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Aisha Cousins holds up her latest fundraising project, a calendar with a mural inspired by the "Mapping Soulville" project.

Photo: americanprogressaction.org Assembly Democrats on Thursday introduced a pair of bills that would speed up the amount of time it would take for the entire amount of the minimum wage increase to be instated one full year ahead of schedule.

The January 2014 Community Board 2 Meeting Following a brief winter break, Community Board 2, covering the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Brooklyn Heights, returned Wednesday night for its first monthly meeting of 2014 at Brooklyn Bor

Real estate in Brooklyn Economics 101: When demand goes up and supply goes down, what happens to prices? They skyrocket.

Design alchemist and milliner Heidi Lee will lead a workshop entitled, MAKE: Hats with Heidi Lee, on Thursday, January 16, 7:00pm, at the Brooklyn Museum.

Edward Albee's "The Death of Bessie Smith" opens today, January 9 and will run through January 19, at Interfaith Medical Center In the hopes of raising awareness about the growing lack of health care coverage among Brooklyn residents, New Brooklyn Th

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo In his State of the State address on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo did what most politicians do laying out their report card-- boast past accomplishments and lay out future priorities.

New York City's Newly Elected City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito City Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito was selected today as the next Speaker of the New York City Council by a unanimous vote, becoming the first Latina citywide elected offi

Shuttered gas station at 43 Empire Boulevard Photo: brownstoner.

I found out something new this past weekend. I was attending the Inaugural Ceremony of Council Member Robert E. Cornegy and during his address he mentioned that January is National Mentoring Month .