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DevelopmentHealth

Four Affordable Housing RFP Winners Announced in $578 Mil Vital Brooklyn Development and Health Initiative

photo – image of an L+M Development Project in Brooklyn Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced four winning proposals that will...

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Housing

$1.2 Bil Affordable Housing Development in East New York Planned by Christian Cultural Center

According to an article in the Christian Post, pastor A.R. Bernard made the announcement at the 100 Cities Summit, in Washington DC....

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Features

VIDEO: NYPD Safety Presentation for Seniors Presented by Officers of 69th Precinct in Brooklyn

Watch and share the video below for safety tips for seniors. With the holiday season in full swing, this is a time of year that seniors are...

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Events

Checkout the December Central Brooklyn Jazz Events Schedule for the Holiday Season

Jazz in Brooklyn never stops, you just have to know where to look. The Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium updates their Central Brooklyn Jazz...

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Health

Weekly Health Tip: BeetRoot Can Lower High Blood Pressure and Prevent Heart Disease

New York City is a high pressure city, where people can sometimes neglect their health.  One of these health issues that can be a quiet...

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Education

NYC H.S. Football Players Invited To Prep School Showcase With 30 Prep Schools in Attendance

New York City high school football players (grades 9-12) are invited to the 2018 Prep School Football Showcase. This Winters’s school...

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EventsFeatures

Acclaimed Chef and TV Personality Carla Hall Coming To Brownsville To Prepare 5 Course Menu To Benefit the Melting Pot Foundation

Acclaimed chef, TV personality and cookbook author Carla Hall will be creating a special 5-course menu, prepared by her personally, for...

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Politics

Councilman Espinal Wants To Make It A Right To Disconnect from Your Employer During the Holidays and Off Hours

Message from Brooklyn Councilman, Rafael Espinal: All over the city, New Yorkers are getting ready to unwind over a long Thanksgiving...

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Education

How Amazon’s Arrival to New York City Could Impact Schools

BY CHRISTINA VEIGA, ALEX ZIMMERMAN, REEMA AMIN After months of speculation, Amazon announced Tuesday that it picked Long Island City for...

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EducationEvents

Sat Nov 17th 50th Anniversary Event in Honor Of Ocean-Hill Brownsville Teacher’s Strike of 1968

A Community’s Fight for Education Equity 50 Years Later — How Long Do We Wait? BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN – The Ocean...

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