Why has it taken the City University of New York (CUNY) so long to act before the present Pollard administration at Medgar Evers College endangered its once stellar accreditation status? According to the Warning status issued by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) on November 15, 2012, the jeopardy status of Medgar’s accreditation […]readmore

In a move that was not unexpected given its severe financial situation, Interfaith Medical Center has followed the path well-worn by other hospitals in New York and filed for bankruptcy, threatening to leave Bedford-Stuyvesant without a full-service medical facility. The hope is that this action will give them time to restructure their financial obligations and […]readmore

In an often emotional and defiant meeting, several hundred past alumni, students, teachers, administrators, parents and activists packed the Boys & Girls High School auditorium on Tuesday vowing that the city will never shut the school. The meeting came after the city’s Department of Education (DOE) recently gave the school a failing grade for the […]readmore

  If the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District were a corporation, it would be one of the greatest examples of diversity and multiculturalism. Walking along the Fulton Avenue strip, passing rows of assorted businesses, from Classon Avenue east to Troy Avenue, an observant visitor can witness different cultural rituals, see varieties of dress – in […]readmore

Bedford-Stuyvesant’s growing small business network has it all – from fine wines to relaxing messages; from stellar outfits and costume jewelry to fine art and framing;and from delicious healthy food to mouth-watering pastries. And with this kind of variety there’s little reason for local residents to shop anywhere else for the holidays.   That’s the […]readmore

Tamecca Tillard, the recently-named managing director of the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant (CIBS), sat behind her desk in the community-based organization’s small two-person office in Restoration Plaza and thought for a few seconds of what it means to improve Bed-Stuy – a complex community with deep middleclass African-American roots, residents on fixed incomes, […]readmore

With an array of politicians jockeying for the many open positions in next year’s borough and citywide elections, state Sen. Eric Adams has emerged as the clear front-runner to become the next Brooklyn Borough President. A 22-year veteran of the police department and co-founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, Adams represents the […]readmore

The Brooklyn Nets finally made their team debut this past Saturday. The first scheduled game was suppose to be between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks, but had to be postponed due to Hurricane Sandy, the next game on the schedule was against the Toronto Raptors. I had the pleasure of being there […]readmore