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Face Time: Jamie Leanse

Jamie Leanse of www.jamiescookinNYC.com Cuisinartist and Bed-Stuy blogger Jamie Leanse is grateful for many things: her family, her yoga practice, her multi-lingual abilities, her Southwestern upbringing and... her food allergies.

Junior's Wants That Cake, Cake, Cake... Restaurant's Owner Sells to Make Way for High-Rise Condos

Junior's Restaurant in Brooklyn The owners of Junior's Restaurant, an iconic cheesecake bakery located on the corner of Flatbush and Dekalb avenues in Brooklyn, have sold its building to make way for high-rise condos, reported The Daily News .

The Week Ahead: Trailblazers, a Safety Town Hall Meeting and Community Board 8 Meets

1. Alternate Side Parking regulations will be reinstated citywide as of Mon, Feb 24 to facilitate ongoing snow removal and street cleaning. 2. Hope you enjoyed the balmy weather over the past few days, because it will end beginning this week.
Man Struck, Killed by Garbage Truck on Carroll St Sunday Morning in Crown Heights

Man Struck, Killed by Garbage Truck on Carroll St Sunday Morning in Crown Heights

Members of the Chabad community in Crown Heights are mourning the untimely death of an out-of-town visitor, after he was struck and killed by a garbage truck Sunday morning.

'Diversity, Freedom and Choice' Emphasized at Jewish Montessoris, a Relatively New, Growing Educational Model

Photo: Lamplighters Yeshiva Arguing that the traditional Jewish day-school model is outmoded and too clannish for 21st-Century Judaism, a new generation of Jewish parents are flocking to Montessori preschools and elementary schools to educate their c

Weekend Traffic Advisory: Manhattan Street Closures

Advisory: Street Closures The New York City Department of Transportation is advising the following street closures for the weekend of February 21 - 23, 2014: East 12th Street between 5th Avenue and University Place This street will be closed Saturday

PACC to Hold 'Storefront Stroll' of Fulton Street for Small Biz Owners

Entrepreneurs!!! Join Pratt Area Community Council for another Rolling Up the Gates Storefront Stroll, and view vacant storefronts for your business! These spaces are located in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy along a busy commercial strip.

The 'Greatest Show on Earth' Hits Barclays Center

Behold the living legends! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brings the unbelievable to children of all ages in an all-new show — Ringling Bros.
Brook-Lens: The Bed-Stuy YMCA 2014 Annual Campaign

Brook-Lens: The Bed-Stuy YMCA 2014 Annual Campaign

Thursday night, the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA kicked off its 2014 Annual Campaign with a celebration that included the participation of parents, community-based organizations, financial contributors, including Emblem Health, and performances by YMCA ki
Ask Miss Dinna: Settling When Settling Down by Dinna Alexanyan, MFT

Ask Miss Dinna: Settling When Settling Down by Dinna Alexanyan, MFT

Ask Miss Dinna Dear Miss Dinna — I have a problem. I'm 39 years old, female, and am ready to finally find a partner. I haven't been in a real, living together, monogamous-type of relationship for over 9 years….