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Brooklynites Honored Biggie Smalls' 50th Birthday on Saturday

Brooklynites Honored Biggie Smalls' 50th Birthday on Saturday

Fans flooded Brooklyn subway stations for Notorious B.I.G.
Bus driver harassments make up nearly 75% of transit worker attacks, MTA data finds

Bus driver harassments make up nearly 75% of transit worker attacks, MTA data finds

TWU Local 100 safety representative Joseph DiPaola rallies against bus workers assaults in Inwood on May 18.
Protesters flood Brooklyn neighborhood for march against gun violence

Protesters flood Brooklyn neighborhood for march against gun violence

NEW YORK -- Dozens of community activists, city officials, and people who have been impacted by gun violence walked the streets of Brooklyn on Sunday honoring the lives lost, while also demanding action from the mayor and governor of New York.
David Reichman, runner who died in Brooklyn Half Marathon, was NYC therapist

David Reichman, runner who died in Brooklyn Half Marathon, was NYC therapist

David Reichman fell in the sweltering heat on the boardwalk near the finish line at Ocean Parkway at Brighton Beach Saturday.
Brooklyn man charged with killing cousin in argument over debt

Brooklyn man charged with killing cousin in argument over debt

An 18-year-old Crown Heights man has been charged Friday with manslaughter in the stabbing death of his cousin in a fight over money, authorities said. Police believe Jahmal Baird killed Jahmer Wilson-Freeman, also 18, early Wednesday over a debt.
Sak Pasé Nation Presents: The Haitian Flag Day Festival You've Been Waiting For ...

Sak Pasé Nation Presents: The Haitian Flag Day Festival You've Been Waiting For ...

This is the time for all Haitians and all who love Haiti to "Leve Drapo Nou Wo!" (Raise your flag high!)
If You're in Brooklyn’s Assembly District 58, Here's What You Should Know About the Upcoming Special Election

If You're in Brooklyn’s Assembly District 58, Here's What You Should Know About the Upcoming Special Election

Here’s what voters in the district, which includes parts of East Flatbush, Canarsie and Brownsville, need to know.
Cousin Fatally Stabbed Teen In Crown Heights: Police, Reports

Cousin Fatally Stabbed Teen In Crown Heights: Police, Reports

Police have identified the 18-year-old who was fatally stabbed on Troy Avenue on Wednesday. Police have identified the 18-year-old who was fatally stabbed on Troy Avenue on Wednesday.
Richard Wright Way Named in Fort Greene

Richard Wright Way Named in Fort Greene

Richard Wright, at 37, at his typewriter in New York, March 27, 1945, was determined to help blacks win economic rights. (AP Photo) Dr. Rudy Cain’s Letter to the Editors I recently learned that Carlton Ave./Myrtle Ave.

NYC education panel approves $10 billion budget formula following promise of review

A New York City education panel has approved the same $10 billion school budget proposal it previously rejected, after the Education Department promised to review its funding formula.