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Click here to view original web page at ny.curbed.com After Aretha Franklin passed away last week, music enthusiast LeRoy McCarthy got right to work honoring her legacy.

The state-of-the-art facility will be equipped with science labs, a gymnatorium, occupational and physical therapy spaces, art and music rooms, and a rooftop greenhouse Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilmember Rafael Espinal and Brooklyn Borough President

Data shows that black children drown in pools at ten times the rate of white children; the health department wants to change that.

The Brooklyn Peace Concert, aiming to promote an end to gun violence, will feature Grammy Award-winning artist Andrea Martin, comedian Majah Hype and Power 105's DJ Norie In light of the gun violence that has marred Brooklyn's J'Ouvert Parade in rece

Click here to view original web page at newyork.cbslocal.com NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An off-duty police officer opened fire on a wheelchair-bound suspect after police say the suspect shot a gun outside a party in Brooklyn early Sunday morning.

Click here to view original web page at newyork.cbslocal.com NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A fast-moving fire killed a 79-year-old woman Friday in Brooklyn. Three other people, a man and two women, were listed in critical condition.

Bike East, the annual 20-mile community bike tour, returns to change the negative narrative of Brownsville and East New York.

SHAME! takes the audience on a fantastic trip exploring the state of corrupt politics, capitalism, racism and gun violence wrapped in satire, song and slapstick.

Click here to view original web page at www.6sqft.com A six-story building in Bed-Stuy launched a lottery this week for 35 affordable apartments.

The free Healthy NYC Expo will provide cooking demonstrations, health screenings, exercise activities, a 'Senior Pavilion,' panel discussions and more.