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Haki R. Madhubuti, Edwidge Danticat, Jelani Cobb, Marc Lamont Hill, Brittney Cooper, and Ibram X. Kendi are amongst the more than 50 writers confirmed for the event

An affordable housing lottery has been launched for 117 apartments in the Vital Brookdale complex in Brownsville starting at $959 a month for a studio. Income eligibility for the complex, located at 535 East 98th St.

The award-winning director, producer, actor and writer is known for addressing the uncomfortable truths of American politics and race relations

A five story building under construction went up in flames and fully collapsed in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. The building on Gates Avenue erupted in flames just after 5:50 a.m. Monday. It has now collapsed.

A two-vehicle collision in Brooklyn killed a teenage girl and left several others injured early Sunday, NYPD officials said.

Detectives are looking for the suspect who shot a teenager dead on a Brooklyn street early Sunday morning. The 18-year-old male victim had apparently been brought by private means to Woodhull Hospital, where he died, authorities said.

Alarm bells went off for Barry Cooper as he watched the mayor unveil a sweeping "Blueprint to End Gun Violence," so the nonprofit leader decided to contact a friend he's known for years: Eric Adams.

The Honorable Judge Betty Staton is a former judge and currently the president of Brooklyn Legal Services . Staton grew up during a time when racial segregation was the norm, and she has seen a great degree of social injustice.

Jackie Robinson was a baseball legend who broke racial barriers and earned a place in the Hall of Fame.

The bombastic new track is the first single from the band’s new EP “Mourning Dove”, and it delivers an uplifting message with a hard edge.