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Affordable Housing Under Construction in DUMBO Now Accepting Applications

60 Water Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn Affordable Housing Opportunities Applications are now being accepted for 58 affordable housing rental apartments currently under construction at 60 Water Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

Feb 20, 2014 9:53 AM Read more >

Comptroller Stringer Urges Mayor de Blasio to Settle City's $7 Billion in Expired Labor Contracts

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer greets delegates after they approved a resolution to endorse him in his run for city comptroller At a recent press conference, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, detailed budget priorities and urged M

Feb 20, 2014 8:11 AM Read more >

5 Steps to Job Interview Success!

So you've landed the big interview — now what? Ok, yes, dig out, Febreze, and iron your magical interview outfit. After that's all set it's time to go get your mind right.

Feb 20, 2014 2:35 AM Read more >

Face Time: Carolyn Butts

Carolyn Butts, founder of African Voices Communications and African Voices Magazine Did you know that the founder of one of the nation's leading African-American literary magazines lives in Central Brooklyn? Brooklyn native and Crown Heights resident

Feb 19, 2014 1:58 PM Read more >

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Employment Opportunities in Brooklyn Tutor Time Assistant Director Company Tutor Time Job Title Assistant Director Job Type Full-time Hours Not Specified Location 7817 Third Avenue 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11209 Apply Now The Home Depot Part-Time Freig

Feb 19, 2014 9:45 AM Read more >

(American) English as a Second Language

(American) English as a Second Language I must admit that I have never paid much attention to immigrants and their challenges here in New York and Brooklyn.

Feb 19, 2014 9:13 AM Read more >

New Report Shows NY 8th-Graders' Math and Science Scores Rank Far Behind Their Peers in Russia and Asia

Photo: media.marconews.com New York's eighth-graders ranked behind eighth-graders in several other countries and states on their math and science scores, according to a recent report by the US government's National Center on Education Statistics.

Feb 19, 2014 8:08 AM Read more >

BAM to Premier 'A Doll's House'

A Doll's House premiers at BAM Harvey Theater, February 21- March 16 Rising star Hattie Morahan gives a stunning performance as Ibsen's beleaguered housewife in the Young Vic's production of A Doll's House .

Feb 18, 2014 3:43 PM Read more >

Black History Month at Medgar Evers College

Medgar Ever College is offering an exciting array of programs to celebrate Black History Month.

Feb 18, 2014 3:35 PM Read more >

Real Talk: Eight-Story Building Project on Marcy and Kosciuszko Gets New Developer

Rendering of 689-691 Marcy Avenue in Brooklyn An eight-story, residential Bedford-Stuyvesant building at 168 Kosciuszko Street (and Marcy Ave) that recently broke ground, has acquired new owners: Boaz Gilad's development firm Brookland Capital, repor

Feb 18, 2014 7:37 AM Read more >