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Retired fire Capt. Brenda Berkman would also be the first openly gay fire commissioner, if selected. Photo: thechiefleader.

Average Rent Increases Highest in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights "As the apartments become vacant, they double in price," said Shlomo Antebi, a broker at GFI Realty Services, of the fast-rising rents in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights.

Photo: populardemocracy.org According to a new state law, the minimum wage is scheduled to go up 75 cents an hour to $8 on Wednesday, January 1. By Dec 31, 2015, it will go again by $1, bringing the total minimum wage to $9 an hour.

New York City's mass transit system is the great equalizer.

NYC Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly With only a few days left on the job, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on Saturday was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the Anointed By God Seminary at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Bedfo

Brooklynettes will teach fitness classes in Fort Greene Photo: pics.livejournal.

The spirit of the holidays and giving is definitely in the air! A group of Crown Heights businessmen noticed that a lot of children were walking to school without proper winter coats and so decided to get together and purchase hundreds of children's

Where to Spend New Year's Eve in Brooklyn Made plans yet for New Year's Eve? Well, if you're going over your list of options of parties in Manhattan, wait a minute: Party local! Who needs that island to the west of us to have a good time on New Year'

Mob of Teens terrorizes Kings Plaza the day after Christmas, causes store to shut down for two hours The New York City Police Department is reviewing mall surveillance cameras, after hundreds of rowdy teens rushed Kings Plaza shopping center on Thurs

The George Washington Bridge Brooklyn Bridge Due to the Brooklyn Bridge Ramps Rehabilitation Project, several lane closures may affect motorists travelling between Manhattan and Brooklyn.