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Crime is up 19 percent for the week of January 6 — 12, 2014, in the 81 st Precinct, covering the eastern end of Bedford-Stuyvesant.

The other day, two of my students wandered into my office to talk to me. For the purpose of this story, let's call them Justin and Tamia.

Just three weeks into the new year and already, New York City has suffered 11 traffic fatalities. Even worse, seven of those fatalities-- 64 percent-- were pedestrians.

On Saturday, January 18, Restoration Dance Theatre and Restoration Youth Arts Academy in Bedford-Stuyvesant presented "Deeply Rooted," an annual commemoration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, January 20, kicks off the 500 Men Making a Difference National Day of Service for the 36th Council District encompassing Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights, announced City Councilmember Robert Cornegy.

Alternate side parking rules are suspended on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day A cold snap is headed our way and will arrive by Wednesday, with temperatures predicted to top out at 19 degrees.

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There's a lot we know about this iconic civil rights leader. But here are seven things you probably did not know: 1. The Making of a Leader Civil rights leader Dr.

Dr. Brenda M. Greene is a professor of English and the founder and executive director of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, where she has worked for over 30 years.

Protest for Interfaith Medical Center Here we go again. The State is walking back on its agreement to fund Interfaith Hospital the $3.5 million it promised in December, and elected officials and hospital advocates are outraged.