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Mario Gooden, the founder of one of the few African American-owned architecture firms in the country, shared his insights on design, development and community Mario Gooden (left) and BLKXDESIGN founder Yosef Alexander (right).

The guided tours invite you to discover Fort Greene Park's history, learn little-known facts about Walt Whitman, and explore Wallabout's historic architecture and landmarks.

'Window to Flatbush' matches emerging media makers with a professional filmmaker and a branding company to make local businesses more vibrant and colorful. The inaugural cohort of "Window to Flatbush.

A graduate of Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community Development in Clinton Hill, Ashanna Morris plans to pursue a career in journalism to become the editor of a major magazine. Ashanna Morris graduated summa cum laude with a 3.

K2, a synthetic marijuana, can cause extreme anxiety and hallucinations, and can lead to kidney failure, raised blood pressure and death. K2, a synthetic marijuana, has triggered 84 overdoses since Saturday.

Studies have found that 56 percent of those who become addicted to painkillers found their drugs in their family's medicine cabinet Leaders in the Jewish and African-American communities held a town hall and panel discussion on the opioid epidemic in

More than a wellness center , HealHaus is a social hub for the local community and includes a café, spaces for programming and more.

East New York has one of the highest concentration of fast-food restaurants in the city, causing serious health implications for its residents. East New York has the highest concentration of fast-food restaurants in NYC. Photo credit; NY Daily News.

Senator Hamilton invites residents to brainstorm ideas, provide input and ultimately vote on how to spend $1 million in state capital funding at a n eighborhood assembly on Wednesday. State Senator Jesse Hamilton. Photo credit: nysenate.

The 2018 Congressional Art Competition winner Tanisha Lord will be honored at an annual awards ceremony in Washington D.C.; her winning artwork will be on display at the U.S. Capitol for one year. The 2018 Congressional Art Competition participants.