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Maid's Door: Picking up the Pieces When the Most Important Thing in Your Life Shatters

Scottie Mills plays Ida in "Maid's Door" by Cheryl Davis, playing now at The Billie Holiday Theatre Who among us does not desire to see our parents live well into old age? It is what we wish for them. It is what we wish for ourselves.

Mar 23, 2014 2:04 PM Read more >

14-year-old Shoots, Kills Innocent Passenger on B15 Bus in Bed-Stuy

A 14-year-old gunman has been taken into custody for shooting and killing an innocent passenger on a bus in Bed-Stuy Thursday night, reported The New York Daily News .

Mar 22, 2014 11:11 AM Read more >

3/22, 5:03am, 81st Pct. Police looking for a man accused of rape, sexual assault perpetrator around 494 Chauncy Street

Mar 22, 2014 10:49 AM Read more >

3/21, 12:39am, Fatal Shooting near Lafayette and Marcus Garvey Blvd, passenger of a city bus, 39, hispanic male, pronounced dead at Woodhull Hospital

Mar 22, 2014 10:49 AM Read more >

3/21, 10:55am, All-hands fire at 851 Madison Street, 3-story brick, no injuries, fire put down at 11:02am

Mar 22, 2014 10:46 AM Read more >

Weekend Traffic Alert: Bridge and Street Closures, March 22-23

Manhattan Bridge One of four lanes of the Williamsburg Bridge eastbound to Brooklyn will be closed on Saturday from 6:00am to 2:00pm, to facilitate NYCDOT bridge maintenance.

Mar 22, 2014 6:00 AM Read more >

Brooklyn, The Countdown is on... Got Healthcare?

Under the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," every U.S. citizen should be enrolled in a healthcare plan by March 31, 2014. By now, we've all heard the caveat: Sign up now, or else you'll be penalized. photo: washingtonpost.

Mar 21, 2014 4:00 PM Read more >

Brook-Lens: A Pre-Passover Celebration at Borough Hall

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, joined by Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna, addresses Jewish community leaders and representatives of City agencies at a pre-Passover community open dialogue in the courtroom of Borough Hall.

Mar 21, 2014 1:00 PM Read more >

Cuomo to De Blasio: Fix Charter School Problem, Quick!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly pressing Mayor Bill de Blasio to resolve his city's lingering charter school controversies before the state steps in, reported the Daily News.

Mar 21, 2014 8:07 AM Read more >

Former Crown Heights Teacher Sentenced to 50 Years on Child Pornography Charges

Taleek Brooks, a former teacher's aid at Weeksville Elementary was sentenced to 50 years for child pornography Taleek Brooks, the former teacher's aid who plead guilty to making pornographic videos of an 11-year-old student inside a classroom, was se

Mar 20, 2014 4:40 PM Read more >