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Brownsville Teen Awarded Prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship

Neo Fleurimond now plans to attend Wesleyan University in the fall on a full ride

Jul 21, 2020 1:43 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Backyards Transformed to Chicken Runs Amidst Coronavirus Shutdown

Prospect Heights resident Heidi Heilig is one of the many New Yorkers who has chosen chickens as her pet of choice during quarantine

Jul 21, 2020 11:43 AM Read more >

'Stop the Violence Town Hall' and Family Day Happening at Bed-Stuy Park

Councilmember Robert Cornegy and senior NYPD leaders are holding the event Tuesday in the wake of shooting deaths in central Brooklyn

Jul 21, 2020 10:49 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Mother: Daughters Request To Stop Shooting Off Illegal Fireworks Led To Her Senseless Killing

A Brooklyn mother is mourning the loss of her daughter who she believes was killed for simply asking people to stop setting off illegal fireworks .

Jul 21, 2020 9:42 AM Read more >

Photos: Best of BK Taste Crawl

I bet you thought you knew all there was to know about BK... Not at all!

Jul 20, 2020 7:54 PM Read more >

An Alternative to Cops With Guns in NYPD "Occupied" East New York

Man Up Inc. is showing another way to approach crime, amid a citywide spike in shootings and calls to defund the police

Jul 20, 2020 4:53 PM Read more >

Bed-Stuy Hospital Receives 1,800 Paintings For Health Care Workers

The paintings, which each represent a different flower, were created by Los Angeles-based artist Michael Gittes

Jul 20, 2020 4:35 PM Read more >

East Flatbush Restaurant and Community Hub Celebrates Grand Reopening

Local politicians, community leaders and residents turned up to support Suede Restaurant for its reopening last week

Jul 20, 2020 3:46 PM Read more >

Pending Housing Crisis Sees AG and DA Team Up to Protect Brooklyn Renters and Homeowners

Attorney General Letitia James and District Attorney Eric Gonzalez are expanding Protect Our Homes initiative to protect vulnerable residents

Jul 20, 2020 2:29 PM Read more >

Residents Call For End To Gun Violence At Brooklyn March: 'This Craziness Must Stop'

As shootings in the city surge to levels not seen in decades, local leaders, activists and residents marched through Brooklyn to call for the gun violence to end.

Jul 20, 2020 9:14 AM Read more >