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One of Fort Greene's oldest homes, the property located at 69 Vanderbilt Avenue, is about to be no more. The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership made the announcement earlier this week, expressing sadness at the loss.

It's a hard-knock life for 15-year-old Eden Sanaa Duncan Smith. She puts in more hours working over the course of three days than many adults put in for their entire week. And guess what? She wouldn't change it for the world.

By Richard Burroughs Over the next week leading up to Christmas, The Brooklyn Reader is encouraging readers to shop local! We have assembled a holiday gift guide with some fantastic suggestions for several unique, one-of-a-kind and often handmade gif

Join Gotham Professional Arts Academy for a youth-led town hall on police accountability and brutality. Teen leaders will be facilitating a conversation to give background and context on this historical moment of protest and outrage.

Photo: Sheryl Roberts In an independent Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, 57 percent of New York City voters want Eric Garner protestors off the streets, because they are blocking traffic; 34 percent of voters say protestors should be al

Free Lifeguard Training Photo: americanpool.com Take the lifeguard qualifying test and make a splash by becoming a NYC Parks lifeguard! All candidates are tested by Parks Lifeguard School to ensure that they meet the highest standards.

The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College and the New York Historical Society cordially invite you to attend a special preview exhibit, " Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March " by Stephen Somerstein.

1615 Fulton Street Police in Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinct are on the hunt for the shooter who shot and injured two innocent bystanders Monday afternoon on Fulton Street.

By Richard Burroughs Over the next week leading up to Christmas, The Brooklyn Reader is encouraging readers to shop local! We have assembled a holiday gift guide with some fantastic suggestions for several unique, one-of-a-kind and often handmade gif

Photo: planetizen.com A city Council bill expected to be introduced today will effectively ban hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in New York City, the Epoch Times reports.