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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 .

Three Brooklyn Men Taken into Custody Behind Alleged Terrorist Plot

Image: tribune.com.pk Three Brooklyn men were taken into custody Wednesday, after their alleged plot was revealed to travel to Syria and join ISIS and if they failed, return to the U.S. to plant bombs in Brooklyn, reported CBS New York .

Mayor Expected to Address City's Minimum Wage Today in Albany

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo Photo: Office of Gov.
Sir Edmund Hillary On Conquering Mountains

Sir Edmund Hillary On Conquering Mountains

Hand-Lettered Art By Harriet Faith. Quote By Sir Edmund Hillary. In 1953, Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese guide, Tenzing Norgay, became the first humans to climb to the top of Mount Everest, the highest point in the world, at 29,028 ft.

Man Shot 4 Times From Behind on Chauncey St, Police Looking for Shooter

328 Chauncey Ave Police are looking for an unidentified gunman who shot shot a man on Chauncey Street Saturday. According to a report, on February 21, at around 3:10am, 81st Pct.

Concerned Residents Pack the House at Town Hall to Discuss Closing of Key Food

Photo: Gia Morón It was standing-room only with residents spilling out of the door at the community room in Ryerson Towers Tuesday night.

1,500 Jewish Teens from Around the World to Gather in Crown Heights, Times Square for CTeen Convention

Photos from the CTeen International Convention 2014 Photo: Bentzi Sasson - CTeen.
Brooklyn Gets Misty-fied Over World-Class Ballerina

Brooklyn Gets Misty-fied Over World-Class Ballerina

Misty Copeland poses with a young fan Photo: The Brooklyn Reader "You're my idol; you're the reason why I run every day," gushed a fan, after arriving at the front of the line to get her booked signed by superstar ballerina Misty Copeland .

Too Close for Comfort: Report Finds Subway Crowding and Delays Hitting Record Numbers

Photo: Flickr, r1kula Subway riders are being squashed together on increasingly crowded trains and a lack of basic manners getting in and out of cars is contributing to a spike in delays, the Post writes.