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Amiri Baraka Mr. Amiri Baraka / Everett Leroi Jones (October 7, 1934 — January 9, 2014) From the site www.amiribaraka.

Ariel "Arik" Sharon, Israeli former prime minister, dies January 11, 2014 Photo://coolisrael.

The "Signs of Life" exhibit will hold its closing reception, from 4:00pm - 8:00, at the at Rush Corridor Gallery, located at 334 Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

Manhattan Bridge Manhattan 1st Avenue between East 31st Street and East 33rd Street Two lanes of traffic will be maintained Saturday and/or Sunday from 6 am to 2 pm to facilitate crane operation.

Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city! Join the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, the New York City Department of Sanitation , and GreeNYC to recycle

Bed-Stuy resident Hanna Herbertson moved from her hometown of Sweden to New York City in 2005 to study dance at Broadway Dance Center and to immerse herself in the world of dancehall-- a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s.

Ask Miss Dinna Dear Miss Dinna — I'm 26 years old and have been in an off and on again relationship for over 2 years. We definitely have issues — especially trust issues due to cheating on both sides.

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