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Brook-Lens: 'I'm Tired, All I Want is a Seat on the Train'

Brook-Lens: 'I'm Tired, All I Want is a Seat on the Train'

Check out this video "MTA" by Marcus Love & Rogerst Charles, Brooklyn artists rapping about the MTA-- no guns, or "ho's" or baby mama woes-- just the trials of everyday life all us New Yorkers can relate to.

Brook-Lens: Ice, Ice Baby... Too Cold, Too Cold!

So we got happy for a few days last week when the sun decided to be our friend again. Syke! we're back to where we started! That brief respite was the crafty handiwork of the weather gods collaborating with the Super Bowl.

Friends With Benefits (FWB's) vs LOVE

Friends With Benefits I fell in love! It happened last December and I have been dying to write about it, but I thought I should wait until closer to Valentine's Day -- that seemed so fitting.

De Blasio Plans to Give Days off from School for Muslim and Chinese Holy Days

Mayor Bill De Blasio says he plans to move forward with making the Muslim holy days Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha and the Lunar New Year official school holidays, though he has not taken a position on whether the Hindu festival Diwali should also be a
Face Time: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

Face Time: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

Brooklyn: What do you know about your new borough president Eric Adams? If you were a resident during the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, then you might remember Adams most as the outspoken NYPD police officer who also co-founded 100 Blacks in Law Enforce

Storm 'Maximus' Backslaps New York City

Photo source: weather.com That wild flurry of snowflakes you're seeing outside right now? It's called "Storm Maximus," and it's large hand is packing a mighty punch. Believe it or not, only a few miles south of New York City, Maximus is rain.
Making Brownsville The Healthiest Neighborhood in NYC

Making Brownsville The Healthiest Neighborhood in NYC

Or not , was the point of a community conversation last month in Brownsville-- a 2.19 square miles community located in Eastern part of Brooklyn.

Bicyclist in Serious Condition After Colliding with Van in Crown Heights

The intersection of Classon Avenue and President Street A bicyclist is in serious condition after colliding head-on with a van on Classon Avenue in Crown Heights Sunday morning. According to 71st Pct.

The Four Most Debated Resume Questions, Hacked!

Take Your Career Search to New Heights Being your friendly neighborhood certified professional resume writer, I'm going to let you in on a little-known secret. Lean in close…Wait for it There is no one right way to write a resume.

Brook-Lens: David Dinkins Shares 'A Mayor's Life' in Bed-Stuy

Former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins was at the Skylight Gallery in Bed-Stuy on Saturday to discuss his new memoirs, "A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic.