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Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Launches 'Youth Summer Employment Initiative'

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Launches 'Youth Summer Employment Initiative'

As summer youth employment programs remain suspended, this Brooklyn non-profit hopes that youth will have a safe and fun summer.
Flatbush Sees Most Fireworks-Related Noise Complaints, as NYC Skies Light Up Through the Night

Flatbush Sees Most Fireworks-Related Noise Complaints, as NYC Skies Light Up Through the Night

A boom in illegal rooftop fireworks displays has led to a boom in 311 noise complaints in all five boroughs
Rep. Yvette Clarke’s Epic Reelection Battle

Rep. Yvette Clarke’s Epic Reelection Battle

Rep. Yvette Clarke stood behind the podium at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church in the heart of Flatbush, Brooklyn. It was Martin Luther King Jr.
Out of the Penal System, Back Into Life: Friends of the Island Academy Gives Support Where None Exists

Out of the Penal System, Back Into Life: Friends of the Island Academy Gives Support Where None Exists

FIA works across the five boroughs to transition youth out of the criminal justice system, back into their communities

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens 69 Apartments for Seniors in East New York

A 9-story building on Schroeder St has units available for seniors earning less than $45,000/year
Brooklyn 'Black Lives Matter' street mural to become pedestrian plaza: de Blasio

Brooklyn 'Black Lives Matter' street mural to become pedestrian plaza: de Blasio

Volunteers painted a "Black Lives Matter" mural on a Bedford-Stuyvesant street this past weekend — and the block will become a pedestrian plaza during the summer months, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.
United For Brownsville Collaborates With Non Profits to Distribute Fresh Food and PPE In Brownsville

United For Brownsville Collaborates With Non Profits to Distribute Fresh Food and PPE In Brownsville

Brownsville is one of the many areas in Brooklyn devastated by COVID-19, but thanks to these non-profit programs, they’ve ensured that no resident is left behind.  
Bushwick’s Brooklyn Cider House to Close Permanently

Bushwick’s Brooklyn Cider House to Close Permanently

Cider sales will move online and upstate, but the bustling cider house and event space won’t reopen after the pandemic.
NYC's First Black Lives Matter Mural is Met With Backlash

NYC's First Black Lives Matter Mural is Met With Backlash

The Big Apple now has its first Black Lives Matter street mural.
Crown Heights Hasidic Community Marches For Black Lives Matter

Crown Heights Hasidic Community Marches For Black Lives Matter

More than 100 members of the Crown Heights Hasidic community took to Eastern Parkway almost 30 years after racial tensions caused riots in the neighborhood