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'Best of the Borough' Highlighted at Brooklyn Museum's First Saturdays

Get ready for book talks, gallery tours, music and musicians representing Brooklyn's uber-diverse landscape

Dec 6, 2019 1:04 PM Read more >

Housing Advocates Push for Study of Racial, Environmental Impact of City-Led Rezoning

A new report finds "color-blind" rezoning and hyper-development has displaced large populations of blacks and Latinos

Dec 6, 2019 10:49 AM Read more >

Report: East Flatbush, Crown Heights and Clinton Hill Make 2020 'Neighborhood Hotlist'

Annual Report by StreetEasy lists these NYC neighborhoods among the "Top-10 to Watch"

Dec 5, 2019 5:16 PM Read more >

Time to Get Merry on Myrtle

Annual Merry on Myrtle Festival Brings Free Holiday Fun to Myrtle Avenue

Dec 5, 2019 11:39 AM Read more >

AG James Announces Arrest of 29-Yr-Old Brooklyn Man Using 90-Yr-Old's Identity

Otis Barnes was arrested for a USPS money order scheme and the embezzlement of thousands of dollars 

Dec 4, 2019 1:52 PM Read more >

The Noel Pointer Foundation Celebrates 24 Years with a Holiday Gala at Weeksville Heritage Center

NPF celebration marks 24 years of “Empowering Children, One Note at a Time”

Dec 4, 2019 12:08 PM Read more >

Have an Immersive Kwanzaa at Cumbe Dance Center

This cultural program and marketplace will transport participants into the world of African-rooted celebrations

Dec 4, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Persaud Bill Excludes SYEP Income from Public Assistance Consideration

Before now, SYEP earnings were figured into family's public assistance allowance

Dec 3, 2019 1:43 PM Read more >

Great Deals for Small Business Saturday in Central Brooklyn

67 cents of each dollar spent at a small business stays in the community

Nov 29, 2019 6:21 PM Read more >

Turkey Drop-Offs Spread Love and Feed The Hungry Through Central and East Brooklyn

Thanksgiving food deliveries have become a way to allow families to spend their Thanksgiving together and at home

Nov 27, 2019 6:16 PM Read more >