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Assembly Democrats are urging the state Senate to bring the DREAM Act to the floor for a vote, which they think will pass. But Senate Republicans say they have concerns about its cost to taxpayers, WXXI Public Radio reported.

WHAT: Cypher, A Night of Spoken Notes: The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (MARP) presents its closing Black Artstory event, featuring artists: Ishmael "Ish" Islam, Brittany "Blue" Bellinger, Reynold Martin,Dean Brown, and Victor Arumemi.

Police helicopters and 88th Pct. officers were called in to patrol Lafayette Garden Houses at around 1:00pm Tuesday, following a shooting. Police were able to catch one suspect.

81st Precinct Crime is up 25 percent for the week of February 10 — 16, 2014, in the 81st Precinct, covering the eastern end of Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Chip Shop and Brooklyn Pride, Inc.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio (r) selects Carmen Farina (l) as chancellor of NYC schools Two weeks ago, February 13 to be exact, newly appointed NYC Chancellor of Schools Carmen Farina and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio made a controversial decision to keep NYC

Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP Why should I pay for college for prisoners when I can't even pay for my kid. It's absurd! Gov. Andrew M.

Jamie Leanse of www.jamiescookinNYC.com Cuisinartist and Bed-Stuy blogger Jamie Leanse is grateful for many things: her family, her yoga practice, her multi-lingual abilities, her Southwestern upbringing and... her food allergies.

Junior's Restaurant in Brooklyn The owners of Junior's Restaurant, an iconic cheesecake bakery located on the corner of Flatbush and Dekalb avenues in Brooklyn, have sold its building to make way for high-rise condos, reported The Daily News .

1. Alternate Side Parking regulations will be reinstated citywide as of Mon, Feb 24 to facilitate ongoing snow removal and street cleaning. 2. Hope you enjoyed the balmy weather over the past few days, because it will end beginning this week.