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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.

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

As a new writer for BK Reader and as someone with a disability, this conference provided great insight and encouragement.

Four men have been arrested and charged in connection with the overdose death of Brooklyn actor Michael K. Williams, who died in September last year, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced Wednesday.

Lena Horne broke barriers as one of the first, highly acclaimed Black actresses in Hollywood who used her status to speak on behalf of civil rights for all.

The State Legislature on Tuesday released its newly proposed district boundaries for State Senate and Assembly seats, which will likely change Albany politics for the coming decade, and give Brooklynites more say in the state government.

Police officer Wilbert Mora, the second cop to die in the Harlem shooting that killed Det. Jason Rivera, was generous in death.

Construction kicked off this week for the second phase of a new affordable housing development from BFC Partners in Coney Island, 6sqft reports .

A neighborhood restaurant that has been struggling to keep its head above water during the coronavirus pandemic could close for good this month without help from the community, according to owners.

The development would create 28 new affordable apartments, but displace four businesses, in its current form