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Mayor Bill de Blasio Unveils Executive Budget

Mayor Bill de Blasio issues Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 at City Hall on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled his $73.
The Pachanga Soccer Festival is on its way to Brooklyn!

The Pachanga Soccer Festival is on its way to Brooklyn!

Soccer-lovers, mark your calendars! The Pachanga Soccer Festival is coming to the Parade Grounds at Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Saturday June 21, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup games! From 11:00am - 5:00pm, the free, all-day celebration will highlig

Ballet Next, YMCA, Celebrate Spring

On Friday, May 9, at 7:30pm, Ballet Next, in collaboration with Bedford YMCA, will hold its annual benefit performance at BAM Fisher theater.

Owner of the Pink Tea Cup Opening New Restaurant, 'The Blind Pig,' in Bed-Stuy

Lawrence Page, owner of the Pink Tea Cup Restaurant in Fort Greene, announced at the Community Board 3 meeting on Monday that he is planning to open a new restaurant called "The Blind Pig," in Bedford Stuyvesant, located at 562 Halsey Street..

New Report Shows Airbnb Has Positive Economic Impact on Local Communities

According to an independent study released on Tuesday surrounding the economic impact of Airbnb across the five boroughs of New York City, the vacation home rental service has been a fiscal life-preserve for residents struggling to afford their rents
The Brooklyn Nets Select Playoff T-Shirt Design Winners

The Brooklyn Nets Select Playoff T-Shirt Design Winners

The Brooklyn Nets asked fans on Tuesday to design a t-shirt that would be worn at Game 3 or 4 of the Nets vs. Miami Heat Playoff Series.
Brook-Lens: YoBeatz and Brunch at Rustik Tavern

Brook-Lens: YoBeatz and Brunch at Rustik Tavern

Namaste! On Saturday, May 3, Yobeatz brought their "turntable therapy" to Rustik Tavern in Bed-Stuy.
The Bedford-Stuyvesant Crusaders: A New Team, A New Mission

The Bedford-Stuyvesant Crusaders: A New Team, A New Mission

Tywan Anthony, founder of the Bedford-Stuyvsant Crusaders Semi-Pro Football League Bedford-Stuyvesant has just gotten its first semi-professional football league, thanks to one of its young residents, 30-year-old Tywan Anthony, who can't seem to get
71st Pct Crime Blotter: NYPD Warns of Recent Gas Station Scam

71st Pct Crime Blotter: NYPD Warns of Recent Gas Station Scam

Crime is down 26 percent for the week of April 21 — 27, 2014, in the 71st Precinct, covering the southern end of Crown Heights.

Brook-Lens: Keeping the Peace in Crown Heights

More than twenty years after the 1991 Crown Heights riots, the scab of old wounds and lingering tension between police and the black and Hasidic Jewish communities remain, as the relationships continue to mend.