Council Member Darlene Mealy, Council Member Robert Cornegy, Jr.
All in my HEAD by Dinna Alexanyan, MFT

All in my HEAD by Dinna Alexanyan, MFT

Ask Miss Dinna Dear Miss Dinna — I'm really embarrassed to talk to any body I know about this subject, so I am here writing you. I have a girl-friend of over a year and everything is wonderful about her and us.
Black Artstory Month Artwalk Launches on Myrtle Ave

Black Artstory Month Artwalk Launches on Myrtle Ave

In celebration of the start of Black History Month, for the next 28 days, Black Artstory Month Artwalk will showcase local black artists in 10 participating stores along Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene.

Weekend Traffic Advisory: Street Closures

Traffic in New York City Manhattan East 68th Street between 1st Avenue and York Avenue This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8 am to 6 pm to facilitate crane operation.

Super Bowl XLVIII: Where to Watch the Game in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy

Decided yet which bar you'll be crashing on Sunday to watch Super Bowl XLVIII? If you're still on the fence, here's a definitive list of bars, restaurants and lounges in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights or Bed-Stuy where the game will be show

In State of the District Address, Jeffries Outlines Bold Plan for Saving Affordable Housing in Central Brooklyn

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) addresses his audience at his first State of the District Address since his election, at Boys and Girls High School Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-8) held his State of the District Address-- his first since taking o
Boys and Girls High School Receives Super Grant from NFL's Super Bowl Foundation

Boys and Girls High School Receives Super Grant from NFL's Super Bowl Foundation

Boys and Girls High School Receives Super Grant from NFL's Super Bowl Foundation Bedford-Stuyvesant's Boys and Girls High School football team just became the luckiest in the country Well, maybe not the entire country but, at least, the luckiest in C

New Legal Agreement Marks the Beginning of the End of NYC's Stop-and-Frisk Policies

Photo: washingtonpost.com Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday that civil rights lawyers have settled a long-standing legal battle over the New York City Police Department's practice of stop-question-and-frisk, reported The New York Times .

Bed-Stuy's Historic Slave Theater: Give Us Free!

Bed-Stuy's Slave Theater Over the past two years, New Brooklyn Theater has waged a quixotic struggle to restore the long-abandoned and historic Slave Theater, located at 1215 Fulton Street, to its former status as a viable vibrant cultural meeting pl

Tonight: Hakeem Jeffries Holds State of the District Address

Join Congressman Hakeem Jeffries at his inaugural State of the District address on Thursday, January 30 at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, NY.