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Community Questions about… Herbert Von King Park Cultural Arts Center

Bernice Elizabeth Green April 25, 2015

By Bernice Elizabeth Green Last week, Our Time Press reported the closing of Von King Park Cultural Arts Center. In fact, as reported in local media, there were two closings. The first was the announcement that the center at 670 Lafayette Avenue, would close in the fall for needed repairs. That notice was followed by […]readmore

City’s Black Firefighters Press for FDNY Accountability

Stephen Witt August 4, 2011

A Fire Department official was grilled in federal court about hiring two white former cops involved in the infamous police shooting of Amadou Diallo. The shocking revelation was heard before Brooklyn Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis in a continuing case where the city’s black firefighters are arguing for a federal monitor to oversee FDNY reform. In […]readmore