Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

An Herb Witch In Training

By Akosua Albritton After excitedly naming the edible and medicinal plants that I collected from a side yard in Bedford-Stuyvesant to a friend, she chuckled and then said, "You're an herb witch.

Hamilton, Eugene and other Local Leaders Protest Mass Deportation of Haitian-Dominicans out of D.R.

City Councilmember Mathieu Eugene speaks at a press conference protesting the mass deportation of people of Haitian descent from the Dominican Republic On Wednesday, the government of the Dominican Republic put into action a plan to "repatriate" pote

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project

(l to r): Patricia Francois, Christine Lewis and Samantha Lee of Domestic Workers United, Vasudha Gupta and Anurag Gupta of Be More, and Marlon Peterson of The Precedential Group.
NYLAG Free Legal Consultations Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon!

NYLAG Free Legal Consultations Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon!

Founded in 1990, the New York Legal Assistance Group provides high quality, free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers who cannot afford attorneys.
Universal Free Lunch Advocates Rally At City Hall

Universal Free Lunch Advocates Rally At City Hall

Click here to view original web page at www.kingscountypolitics.com City Councilman Antonio Reynoso addresses advocates for universal free school lunch for all public school students.
It's the First Weekend of Summer-- GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING!!

It's the First Weekend of Summer-- GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING!!

Here we are in late June. The last day of school is near, the solstice just recently passed, and the July 4th weekend will soon be at hand. This means that true summer has begun.
Stringer NYCHA Audit Finds Apartments Vacant For Over A Decade

Stringer NYCHA Audit Finds Apartments Vacant For Over A Decade

Click here to view original web page at www.kingscountypolitics.
Bklyn Lawmakers on The Move June 25, 2015

Bklyn Lawmakers on The Move June 25, 2015

Click here to view original web page at www.kingscountypolitics.com BKLYN Lawmakers on the Move Schumer To The Rescue of Brooklyn VA Hospital U.S. Senator Charles Schumer , yesterday, urged the U.S.
Sen. Jesse Hamilton Op-Ed: Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Human Rights For All!

Sen. Jesse Hamilton Op-Ed: Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Human Rights For All!

Click here to view original web page at www.kingscountypolitics.com In the wake of a domestic atrocity with the Charleston massacre, our hearts are also heavy with pain for the humanitarian crisis in the Dominican Republic.
Pregnancy Results Good for Women Who Have Lupus

Pregnancy Results Good for Women Who Have Lupus

Click here to view original web page at news.health.com Photo: Getty Images By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Not long ago, women with lupus were often told pregnancy was too risky.