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Mayor Offers to Swap Horse-Drawn Carriages for $1 Million Taxi Medallions

The Teamsters Joint Council 16 supports horse-drawn carriages in Central Park and say workers who have done nothing wrong should not have their jobs taken away.

4/22, 9:45pm male struck by G train between Classon and Bedford Ave station

Brook-Lens: Stop 'N' Swap at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Stop 'N' Swap, hosted by GrowNYC, 4/23 The turnout was great at Thursday's Stop 'N' Swap event at Brooklyn Borough Hall, where for three hours local residents had a chance to shop through donated household items, toys, books and clothes for free! The

A 'Day of Beauty' and Prom Dress Giveaway Aim to Make Teen Girls the 'Belle of the Ball'

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Healthy Kids Day This Saturday at the Bed-Stuy YMCA

YMCA kids on "Healthy Kids Day" Saturday, April 26, from 10:00am - 3:00pm, The Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA will hold its annual "Healthy Kids Day" Celebration, a free, open-house opportunity for parents in the neighborhood to get to know the children's p

De Blasio Says 'No' to City Council's Proposal to Hire 1,000 More Cops

Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts a press conference urging families to apply for pre-K.

NYPD Says No One Will be Punished for Tuesday Twitter Fail

A request by the New York City Police Department on Tuesday for people to post nice pictures of themselves interacting with NYPD accompanied on Twitter backfiredl when thousands of users posted pictures of alleged police brutality using the departmen
Exclusive: Maurice Malone Does Raw Denim 'The Brooklyn Way'

Exclusive: Maurice Malone Does Raw Denim 'The Brooklyn Way'

If a man went into a coma while living in Detroit during the mid-80s, woke up in New York City in the late-90s, promptly got hit in the head with a bottle of champagne at a Puffy party, fell back in a Moet-induced coma and then woke up again in Willi
GrowNYC, BEEP to Host Free Clothing Swap at Borough Hall

GrowNYC, BEEP to Host Free Clothing Swap at Borough Hall

Waste not, want not... Sharing is Caring... A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned... There are an endless number of adages and reasons to conserve.

Seniors: Get Tech-Savvy in Bed-Stuy

Seniors show their certificates after completing a MAZii Intergenerational Learning Program Seniors, join MAZii , a "golden technology" organization that trains older adults in how to navigate the world of computer technology, for its next workshop s