We thought the worst of climate change would not be felt until sometime in the future. And while that is still true, what is happening now around the world is bad enough and yet is only an omen of what is to come. And while storm waters are raging across the planet from Texas to […]Read More
RIP: NOVELLA NELSON Artist extraordinaire Novella Christine Nelson, 77, transitioned on August 31. A Brooklyn, New Yorker, she attended NYC public schools(K-12) and earned a degree at Brooklyn College in theater. A vocalist and a film and TV actress with a long filmography, Novella had memorable roles in Hollywood feature films like Denzel Washington’s […]Read More
In Brooklyn, Labor Day is synonymous with the West Indian Day Parade. More than 20% of our residents are of Caribbean descent, which means that if you live here, you have been influenced in some way by the culture. This year marked the 50th Anniversary of the parade, an enigma to many due to the […]Read More
By Margo McKenzie On September 12, in addition to voting for Mayor, Public Advocate, District Attorney and three referendums, voters in term-limited Darlene Mealy’s district (Brownsville, East Flatbush, Crown Heights) will also vote for City Council (District 41). Four candidates lead the nine-person race in funds raised. Who are they? What are their qualifications? How […]Read More
The First Show of the 2017-2018 Season (Brooklyn, NY – September 6, 2017) The Billie Holiday Theatre (The Billie) is launching its 46th season in the newly renovated theater with a production of The Old Settler, written by Brooklyn-born playwright John Henry Redwood and directed by Tony Award-nominee Michele Shay. The Old Settler will […]Read More
By Eddie Castro This Sunday for both the Jets and the Giants, the 2017-18 NFL season kicks off and both New York squads are looking to make some noise this year. Although the two local teams appeared to be heading in different directions, this year brings a lot of excitement to both crowds cheering for […]Read More
People In the Capital Region Cory Nelson’s Food Court in Troy, New York is something Brooklyn does not have and should. But Nelson tells us when he returned to his Sast, New York home after graduating at Howard University, the neighborhood had changed and there was no room for him, not his entrepreneurial dream. But […]Read More
A.G. Schneiderman Files Lawsuit to Protect Dreamers and Preserve DACA Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in filing suit to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) grantees. The lawsuit, which was filed this afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New […]Read More
