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Youth Town Hall on Police Accountability

Join Gotham Professional Arts Academy for a youth-led town hall on police accountability and brutality. Teen leaders will be facilitating a conversation to give background and context on this historical moment of protest and outrage.
Poll: Majority of NY'ers Say They Want Protestors to Stop Blocking Traffic

Poll: Majority of NY'ers Say They Want Protestors to Stop Blocking Traffic

Photo: Sheryl Roberts In an independent Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, 57 percent of New York City voters want Eric Garner protestors off the streets, because they are blocking traffic; 34 percent of voters say protestors should be al

Free Lifeguard Training Now for Summer 2015 Hires

Free Lifeguard Training Photo: americanpool.com Take the lifeguard qualifying test and make a splash by becoming a NYC Parks lifeguard! All candidates are tested by Parks Lifeguard School to ensure that they meet the highest standards.

Freedom Journey Exhibit: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March

The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College and the New York Historical Society cordially invite you to attend a special preview exhibit, " Freedom Journey 1965: Photographs of the Selma to Montgomery March " by Stephen Somerstein.

Police Searching for Gunman Who Injured Two People on Fulton St

1615 Fulton Street Police in Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinct are on the hunt for the shooter who shot and injured two innocent bystanders Monday afternoon on Fulton Street.
The BK Reader Holiday Gift Guide: Featured Local Business– Miss Master's Closet

The BK Reader Holiday Gift Guide: Featured Local Business– Miss Master's Closet

By Richard Burroughs Over the next week leading up to Christmas, The Brooklyn Reader is encouraging readers to shop local! We have assembled a holiday gift guide with some fantastic suggestions for several unique, one-of-a-kind and often handmade gif

City Council to Introduce Bill that Bans Hydrofracking in NYC

Photo: planetizen.com A city Council bill expected to be introduced today will effectively ban hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in New York City, the Epoch Times reports.
Brooklyn Early Care Program Debuts New Pop-up Farmers Market

Brooklyn Early Care Program Debuts New Pop-up Farmers Market

By Dara Cooper On Wednesday, December 17, a local child care program will debut an exciting new pop-up farmers market, advancing its commitment to wellness and holistic family care. The Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc.
The BK Reader Holiday Gift Guide: Featured Local Business– Holiday Pop-Up Market

The BK Reader Holiday Gift Guide: Featured Local Business– Holiday Pop-Up Market

By Richard Burroughs Over the next few weeks leading up to Christmas, The Brooklyn Reader is encouraging readers to shop local! We have assembled a holiday gift guide with some fantastic suggestions for several unique, one-of-a-kind and often handmad

State Rejects 6 Charter School Re-applications, One in Bed-Stuy

Bedford-Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School The Board of Regents refused on Monday to issue renewals for six under-performing New York City charter schools, including New Beginnings Charter School on Lewis Ave and Hart St.