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Bedford-Stuyvesant

March 14, 2013

New Youth Exhibit Celebrates the Women of Bedford-Stuyvesant

A new art project sponsored by DIVAS for Social Justice celebrates important women in Bed-Stuy history.

Fort Greene

December 09, 2012

Resources Tight at Nonprofit Helping Struggling Moms and Newborns

Rising poverty has the Brooklyn organization, Little Essentials, holding a party fundraiser on Dec. 10.

Fort Greene

November 13, 2012

Last Hurricane Sandy Evacuees Leave Brooklyn Tech High School Shelter

Brooklyn Technical High School housed hundreds of elderly and ill evacuees.

Fort Greene

October 16, 2012

Biketrain Offers a New Spin on Commuting by Bike

Cyclists, both new and experienced, meet and form a train of bikes that roll through the city to work.

Fort Greene

September 14, 2012

Family Members of Man Killed in Fort Greene Building Collapse Located

The search for the family members of Winston Gillett, 67, is over.

Fort Greene

September 11, 2012

Workers Prep for Inspection at Site of Fatal Fort Greene Building Collapse

Workers removed debris at a Fort Greene building collapse that left one man dead and two injured. 

Prospect Heights

May 07, 2012

No Indoor Bike Parking for Barclays Center Opening

Under original plans, developers intended to provide at least 400 indoor bike spaces.

Fort Greene

May 03, 2012

Forget Cheerleaders, Meet the 'Jeerleaders' of Gotham Girls Roller Derby

It's heavy metal and military boots for the "jeerleaders" of Gotham Girls Roller Derby.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

April 13, 2012

'Snackman' Mobbed with Date Requests After Taking Bite Out of Crime

Charles "Snackman" Sonder said he gets enough ladies without his alter ego's help.

Fort Greene & Downtown

April 02, 2012

Person Struck by G Train at Fulton Street Station

A person was hit by a G train at Fulton Street station in Brooklyn Monday morning.

Fort Greene, Downtown & Brooklyn Heights

March 21, 2012

21-Year-Old Shot to Death in Fort Greene

An 21-year-old man was shot to death at a housing complex in Fort Greene Tuesday night, police said.

Manhattan

February 28, 2012

Law Proposed to Increase Safety After Shopping Cart Tossing Incidents

A city councilman has proposed legislation to create barriers on mall garages and pedestrian bridges.

South Bronx

February 10, 2012

Panel Votes to Close Six Bronx Schools, Despite Protests

The city education panel approved DOE plans to phase out five Bronx high schools and to shrink another.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

February 10, 2012

City's Education Panel Votes to Close Washington Irving

The century-old Washington Irving High School was among 23 schools the panel has now voted to close.

Fort Greene, Downtown & Brooklyn Heights

January 27, 2012

Brooklyn Navy Yard Will Get Supermarket on Derelict Admiral's Row Site

Brooklyn Navy Yard will be getting a supermarket as part of a large development plan.