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This Sunday: A Love Bazaar First Sundays Vintage and Handmade Market

So what it's snowing and cold outside? Take matters into your own hands! Buck the weather, grab a friend (or two or three), and treat yourselves to a little weekend vintage jaunt! WHAT: A Love Bazaar First Sundays Vintage and Handmade Market WHEN: Su

Jan 30, 2015 9:09 AM Read more >

Today: Cumbo Hosts FY2016 Budget Workshop in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

Laurie Cumbo speaks at "The Courage to Change" fundraiser for YWCA of Brooklyn Today, January 30, New York City Council Member Laurie A.

Jan 30, 2015 5:55 AM Read more >

Town Hall Discussion Digs at the Roots of Gentrification

"Brooklyn for Sale: The Price of Gentrification" Town Hall Meeting at BRIC.

Jan 29, 2015 7:24 PM Read more >

He's Just Here to do the Subway Shuffle (And he Wants You to Join Him)!

Jamie Benson performing at the Transit Museum. Photo: nytransitmuseum.tumblr.com He's not here to cause no trouble...

Jan 29, 2015 12:56 PM Read more >

Cumbe Prepares for 'The Big Move' with a Big Party!

Photo: Courtesy Cumbe If you haven't yet heard, the beloved Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance in Fort Greene is moving! Yes, the building has been purchased and will become condos , and so the popular African dance studio has been forced to

Jan 29, 2015 11:23 AM Read more >

First Lady McCray Rolls out Plan, Raises Funds to Address Growing 'Mental Health Crisis' in the City

Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray return to City Hall on Thursday February 6, 2014.

Jan 29, 2015 7:26 AM Read more >

Single Man, Married Man: Local Authors Hand Over the Keys to Unlocking Successful Relationships

The authors of Single Man, Married Man outside a brownstone in Brooklyn.

Jan 28, 2015 1:59 PM Read more >

BRIC to Hold Town Hall Meeting on Gentrification

Photo courtesy BRIC Join Brooklyn Independent Media on Wednesday, January 28, from 7:00pm - 9:00pm, for a live broadcast of their town hall entitled, Brooklyn for Sale: The Price of Gentrification.

Jan 28, 2015 10:28 AM Read more >

Real Talk: Crown Heights Car Wash to Become 8-Story Mixed Use Building

1535 Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights Plans for a 133-unit mixed-use building in Crown Heights is in the works, according to a permit application filed with the city on Tuesday, reported The Real Deal .

Jan 28, 2015 8:00 AM Read more >

Rep. Jeffries to Deliver State of District Address on Thursday in Brooklyn

U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries On Thursday, January 29 at 6:30 p.m., Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) will deliver his second annual State of the District address at Long Island University's Paramount Theatre.

Jan 27, 2015 3:10 PM Read more >