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New York's unemployment rate dropped to 6.7 percent (642,800 people) in April from 6.9 percent (662,900 people) in March, the lowest it has been since December 2008, reported Gannett Albany .

This weekend, Saturday May 17 - Sunday, May 18, South Of the Navy Yard Artists, (SONYA)-- a 501(c)3 non-profit organization of visual artists living, creating, and/or exhibiting in the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Wallabout and Bedford

Anticipation is growing! Judgement of Brooklyn -- a consumer tasting event organized by Tap+Cork, in conjunction with Bed-Vyne Wine and Bed-Vyne Brew—is only two days away! On Saturday, May 17, from 7:00pm - 11:00pm at One Hanson Place (the old

Mayor Bill de Blasio said at the reopening of the Hamilton Avenue Asphalt Plant in Brooklyn on Wednesday that he will now go forward with repaving 1,000 lane miles of streets and repairing more than 400,000 potholes, the Daily News reports.

The kitchen area of Bread-Love, after the fire was extinguished. An early morning fire ripped through a Bed-Stuy eatery, Bread-Love, leaving the cafe's owners and neighbors totally stunned and confused about the fire's cause.

New York City's mass transit system is the great equalizer.

Get ready for the opening ceremony of New York City's first, official citywide annual celebration of Haitian arts and culture! Selebrasyon! Sponsored by the Haiti Cultural Exchange, a non-profit organization established to develop, present and promot

I don't know how you feel about it, but this past winter seemed the longest ever. Those dreadful rainy and cold days never seemed to end. It made me feel so down. And together with a vitamin D deficiency, I was bordering on depression.

Join the Brooklyn Public Library on Saturday, May 17 for the 2nd annual Bike the Branches, a fun one-day bike ride where you can discover the borough in an exciting way and s upport Brooklyn Public Library at the same time! You can set your own pace

Young dancers at DanceAfrica It's back!!! One of the liveliest, most exciting and colorful augurs of summer: DanceAfrica! Returning for its 37th year and hosted by Brooklyn Academy of Music, located at 30 Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene, DanceAfrica