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How This Nonprofit is Transforming Ditmas Park and Beyond Through Eco-Friendly Arts Programming

How This Nonprofit is Transforming Ditmas Park and Beyond Through Eco-Friendly Arts Programming

Nonprofit Beautify Brooklyn transformed Ditmas Park's art scene during the pandemic. Now, the organization is creating arts and environmental programming all across the borough.
Art Installation Provides an Oasis of Shade at Flatbush Junction

Art Installation Provides an Oasis of Shade at Flatbush Junction

The Flatbush Nostrand Junction Business Improvement District announces the launch of "Raindrops @ the Junction."
PHOTOS: Brooklyn Public Library Hosts 'Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Hip-Hop'

PHOTOS: Brooklyn Public Library Hosts 'Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Hip-Hop'

BPL attracted more than 4,000 New Yorkers to a hip-hop anniversary event featuring Grammy-nominated emcee Rapsody, appearances from Dapper Dan and several Roc Nation artists.
Ambassador of Barbados Pays a Special Visit to Brooklyn High Schoolers

Ambassador of Barbados Pays a Special Visit to Brooklyn High Schoolers

Local students from Global Kids met with Ambassador François Jackman to learn about Barbados and his current position as the permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations.
Kingsborough Community College to Receive $100,000 in Funding

Kingsborough Community College to Receive $100,000 in Funding

Funding will assist expansion of the Education Design Lab, benefit CUNY community colleges
Legendary R&B Singer Ashanti Reads her New Book ‘My Name is a Story’ to Students in Crown Heights

Legendary R&B Singer Ashanti Reads her New Book ‘My Name is a Story’ to Students in Crown Heights

Grammy winner Ashanti stopped by the Brooklyn Children’s Museum to read her new book to local kids on Wednesday as part of the City's new literacy program.
Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Reopening of East Flatbush Library

Brooklyn Public Library Celebrates Reopening of East Flatbush Library

The library now boasts a larger main floor space for patrons, as well as an updated façade, with floor-to-ceiling windows and multiple skylights.
BK Urban Farmer Sows Seeds of Independence for Deaf Children in Uganda

BK Urban Farmer Sows Seeds of Independence for Deaf Children in Uganda

Brooklyn farmer and educator DeVonne Jackson Perez just got back from two weeks of teaching agriculture to students in Uganda. Here's what she learned.
Breaking Ground: Revolutionary Brownsville Housing Project is Paving the Way for Affordable Climate Friendly Living

Breaking Ground: Revolutionary Brownsville Housing Project is Paving the Way for Affordable Climate Friendly Living

The new development will create 216 permanently affordable housing units at 326 Rockaway Avenue.
Middle Schoolers Take to the Streets of Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy to Protest Gun Violence

Middle Schoolers Take to the Streets of Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy to Protest Gun Violence

The walkout is a culmination of a 2 1/2-month learning expedition in which gun violence is studied across a variety of disciplines, including English, social studies and science.