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Supreme Court Rules on Expanding how Much Individuals Can Donate to Candidates

The Contemplation of Justice Statue at the U.S.Supreme Court In the landmark 2010 decision, Citizens United vs.

Sen. Squadron Plans Town Hall on 5-Week Suspension of G Train

Have you heard? The G Train, which runs through parts of Bed-Stuy and Fort Greene, will be shutting down for five weeks, beginning July 28, 2014, due to ongoing repair work on the Greenpoint Tube .
Got Healthcare? Miss the Deadline? You've Got an Extension!

Got Healthcare? Miss the Deadline? You've Got an Extension!

Miss the March 31, 2014 deadline for enrolling in a healthcare plan? If so, was it because of long lines or problems you experienced on the Healthcare Exchange site? Well, you now have until April 15 to apply for an extension! I guess you can call it

My Neighbor, the Methadone Clinic: Part I

Start Treatment Center, located at 937 Fulton Street In Fort Greene, on the corner of Fulton and Waverly, stands an old pre-war building contrasted by bright-blue new awning. It is a drug treatment center known as START .

Cuomo Pushes Ahead With Plan to Offer College Courses to Prisoners

Prisoners taking college courses Photo: https://menrec.com/ Gov.
Crown Heights: This Week in Two-Bedroom Rentals

Crown Heights: This Week in Two-Bedroom Rentals

Awesome, newly renovated two-bedroom apartment available at 1280 Dean Street (between New York and Brooklyn). Apartment is on a beautiful block, right off of the A and C trains. Quiet building, heat and hot water included. $2,000/mo.

Paul Ryan Introduces a GOP Budget Plan for 2015, Balances Budget in 10 Years, Repeals Obamacare

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan introduced the House Republican budget for 2015 Photo: Flickr (March 20, 2010) Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan introduced the House Republican budget for 2015.

Brittanie's Story: Fighting the Darkness of Child Sex Trafficking with Light

Brittanie Richardson, at a friend's home in Bed-Stuy, where she is preparing for her trip to Kenya Brittanie Richardson is in the backyard of a Bed-Stuy Brownstone on Kosciuszko Street kneeling before 16 women.

State Budget Approved, de Blasio Gets His Pre-K Funding but without Tax on the Wealthy

New York State Capitol (west side) The New York State Capitol is the capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. Housing the New York State Legislature, it is located in the state capital city Albany, on State Street in Capitol Park.
Photo Exhibit Offers a Show-and-Tell into the Lives of the Beautiful, Black and Queer

Photo Exhibit Offers a Show-and-Tell into the Lives of the Beautiful, Black and Queer

On Sunday, March 30, Restoration's Skylight Gallery debuted " You May Sit Beside Me: Visual Narratives of Black Women and Queer Identities ," curated by photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn.