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Bed-Stuy Laundromat Offers Free Cleaning for Unemployed Folks Heading to Job Interview

Bed-Stuy Laundromat Offers Free Cleaning for Unemployed Folks Heading to Job Interview

The Soap Boax owner Waleed Cope says he wants to help his neighbors put their best foot forward at their next job interview
The Week in Crime: Spotlight on East New York

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on East New York

Overall, crime is up in East New York and in Brooklyn as a whole.
AfroDance Takes Center Stage in Brooklyn with 6-Week-Long Dance Festival, Including Workshops, Talks, Performances

AfroDance Takes Center Stage in Brooklyn with 6-Week-Long Dance Festival, Including Workshops, Talks, Performances

Cumbe, in collaboration with Afro’Dance New York, presents Afro’Dance Emerges: The Beat, The Beats & The Dance
Here’s How New York's New Electoral Maps Impact Brooklyn Voters

Here’s How New York's New Electoral Maps Impact Brooklyn Voters

If the maps withstand legal challenges from Republicans, Democrats stand to maintain power for a decade.
Feb 4: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Jay-Z

Feb 4: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Jay-Z

Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City
Brooklyn Affordable Apartments Available For As Little As $202

Brooklyn Affordable Apartments Available For As Little As $202

Hundreds of apartments in Central Brooklyn have hit the affordable housing lottery, some for those making as little as $9,000 a year, records show.
Bed-Stuy Teen In The Running For TIME's 'Kid Of The Year'

Bed-Stuy Teen In The Running For TIME's 'Kid Of The Year'

Brooklynites might just see a neighbor from Bed-Stuy on the cover of their TIME magazine this year.
Rapper Tdott Woo Shot, Killed Outside Canarsie Home

Rapper Tdott Woo Shot, Killed Outside Canarsie Home

A gunman fatally shot local rapper Tdott Woo outside his Canarsie home on Tuesday afternoon.
To Stop Gun Violence, This Police Captain Is Trying a Novel Approach

To Stop Gun Violence, This Police Captain Is Trying a Novel Approach

Classes had just been dismissed at a high school in Brooklyn for teenagers who needed a second chance, when a student named Devonte Lewis stepped outside and into the cross hairs of his rivals.
Prolific Bushwick Photographer Wins 25K to Explore Social Change in BK

Prolific Bushwick Photographer Wins 25K to Explore Social Change in BK

Street photographer Andre D. Wagner just won the Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship to explore the current American sociopolitical landscape in Brooklyn.