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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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Councilman Rodriquez Endows Hart Island “Potter’s Field” With Heart

CM Ydanis Rodriquez’s Statement: “On December 2019, I was proud to join Mayor de...

Stuyvesant Heights Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Historic Landmarking

By Bryant McInnisOn Saturday, September 18, 2021, the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District celebrated its...

While A Nation Struggles… In the Community There is Hope

Bed Stuy Gateway BID recently traveled where no other BID has gone and invited...

BP Adams: Rental Assistance Available

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is up and running to provide support for...

City Planning Commission Rejects 960 Franklin Avenue Rezoning Application

By Alicia Boyd, MTOPPToday, the Crown Height/Flatbush Community has made history. For the first...

National Grid Employees Give Back

More than 1,000 National Grid employees gave back to their local communities on Monday,...

NYC Revises Testing, Quarantine Protocols for Public Schools

by Jessica Gould, WNYCMayor de Blasio has announced some revised testing and quarantine protocols for...

Brooklyn Lions Purchase Ambulance for Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps

by Jamie Weber July 8, 2021Desperate need. That’s one way to describe the situation...

United on the March and on the Move

Caribbean pride was on full display when the Lions Clubs of District 20-K1 --...

“America needs more Dorothy Olivers”: MSNBC Transcript of Interview

LAWRENCE O'DONNELL of MSNBC’s “The Last Word”: The vaccination rate among adults in Panola,...

Sen. Brian Benjamin, a Proud Son of Harlem, to Become New York Lt. Governor

Jon Campbell, NYS Teamdemocratandchronicle.comBrian Benjamin was born in the famed Manhattan neighborhood in 1976, to...

Hochul Signs Order for Legislative Special Session to Extend Eviction Moratorium

Steve BittenbenderThe Center Square contributorWashington ExaminerWith the state’s moratorium on evictions ending at midnight...

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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....