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Mark-Viverito and Cuomo Trade Swipes Over Charter School Funding

A day after City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito took a jab at Cuomo for his support of charter schools, Cuomo shot back by saying that public schools have just as much big-money backing as charters, The Daily News writes.

Fillmore Real Estate to Open Newest Office in Bed-Stuy

Fillmore Real Estate Fillmore Real Estate, the city's largest independently owned real estate brokerage, will be opening its newest office in April in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the company announced.

The Week Ahead! Small Biz Networking, Entrepreneur Workshop and the First Day of Spring

1. Alternate side parking regulations are in full effect this week. 2. Monday starts out with freezing temps, but the following days warm up as the first day of spring approaches on Friday, March 21. 3.

3/16, 9:00pm, A 5-year-old boy struck and killed by a car on Empire Boulevard between Nostrand and Rogers Avenue

3/16, 9:00pm, A 5-year-old boy struck and killed by a car on Empire Boulevard between Nostrand and Rogers Avenue
Five-yr-old Boy Killed in Car Accident in Crown Heights

Five-yr-old Boy Killed in Car Accident in Crown Heights

Empire Boulevard Between Nostrand and Rogers A 5-year-old boy struck by a car and fatally injured Sunday evening in Crown Heights. The accident occurred on Empire Boulevard between Nostrand and Rogers avenues, at around 9:00pm., according to police.

The Billie Holiday Theatre Presents 'Maid's Door'

Scottie Mills and Nicola d'Alessandro in "Maid's Door," playing now at The Billie Holiday Theatre Photo: Helen L. Collen The Billie Holiday Theatre presents " Maid's Door ," written by Cheryl L.
Coming Soon to Medgar Evers College: The 12th Annual National Black Writers Conference

Coming Soon to Medgar Evers College: The 12th Annual National Black Writers Conference

Clockwise: Derek Walcott, Walter Mosley, Angela Davis, Quincy Troupe, Sonia Sanchez The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, announces the Twelfth National Black Writers Conference (NBWC), beginning Thursday, March 27 - Sunday,

3/14, 10:24pm, all-hands fire at 976 Dekalb Avenue, 3rd floor of a brownstone; placed under control at 10:37pm

3/14, 10:24pm, all-hands fire at 976 Dekalb Avenue, 3rd floor of a brownstone; placed under control at 10:37pm

3/15, 4:38am, Police conducting ballistic search following a shooting at Gates and Grand avenues, 88th Pct.

3/15, 4:38am, Police conducting ballistic search following a shooting at Gates and Grand avenues, 88th Pct.

Weekend Traffic Alert: Bridge and Street Closures, March 15-16

Brooklyn Bridge One of four lanes on the Williamsburg Bridge eastbound to Brooklyn will be closed on Saturday from 6:00am to 2:00pm, to facilitate NYCDOT bridge maintenance.