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Give us Free! Who Benefits from Net Neutrality?

It seems, these days, so much of what was once viewed as right-side-up has been turned upside-down and is then touted as the norm. Take, for example, the widespread tactic of calling anyone racist if they mention the word race.

NCAA's March Madness Coming to Barclays Center!

The National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Site Selection Committee announced today that Barclays Center will be a host site for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in 2016.
Visioning Session Seeks to Improve Services at Brooklyn Public Library

Visioning Session Seeks to Improve Services at Brooklyn Public Library

On Monday, November 17, from 6:00pm - 8:00 pm, the Center for an Urban Future, in partnership with the Brooklyn Public Library will hold a public visioning session at the Eastern Parkway branch (corner of Schenectady Ave) The Eastern Parkway visionin
Commish Bratton: Back off Critics! Crime at Lowest Since 1994

Commish Bratton: Back off Critics! Crime at Lowest Since 1994

Great news: New statistics show that New York City experienced the lowest crime rate in August, September and October since at least 1994 and the rate is down 7.

The Week Ahead: Nov. 17 – Nov. 21

Crown Heights, Brooklyn 1. Alternate side of the street parking and parking meter regulations are in full effect this week 2. Weather This Week: Warm and rainy today, Monday, with temperatures reaching the high 50s.

Police Arrest Two Men in the Shooting of 15-yr-old Boy in Crown Heights

Maple Street and Albany Avenue Police in the 71st Precinct have arrested two men involved in the shooting of a 15-year-old boy Thursday on Maple Street and Albany Avenue in Crown Heights.

Photos: Brooklyn Trivia Nights in Bed-Stuy!

Wednesday night at Bushbaby Restaurant and Lounge, located at 1197 Fulton Street, The Brooklyn Reader, in partnership with the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District, hosted the 3rd in a series of Brooklyn Trivia nights around Bed-Stuy.

Two Shootings in Bed-Stuy

79th Precinct Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the perpetrators of two recent shootings within the confines of the 79th precinct. The first incident occurred on Monday, November 11, at around 5:30pm.

Being Tolerated is Not Enough

" I just finish watching Scandal and I'm sick to my stomach!! Every show now has homosexuals in it. I use to be excited to watch Teen Wolf with my nephew on Monday nights...

Real Talk: 'When I Grow up, I Wanna Be Brooklyn!'

Well, look who's "Mr.