Hate crimes mount in city amid Middle East unrest
By INEZ SHARABY It was a breezy fall night in September when 20-year-old Lorraine Dana was walking to her older sister’s house, ready to enjoy …[read more]
Brooklyn
Sergei Nabatov: Teaching the Ballroom Dance Moves
By KACIAH BAILEY The theme song “Moving On Up” from the Jefferson’s blares through the speakers and resonates throughout the dance studio in the Brooklyn …[read more]
Is cricket taking Brooklyn and Queens?
By LOVASHNI KHALIKAPRASAD Cricket, which was first played in New York City in 1844, has now become a growing sport here. As immigrants from the …[read more]
On one block in Brownsville, 3 churches offer refuge
By TIFFANY THOMAS Pushing a shopping cart filled with loads of laundry below the No. 3 elevated train tracks in Brooklyn’s Brownsville section, Anastacia Stanley …[read more]
Shakespeare & Co. Closes The Door In Brooklyn
Empty bookshelves line the walls at Shakespeare & Co.’s store on Hillel Place and Campus Road. The long-time bookseller found it’s impossible to compete with …[read more]
Softball Broadcast Team At Brooklyn College Hits Snags
The new softball broadcast team at Brooklyn College, organized by Carlos Montanez, hit snags when it went on the air this spring. But volunteers struggled …[read more]
Change Comes To Franklin Avenue
Change comes to Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. It’s not all good. Some think the Crown Heights neighborhood is getting too pricey for long-time African American …[read more]
What’s an Egg Cream?
Egg creams were once a popular drink in New York’s Jewish immigrant communities in candy store soda fountains. But what’s an egg cream? Steve Loffredo …[read more]
Brooklyn Small Business Success
A Brooklyn mom can’t find skin care products for her children and launches her own product line. She also studies business and becomes an entrepreneur. …[read more]
From Brooklyn, fighting slavery in Africa
By FRITZMYRE CHERUBIN The tall African intellectual walked around the Brooklyn radio studio with his chest upright and his head held high as if he’d …[read more]