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The Brooklynettes The Brooklyn Nets will hold open auditions for the Brooklynettes dance team on Saturday, June 28 at 11 a.m. at the Arnold and Marie Schwartz Center on the LIU Brooklyn campus at 1 University Plaza. Registration begins at 10:00am.

71st Pct. Family Day Picnic Photo: colive.com The 71st Precinct covering the southern end of Crown Heights, in partnership with the precinct's community council will hold the 20th Annual Family Day picnic this Sunday, June 8.

In the wake of the recent spate of violence across Central Brooklyn, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Councilmember Robert Cornegy will hold two separate events tonight to help galvanize the community to action.

The New York City Housing Authority has identified roughly 3,200 units to be set aside for homeless families over the next four years, part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to address the city's surging homeless crisis, the Observer reports.

Stoops Bed-Stuy, 2013 Save the date: On Saturday, July 14, from 12:00pm - 5:00pm at Stuyvesant Mansion, located at 375 Stuyvesant Avenue, Bed-Stuy resident Kendra Ross will kick off the second installment of her brownstone block party known as Stoops

Central Brooklyn residents Akua Soadwa, founder of the Gye Nyame Empowerment Project and Zebi Williams, founder of The Lil Raggamuffin Summer Camp, have taken their college friendship and turned it into an international movement.

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) In this exclusive interview, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) talks to The Brooklyn Reader about his efforts to address unemployment in Central Brooklyn, Republican obstructionism and why the bill to extend unempl

True two-bedroom apartment available at 54 Cumberland Street in Fort Greene. Both bedrooms are sunny and large featuring ample closet space and storage. The bedrooms are separated by an open living area and kitchen.

Melissa Mark-Viverito New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said she would like to see the minimum wage in the city increased to $15 an hour, reports the Daily News .

Interfaith Medical Cneter Interfaith Medical Center was cleared from bankruptcy Tuesday morning, confirmed a spokeswoman at the hospital.