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Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup. I am a native of Barbados grew up until high school and then came to Brooklyn from the late Eighties up until now. I’ve weaved myself into the culture of...

Resident felt treated as an “Angry Black Lady” after confrontation at Bed Stuy Gym

By Nayaba Arinde Editor-at-Large All MTA worker Tanya Ridley wanted to do was exercise quietly at PureGym, her local Bed Stuy gym. It was part of her fitness and self-care regime. But then came a senior white member, who she said propositioned her. She told Our Time...

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Dear Editor:I am a victim of property deed theft. I have a horror story...

Illegal Smoke Shops Proliferating like Nail Parlors: NYC and NY State Cracking Down

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CB3 District Manager Henry Butler Announces Resignation after 10 years

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Culture, Community,and Struggle

On July 1, 2023, from 10 AM-4 PM, the New York Chapter Of the...

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on the indictment of Daniel Penny in Death of Jordan Neely

"This indictment is an important step and shows this case is being treated with the...

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns

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Cultural Roots and Champions Celebrated

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Getting Reparations Right: Lineage Based

By Rev. Phyllis I CoachmanStanding outside at the press conference, in front of the...

Leaders and Legacies Are Homegrown…

by Bernice Elizabeth GreenLucia Bradford is a local music teacher, who also is a...

Central Brooklyn Gets Behavioral/Mental Health Services

May is Mental Health Month, and for Dr. Jason Hershberger, Chair of Psychiatry for...

Weary Migrants Stay in Elementary School Gyms as Angry Parents Protest Outside

By Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY.NYC “This story was originally published on May 16, 2023,...

Migrant Crisis: Reynoso Proposes Solutions

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Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup....