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Weekend Traffic Alert: Bridge and Street Closures, March 15-16

Brooklyn Bridge One of four lanes on the Williamsburg Bridge eastbound to Brooklyn will be closed on Saturday from 6:00am to 2:00pm, to facilitate NYCDOT bridge maintenance.

Mar 15, 2014 6:00 AM Read more >

Clinton Hill Couple Brings Rebel Rock to Art

Valerie Tevere (center) and Angel Nevarez (right) with their daughter at BRIC Media Art House where they hosted "Another Protest Song Karaoke" Inside of a work studio in Clinton Hill, a local couple has started a revolution.

Mar 14, 2014 7:37 PM Read more >

Brook-Lens: City Councilman Robert E. Cornegy Opens New District Office

New York City Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. held an opening ceremony for his district office today at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, located at 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 500 in Bed-Stuy.

Mar 14, 2014 4:49 PM Read more >

If We Can Put a Man on the Moon, We Can Close the Achievement Gap

First Man on the Moon Photo: moonrocksporthorses.com A couple of weeks ago, I was speaking with a colleague about NYC's Expanded Success Initiative which began last year to specifically support young black and Latino boys.

Mar 14, 2014 4:07 PM Read more >

String is in the Air! NPF Presents Fiddlefest 2014

Spring isn't the only thing waiting for us around the corner: On April 5, at Prospect Heights High School, located at 883 Classon Avenue, get ready for Fiddlefest 2014, the Noel Pointer Foundation's annual fundraiser and concert.

Mar 14, 2014 10:52 AM Read more >

Bipartisan Deal Reached in Senate to Restore Extended Unemployment Benefits

Photo: i2.cdn.turner.com A deal has been reached in the senate to restore emergency jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed through late May, reported The Wall Street Journal .

Mar 13, 2014 10:09 PM Read more >

On Truth (And Lies) in Feminism

Anne-Marie Slaughter and Simon Critchley talk "On Truth (And Lies) in Feminism" at BAM Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of the 2012 Atlantic cover story "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," joins philosopher Simon Critchley to discuss the complex and evo

Mar 13, 2014 4:24 PM Read more >

3/10, 3:46pm, Halsey and Marcy Avenue, Overturned bus with special needs children, four reported minor injuries, 1 taxi driver seriously injured

3/10, 3:46pm, Halsey and Marcy Avenue, Overturned bus with special needs children, four reported minor injuries, 1 taxi driver seriously injured transported to KCH

Mar 13, 2014 4:15 PM Read more >

Clinton Hill: This Week in New Rentals

Welcome to this lovely one-bedroom apartment at 277 Washington Avenue (between Willoughby and Dekalb)! The unit is located in a pre-war building, including high ceilings, good light and beautiful hardwood floors throughout.

Mar 13, 2014 10:32 AM Read more >

UFT Warns of Mass Exodus to Suburbs, if no Increase in Teachers' Pay

Michael Mulgrew, UFT President New York City's Teachers Union President Michael Mulgrew warns, if the city fails to raise teachers' salaries in the upcoming contract negotiations, there could be a major flight of educators to the suburbs for higher-p

Mar 13, 2014 9:10 AM Read more >