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The Week Ahead: March 2 - March 6

Photo: Life of Pix, by LEEROY 1. Weather : The thermometer warms a little bit this week over last week. But that means more snow, which is predicted for Tuesday and Thursday 2.

A Message from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to 1,500 Jewish Teens

Photo: Bentzi Sasson "Shalom, Bruchim Ha-baim (Welcome)," said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Hebrew for in his opening remarks to the room full of teens.
BP Adams and Brooklyn Arts Council Award Mini-Grants to Local Orgs Assisting Tourism in BKlyn

BP Adams and Brooklyn Arts Council Award Mini-Grants to Local Orgs Assisting Tourism in BKlyn

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and Ella J.

This Weekend: A Love Bazaar Brings the Essence of Carnival to Warm the Winter Months!

La Paloma Vintage and the Shamanic Stylist present another installment of A Love Bazaar-- swirling some color into this wintry snowscape, shining sun into your soul, and bringing the heat, as we head into Women's History Month and Carnaval season! Fo
Interfaith Medical Center: More Money, More Problems

Interfaith Medical Center: More Money, More Problems

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BAMcafé Live Presents Akie Bermiss Trio

Photo: BAM This Saturday, February 28 at BAMcafé Live is Brooklyn-bred singer, keyboardist and composer Akie Bermiss. Bermiss possesses a soulful voice that packs an emotional wallop.

Volunteer Ambulance Corps Receives Proclamation by City Council for its Life-Saving Work in Bed-Stuy

City Councilmember Robert Cornegy and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito honored the Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps (BSVAC) on Thursday as first responders to the shooting of Officers Ramos and Liu in December.

Report: More Than 100,000 NY Students Enrolled in Failing Schools

Photo: www.ktul.com More than 109,000 students are enrolled in one of the 178 New York public schools that are deemed to be failing, according to a report from the governor's office, State of Politics writes.

Community Leaders, Elected Officials, Mentors and others Join Susan L. Taylor to Show 'Brooklyn Cares'

(l to r): Chair of the Cares Mentoring Movement Queens ; Tammy Samms, Chair of the Cares Mentoring Movement Brooklyn; Susan L.

Weeksville Heritage Center Holds Book Talk: Voices Beyond Bondage

Join Erika DeSimone and Fidel Louis at Weeksville Heritage Center on Friday, February 27, where they will discuss their new book Voices Beyond Bondage: An Anthology of Verse by African Americans of the 19th Century .