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The nonprofit launches the Sunset Park West Child and Family Center, adding 96 child care seats and new jobs while addressing a major local child care shortage.

Medgar Evers College President Dr. Patricia Ramsey was elected as commissioner of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, with a term running through 2030.

Chris Rock has become one of the most successful and well-known stand-ups in modern comedy, earning him the moniker, “funniest man in America."

City officials are accepting public comments through Mar. 3, 2026 on a proposed environmental cleanup tied to a planned residential development at 653 Grand Street.

The Girl Scouts of Greater New York donated more than 30,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to New Yorkers facing food insecurity.

Amira Aminova, 11, was killed on Feb. 5 after she was struck by a school bus in Bath Beach. Community members are calling for increased traffic safety measures to be implemented.

The Brooklyn Diocese has paid over 500 victim-survivors more than $100 million since 2017. There are about 1,100 cases remaining to be resolved.

The Weeksville Heritage Center will host a screening and panel discussion on the documentary film "Everlasting: The life and legacy of Medgar Evers" on Feb. 19.

Aaliyah means "highest, most exalted one" in Arabic.