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Jamel Shabazz: Proud Street Culture on Display

Jamel Shabazz: Proud Street Culture on Display

The photographer Jamel Shabazz in Coney Island, Brooklyn. He is best known for his pictures of hip-hop street style in the ’80s and is having a retrospective covering 40 years of work at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.Credit...Andre D.
Get outta town: Why majority of New Yorkers would rather be anywhere else

Get outta town: Why majority of New Yorkers would rather be anywhere else

Over half of New Yorkers claimed their families "would have a better future" if they leave the Big Apple, according to a poll.
City Planning Hears Application for Four New Affordable Buildings in East New York

City Planning Hears Application for Four New Affordable Buildings in East New York

Rendering of 743 Blake Avenue, one of the four proposed buildings. Image Credit: NYC CPC. The sites are all located within a few blocks from each other.
Feds bust Midwood perv on child pornography charges

Feds bust Midwood perv on child pornography charges

The federal courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn. A Midwood man could face more than 15 years behind bars for soliciting sexually explicit content from minors he met online.
Why Natural Wine Is Trending in Brooklyn …

Why Natural Wine Is Trending in Brooklyn …

Crown Heights local wine expert Kilolo Strobert, who owns a new wine and spirits store in Prospect Heights, has all the answers.
Clean Energy Grids Come to BK to Prevent Blackouts, Provide Sustainable Power

Clean Energy Grids Come to BK to Prevent Blackouts, Provide Sustainable Power

The new $12 million facility will bolster the local network with 20 megawatt-hours of renewable energy; provide emergency power in the event of an outage; and more.

Cumbe Holds Pink Full Moon Party as Part of 10-Year Celebration

Cumbe, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, will be returning to its roots with the full moon party on April 16

Video: BK Residents Respond to Subway Crime Spike, Homeless Riders

A crime surge in New York City's public transportation system has left some Brooklyn residents feeling unsafe in their daily commutes.
Brooklyn, Here's Where to Get Your Taxes Done for Free

Brooklyn, Here's Where to Get Your Taxes Done for Free

Tax refunds are often the single largest check many low income households receive all year, Food Bank for NYC says.
‘Justice for Kade’: Families, Mayor Adams Ask Public for Help in Finding Shooters That Killed 12-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

‘Justice for Kade’: Families, Mayor Adams Ask Public for Help in Finding Shooters That Killed 12-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

Family of the 12-year-old boy Kade Lewin, who was shot and killed in a hail of gunfire in Brooklyn last week, pleaded with the public to help police find the perpetrators Monday.