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String of Burglaries Rock Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

NYPD The warm weather seems to have incited a string of burglaries around the 88th Precinct of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, with four incidents taking place in the last week alone, reported the Brooklyn Paper.
Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Kicks Off!

Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Kicks Off!

Established in 2005, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) is New York City's largest Hip-Hop cultural event that showcases the positive aspects of Hip-Hop culture by highlighting Hip-Hop's legacy as an agent of artistic progression, community building

Cuomo Announces Struggling Bklyn Hospitals to Receive $100 Million in Federal Funding

City Councilmember Robert Cornegy speaks at a rally to save Interfaith Hospital The state health department just announced more than $100 million in federal funding that will go to three struggling Brooklyn hospitals that are also deemed "safety-net
Brooklyn D.A. Changes Prosecution Policy for Marijuana Arrests

Brooklyn D.A. Changes Prosecution Policy for Marijuana Arrests

Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced Tuesday that, under most circumstances, his office will no longer prosecute first-time offenders arrested for low- level misdemeanor marijuana possession, Brooklyn News Corp reports.
Fort Greene: This Week in the Cheapest Rentals

Fort Greene: This Week in the Cheapest Rentals

This is the best studio apartment, located at 10 Fort Greene Place —one of the best locations of Fort Greene-- across the street from Fort Greene Park, within 2-3 blocks of 15 subway lines & LIRR.

Crown Heights: Somewhat Unknown, Possibly Dangerous, but Definitely Gentrifying

Crown Heights Photo: Wikimedia Crown Heights, without question, is in the midsts of a rapid transformation, as both condo prices and land prices have about doubled in the last two years," writes the New York Times .
Police Searching for Gunman Caught on Video During Shooting on MacDonough St

Police Searching for Gunman Caught on Video During Shooting on MacDonough St

Police are looking for the gunman caught on video surveillance shooting a man in front of his home in Bed-Stuy early Sunday morning.
Opponents of Common Core Academic Standards Working on an 'Anti-Common Core' Ballot Line

Opponents of Common Core Academic Standards Working on an 'Anti-Common Core' Ballot Line

Opinions are split across the board around Common Core standards: Some parents feel it's a final shot at academic parity for their child; others feel the standards are an unnecessary burden and distraction from the key fundamentals of academic achiev
Bridge Street to Hold First-Time Homebuyers Workshops

Bridge Street to Hold First-Time Homebuyers Workshops

Join Bridge Street Development Corporation for two consecutive Saturdays-- July 12 and July 19-- from 10:00am - 2:00pm at 456D Nostrand Ave for a two-day NeighborWorks America course on home ownership! The 8-hour course will provide a certificate of

Fiction Writing Workshop with Best-Selling Author Donna Hill

Beginning next TUESDAY July 8, the Center for Black Literature and Medgar Evers College present a Fiction Writing Workshop for best-selling author Donna Hill! This course is in partnership with the Department of Adult & Continuing Education, Scho