About a hundred Crown Heights residents last week rejected a proposal to turn Crown Street into a quad for Medgar Evers College.
The forum, held at the Full Gospel Assembly Church, brought out a vocal crowd as well as local elected officials.
The plan that college...
On opening day, June 29th, scores of people were enjoying the waters at Kosciuszko pool. The 29th marks the first day of New York City public pools being open, and immediately huge crowds gathered at the pool located in central Brooklyn.
“It was fun but...
77th Precinct covering Crown Heights and Prospect Heights
Cell phone robbery
Last week, a 26-year-old woman was followed and robbed while walking home, cops said.
The incident occurred on the northeast corner of Rogers Avenue and Bergen Street. The victim said while she was walking home from...
Despite continued opposition from the local community, the city's Panel for Education Policy (PEP) last week green-lighted its plan to co-locate a charter school in the PS/IS 308 building.
Under the plan, the Teaching Firms of America Charter School will take over some of the...
Valedictorian Folashade Frazier, eyes on the prize: She stayed focus.
Hail, hail to the Boys and Girls High School Class of 2011 Valedictorian Folashade Frazier.
And while graduating from high school is that time in every teenager’s life when they make the transition from being a...
Besides celebrating our country’s independence during the July 4th weekend, the date also marks the 40th year of the International African Arts Festival.
The event is a four-day festival slated to start at 10 am Friday, July 1st at Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene....
Nestled in the basketball courts at P.S. 256 was a wooden ramp that had the NYC Parks and Recreation logo on it. What was it doing there? A group of young teens happened to be skateboarding by and used it as a skateboard ramp....
The ongoing battle centered around the city’s Department of Education’s (DOE) decision to co-locate charter schools into existing public schools reached a fever pitch last Tuesday at P.S. 308 on Quincy Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
At a packed DOE meeting in the school’s auditorium, local parents...
It’s morning at I.S. 318 on Walton Street in Williamsburg and James Black, Jr., 12, looked across the chessboard at his opponent, coach Elizabeth Vicray, and hit the timer with his right hand.
“Checkmate,” he said, smiling.
And so went another chess victory for Black, Jr.,...
The Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA Piranhas Swimming team continues to take a bite out of the competition from other teams around the state.
The squad, consisting of local kids from seven to 17, came in a strong second place at the recent sixth annual Elias Karmon Diversity...
Looking for a way to change your eating habits or gain a new healthier lifestyle? Well, look no further than the YMCA’s new program.
The Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA has a new program geared towards diabetes prevention. The program focuses on healthy eating habits and fitness as...
