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Photos: Moshood Creations Celebrates 23rd Anniversary with Fashion Show

Photos: Moshood Creations Celebrates 23rd Anniversary with Fashion Show

On Sunday, Moshood celebrated his place as a mainstay in the neighborhood with his 23rd annual fashion show When you wear Moshood, you wear yourself.
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Real Talk: Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Gentrifiers... Crown Heights is Over!

Crown Heights, Brooklyn For all those "urban pioneers" seeking to stay ahead of the gentrification curb, if you want to know what the next "it" Brooklyn neighborhood will be, you might want to check out Sunset Park, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Kensing
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'She's Gotta Have It' Returns!... To a Very, Very Different Brooklyn

"She's Gotta Have It" Director Spike Lee and Actress Dewanda Wise give BK Reader the skinny on the reboot of the iconic 80s flick, launching as a series on Netflix Thanksgiving Day (l to r): Dewanda Wise, actress and Spike Lee, director of "She's Got
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City's Housing Programs Come Under Fire at Comptroller Town Hall

City's Housing Programs Come Under Fire at Comptroller Town Hall

Stringer came to talk about housing, education and economic opportunities; but it was HPD that dominated the town hall
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Flatbush Sees Most Fireworks-Related Noise Complaints, as NYC Skies Light Up Through the Night

Flatbush Sees Most Fireworks-Related Noise Complaints, as NYC Skies Light Up Through the Night

A boom in illegal rooftop fireworks displays has led to a boom in 311 noise complaints in all five boroughs
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Defending One Brooklyn Brownstone Is Just the Beginning

Defending One Brooklyn Brownstone Is Just the Beginning

"This is very lovely," Imani Henry said, stepping out of the gate at 1214 Dean Street in Brooklyn.
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As Their Neighborhoods Grew Whiter And Wealthier, These Businesses Found Themselves Targeted By Police

As Their Neighborhoods Grew Whiter And Wealthier, These Businesses Found Themselves Targeted By Police

It was a busy Friday night in the spring of 2018 at Friends and Lovers, a Crown Heights bar in Brooklyn that caters to a clientele that is largely Black, people of color, and LGBTQ, and the back patio was packed with people dancing when the police st
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$800K Grant Aims to Prevent Deed Theft, Scams in Brooklyn and Other Vulnerable Areas

The grant will go to getting information to those most often targeted by deed theft, including communities of color in Brooklyn.
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CBS Orders ‘East New York’ Police Drama Pilot from William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn

CBS Orders ‘East New York’ Police Drama Pilot from William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn

CBS has given a pilot order to “East New York,” a drama series written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn.
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City Council Candidate Ede Fox Gains Tenants PAC Endorsement

photo credit: edefox.com Ede Fox, Democratic candidate for Brooklyn's 35th District City Council seat, received the endorsement of the Tenants PAC , New York City's only tenants' activism group, earlier this week.
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