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City Officials, Mayor: Gas Leak Caused E. Harlem Explosion

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said a gas leak caused the large explosion Wednesday morning at 1644 and 1646 Park Avenue in Harlem.

3/12, 7:14pm, Person jumps from building at 446 Thomas Boyland, taken to Brookdale Hospital

3/12, 6:27pm All-hands fire at 456 Dekalb Avenue in the boiler room* Brought Under Control at 6:44pm

3/12, 6:27pm All-hands fire at 456 Dekalb Avenue in the boiler room* Brought Under Control at 6:44

Police Investigating Monday Night Shooting in Albany Houses

1008 St. Marks Avenue Police are looking for the perpetrators involved in a shooting incident on Monday in the 77th Precinct of Crown Heights that left one man injured.

Councilmember Cornegy Introduces "Audible Alarms" Bill

City Councilmember Robert Cornegy City Councilmember Robert Cornegy, who represents the 36th district encompassing the neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy, on Wednesday introduced his first piece of legislation, "The Audible Alarms Bill.

Community Forum: 'The State of Education: Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights'

A group of charter school students rally in support of charter schools outside the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged his support to the massive pro-charter school rally Tuesday.

Sonia Sanchez and Bernice Johnson Reagon in Conversation and Song

(l to r) Poet Sonia Sanchez and Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon will talk about their experience as activists and share words and music from the Civil Rights Movement at the Brooklyn Museum.

De Blasio Says Racial Disparity in City's Specialized High Schools a Big Problem

Brooklyn Technical High School Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks the growing racial disparity between students at the city's specialized high schools is a problem that needs to be addressed, reported The New York Times .
Crown Heights: This Week in New Rentals

Crown Heights: This Week in New Rentals

Looking for a true three bedroom with elevator access? Here is one, located at 647 Washington Avenue (between Bergen and St. Marks). The apartment is conveniently is 1200 sq.
The Avett Brothers at Barclays Center

The Avett Brothers at Barclays Center

On Friday, March 7, the Avett Brothers gave a rousing performance at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.