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Wednesdays in Bed-Stuy Just Got a Little Fresher

Marcy Plaza Farmers Market Opening Day, July 16, 2014 Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the Brooklyn Rescue Mission and the NYC Food and Fitness Partnership on Wednesday joined with community leaders and funding partner EmblemHealth to cele

Jul 17, 2014 7:38 AM Read more >

Mayor Visits Local Middle School, Encourages Summer Enrichment Programs for Youth

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits I.S. 318 on Monday Photo: Diana Robinson/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Bill de Blasio paid a visit on Monday to I.S.

Jul 17, 2014 6:00 AM Read more >

My Childhood Experience with the Noel Pointer Foundation

At a rehearsal for the Noel Pointer Foundation Photo: Jada Martin-Capers By guest contributor Jada Martin-Capers, Age 14 I've attended the Noel Pointer Foundation, where Chinita Pointer introduced me to different kinds of music.

Jul 16, 2014 11:35 AM Read more >

Slavery, Kara Walker and Political Prisoners: 6 Reasons Why Im Fasting from Sugar

Sugar Babies, Kara Walker "A Subtlety" Exhibit Recently, I visited the Kara Walker "A Subtlety" exhibit on sugar at the Domino Sugar Factory in Willamsburg, Brooklyn and while absolutely breathtaking, it also reminded me of my life commitment towards

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Mayor Bill de Blasio Joins Flyer Campaigners at Atlantic Terminal to Announce Start of Paid Sick Leave Law

Paid Sick Leave advocates and activists were out at over 150 subway stations across the city early this morning on a flyer campaigning to remind employees of their rights granted in the new Paid Sick Leave bill that goes into effect on July 30.

Jul 16, 2014 10:44 AM Read more >

Police Execute Search Warrant, Arrest 3 Men in Fort Greene for Stashing Loaded Guns and Heroine

NYPD Around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, 88th Pct. police executed a search warrant at Lockaway Self Storage at 1 Carlton Ave. in Fort Greene, where they found four loaded firearms, 14 ATVs and dirt bikes, reported police.

Jul 16, 2014 9:30 AM Read more >

What's in Your Wallet? Mayor Signs Bill for City Municipal ID Cards

Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday signed into law a municipal ID program intended to provide legal documentation for residents regardless of immigration status, though many of the card's details are still being hammered out.

Jul 16, 2014 7:03 AM Read more >

Real Talk: 'Green' Campus Quad Coming to Medgar Evers College

Image: Medgar Evers College Medgar Evers College confirmed it will move ahead with a 20-year-old, $15 million plan to transform one of the key streets between two of its buildings into a green "campus quad," reported the Daily News .

Jul 15, 2014 8:55 AM Read more >

Alleged 'Neighborhood Drug Dealer' Shot in the Butt on Hancock St

A Bed-Stuy man, known as a "neighborhood drug dealer" was shot in the butt on Sunday, July 13, by an unknown gunman. According to 81st Pct police, the victim, Mr.

Jul 15, 2014 8:20 AM Read more >

Marcy Plaza Farmers Market Debuts

Wednesday, July 16, marks the official return of the Marcy Plaza Farmers Market to the Bedford-Stuyvesant community.

Jul 15, 2014 8:00 AM Read more >