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Grab-and-Go Library Service Available at Brooklyn Childrens Museum

Brooklyn Public Library has launched the service as a its first step towards opening a new library branch in the museum

Mar 8, 2021 12:06 PM Read more >

Housing Lottery Opens for Affordable Apartments in Brownsville

A housing lottery has launched for 55 apartments at Eastern Parkway's Harry T. Nance Apartments

Mar 8, 2021 10:28 AM Read more >

NYC Mayoral Wannabes Grapple with Health Disparities for New Yorkers of Color

Around the country, COVID has hit communities of color hardest, both inflicting new devastation and highlighting bitter, longstanding truths about the public health system.

Mar 8, 2021 9:20 AM Read more >

Fort Greene Theater Spotlights Women in Month-Long Festival

Irondale theater is taking its annual festival virtual this year to showcase over 100 women-identifying artists.

Mar 6, 2021 9:00 AM Read more >

'Flatbush Deserves This:' Owner of New Restaurant, Creative Hub

New Flatbush plant-based restaurant and concept store Aunts Et Uncles is described as being like a "hug" for locals

Mar 5, 2021 5:19 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

Overall, crime is down in Brownsville, but there has been a slight increase boroughwide.

Mar 5, 2021 2:36 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Elected Officials Defend Judge Dweynie Paul from Racist Attack

A 2017 lawsuit threatens to derail the Judges campaign for a coveted Surrogate Court post

Mar 5, 2021 12:02 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Reps Take Charge in National Immigration Reform for Dreamers

Congresswomen Yvette Clarke and Nydia Velazquez have introduced the Dream and Promise Act of 2021 that would give Dreamers American citizenship

Mar 5, 2021 11:17 AM Read more >

AG James Gives $2.4M to BK Substance Abuse Clinics

The funds have come from fraudulent charity Canarsie A.W.A.R.E, which was shut down by the AGs Office.

Mar 5, 2021 10:35 AM Read more >

Founder of Brooklyn Safety Patrol Is Charged With Sexually Abusing Teen

An influential founder of a Brooklyn safety patrol sexually abused a teenage girl for several months in his home, at a summer house in upstate New York and at a hotel in Chicago, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.

Mar 5, 2021 6:43 AM Read more >