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There's a clichéd epitaph that began 70 years ago around the birth of abstract art and is still echoed today: "I can do that... a five year old can do that!" Dick Griffin, "Brooklyn," Acrylic on Canvas.

President Barack Obama delivers his fifth State of the Union Address, 1/28/14 Immigration reform, gun reform and ending the war in Afgahnistan are legislative priorities, said President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Staten Island Borough President James Oddo.

Evans & Nye Realty sold this (l) Magnus Dahlander home at 242 Decatur Street for $1.

Protest at Interfaith Medical Center It appears Interfaith's fate has been re-written. Again. If you recall, ten days ago, Interfaith advocates were outraged when the state threatened to withhold from the hospital the $3.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at during a news conference Monday. Photo: AP For months now, elected officials, community leaders and hospital advocates in Brooklyn have called on Gov.

88th Precinct Crime is up 33 percent in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill's 88 th Precinct, for the week of January 13 — January 19, 2014, according to CompStat, the NYPD's crime accountability and statistics system.

Scott Stringer Photo: shelterreform.org New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer plans to call on the state today to allow New York City to set its own minimum wage, reported The Wall Street Journal .

A four-bedroom apartment is available at 1045 Union Street (between Franklin and Classon). The unit has hardwood floors, brand-new tiling in the bathroom with full tub, stainless appliance and new cabinets and counter tops in kitchen.

Gregory Porter Photo: jazzstl.org Finally, victory is his! Gregory Porter and his album "Liquid Spirits," produced by Brian Bacchus, won the 2014 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, which aired Sunday night.