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Thursday, 8/28/2014: Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the City's massive grassroots effort to reach families in every neighborhood has enrolled an unprecedented 50,407 children in high-quality full-day pre-K programs.

Community Board 2, covering the neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn Heights, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Dumbo, Farragut, Fort Greene, Fulton Ferry Landing, Vinegar Hill and Wallabout, has announced the d

It's that time of year again-- time for Brooklyn's Labor Day Carnival, the largest cultural festival in the country, taking place this year from August 28 -September 1.

Poy Winichakul, co-founder of Launch Progress Bed-Stuy residents Poy Winichakul and Luke Squire were sick and tired of experiencing "politics as usual" in the "good ol' boy network" within state legislatures across the country.

Jimmy McMillan Need another explanation why the rent's so damn high in New York City ( one-third of New Yorkers spend almost half their income in rent ) ? Well, CNBC reports that more billionaires have been born in New York City than in any other cit

The 71st Precinct in Crown Heights reported a major drug arrest early Wednesday morning. According to reports, cops executed a search warrant in the southern part of the commend.

Making arrests and issuing summonses for low-level offenses improves the quality of life in a neighborhood, 56 percent of New York City voters say, while 35 percent say these police actions add to tensions in a neighborhood, according to a Quinnipiac

Laurie Cumbo speaks at "The Courage to Change" fundraiser for YWCA of Brooklyn In a letter to the Miami-Dade Police Department written on August 19, City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo urged authorities to "prioritize the investigation" of Rabbi Yosef Ra

A Brooklyn Tech High School math and physics teacher was arrested yesterday for sending a full-frontal photo to a 16-year-old female student, the Daily News reports.

This bicycle was retrieved on Nostrand and Fenimore Street yesterday in Crown Heights. If you know who this bike might belong to, please contact, Vincent Martinos in 71st Pct. Community Affairs: [email protected] or 718-735-0527.