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2019 Bushwick Film Festival Lineup Announced!

2019 Bushwick Film Festival Lineup Announced!

This year's festival theme, "Space and Time," features movies that explore the awe and angst of distance...
The Billie Holiday Theatre Announces Fall 2019 Season

The Billie Holiday Theatre Announces Fall 2019 Season

Season highlights include performances by Ron K. Brown / Evidence and the inaugural New Windows Festival
Rats Are Taking Over Prospect Heights, Residents Call on City for Help

Rats Are Taking Over Prospect Heights, Residents Call on City for Help

With close to 530 complaints to 311 each year, the neighborhood has the city’s highest number of rat sightings
MTA Suspends L Train Weekend Service for Escalator Upgrades in Manhattan

MTA Suspends L Train Weekend Service for Escalator Upgrades in Manhattan

The upgrades are part of the improvements the MTA promised during the original L train shutdown plan
West Indian Day Parade 2019: Pon di Road Pompasetting!

West Indian Day Parade 2019: Pon di Road Pompasetting!

Another Labor Day on Eastern Parkway when Brooklyn's Caribbean community shows up and shows out!
Why Bushwick's 'Got Next' in Brooklyn's Emerging Innovation Economy

Why Bushwick's 'Got Next' in Brooklyn's Emerging Innovation Economy

Community leaders see new high-wage jobs in tech as economic opportunity. But for whom?
For the Love of Coffee and Caribbean Culture-- East Flatbush's Lips Cafe Is Open for Biz!

For the Love of Coffee and Caribbean Culture-- East Flatbush's Lips Cafe Is Open for Biz!

Growing up in East Flatbush, the son-and-mother duo behind Lips Cafe thought the area needs more than just Dunkin' and Starbucks
Brooklyn Nets Encourage Brownsville Kids to Let 'Their Imagination Soar' with Story Hour

Brooklyn Nets Encourage Brownsville Kids to Let 'Their Imagination Soar' with Story Hour

The event marked the end of a summer literacy program that provided free books to kids all summer long
Center for Black Lit. to Host an Evening with Jamaican-American Author Dennis-Benn

Center for Black Lit. to Host an Evening with Jamaican-American Author Dennis-Benn

The best-selling author will present her new novel "Patsy," a stirring portrait of motherhood, immigration and the sacrifices we make in the name of love.
NYPD: Brownsville, East NY Saw 70 Percent of the Borough's Shootings in August

NYPD: Brownsville, East NY Saw 70 Percent of the Borough's Shootings in August

Twenty-one of the city's 91 shootings took place in the 73rd and 75th Precincts