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While the headlines of every media outlet were capturing the terrorist attacks in Paris, some 2,000 people were massacred in Baga, Nigeria, followed by a destructive raid of the village by the Nigerian military in search of the terrorist.

The MetroCard will be phased out in 2022, not in 2016 or 2017 as initially forecasted, reported the New York Post . The authority had initially said the new fare-payment system would start to roll out in 2016 or 2017, starting with buses.

Brevoort Houses Police in the 81st Precinct of Bed-Stuy are on the hunt for the person(s) responsible for shooting and injuring a 27-year-old man in a Bed-Stuy housing complex Tuesday afternoon.

Motley Crue Iconic rock band Mötley Crüe announced today on Fox and Friends the details of their final performance. This year will mark the end of their touring career and will include a stop at Barclays Center on Wednesday, August 12 .

Photo: CBSlocal.com Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died as a result of a police chokehold in July, said her father's makeshift memorial was burned to the ground by vandals on Martin Luther King Jr.

Khemistry Bar By Anika Hazlewood Walking up to the newly opened Khemistry Bar, an American gastropub and restaurant, located at 216 Malcolm X Boulevard in Bed-Stuy, was exciting! As there was no visible sign posted (at least not at the time of my vis

Huge, sunny one-bedroom apartment available for rent on a quiet, tree-lined block at 1543 Park Place .

Governor Andrew Cuomo Over the next three years, New York will no longer treat 16- and 17-year-olds convicted of crimes as adults, instead moving them into juvenile detention facilities in most cases, Gannett Albany reports.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams served as emcee at the 29th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to MLK at BAM On Monday, the MLK Day of Service, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L.

Dr. Cornel West served as keynote speaker at the 29th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King at BAM On Monday, January 19, Brooklyn Academy of Music, in conjunction with the office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric L.