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“Zwarte Piet” – A Traditional Pitfall

“Zwarte Piet” – A Traditional Pitfall

Wedged in a small corner of Europe, between Belgium and Germany, a small country with less than 17 million inhabitants is dealing with breaking a steadfast tradition.
Forwarding the Food and Justice Movement in Brooklyn

Forwarding the Food and Justice Movement in Brooklyn

From Cuba with Love : I have the great privilege of writing this first post on food justice in the great, revolutionary Island Nation of Cuba.
Twelve-Year Itch by Dinna Alexanyan, MFT

Twelve-Year Itch by Dinna Alexanyan, MFT

Ask Miss Dinna Dear Miss Dinna, I am a 42 year old woman who has been married to my 54 year old husband for 12 years and we have 2 elementary school age children. Recently, we fell into a financial crisis and were forced to move in with my parents.

Ask RoxxyWrites: Cover Letter 101

Having a cover letter accompany your resume is very important Dear Roxxy, I've heard a lot of conflicting advice about how to write a cover letter. I've even heard that I don't need to write one at all.

Brooklyn Kids Get Nothing But Nets

On the heels of their first consecutive win streak of the season, four Brooklyn Nets players-- Brook Lopez, Mason Plumee, Mizra Teletovic and Andray Blatch-- last Wednesday trekked out to the gymnasium of PS 171 in Bedford-Stuyvesant to take part in

Man Says Hasidic Gang Attacked Him Because He is Gay

A 22-year-old fashion student says he was the target of a hate crime early Sunday morning while walking near the Bed-Stuy/Williamsburg border, reported New York 1 News.
Drunk Funk by Dinna Alexanyan, MFT

Drunk Funk by Dinna Alexanyan, MFT

Dear Miss Dinna — My girl-friend and I have been together for a bit over 2 years. We have always prided ourselves for having a great relationship where we hardly ever argue.

NYPD Releases Latest Interactive Crime Map

The NYPD and the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications have released the latest interactive crime map . The map offers a bird's-eye-view of criminal activity across all five boroughs, between January 2012 and October 2013.

Tap & Cork's Winter Solstice

On Sunday, December 8, Tap & Cork presented the second installment of its beer and wine festival, entitled, "Winter Solstice" at Milk River Restaurant on Atlantic Avenue in Crown Heights.