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Exclusive: Jeru The Damaja talks about his bond with Afu-Ra and sixth album, as he picks five Hip Hop albums released between 1987 and 1992, including the one that introduced his voice to the masses.

For the second straight year, Brooklynites are up in arms about the condition of Prospect Park following the food festival.

Hotel BPM offers four-star luxury and a DJ mixing tunes in the lobby. Don't worry the rooms are soundproof.

Cops busted a pair of alleged Brooklyn drug dealers today, scoring three guns along with a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said.

The NYC Community EMS Volunteer Ambulance Corp. picked a heck of a time to get rolling.

The weekend is back in action here in Brooklyn and I've got a handful of events sure to satisfy your needs for the long weekend.

Delicate Steve was among the performers scheduled to play GoogaMooga on Sunday that didn't end up happening on account of rain.

Kevin Santos sits by his lawyer in court in Brooklyn during a hearing prior to going to trial in the murder of police officer Peter Figoski of West Babylon in 2011.

Just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of Utica & Church avenues in east Flatbush Brooklyn, a female TLC officer parked a blue Chrysler sideways before a red minivan plowed into the car injuring four.

It's bad enough that we have to put up with eyesores like The Edge and the impending Greenpoint Landing , but this is disgraceful : The city has broken its promise to bring affordable housing to Greenpoint and Williamsburg and is letting developers run roughshod over the neighborhoods, pushing out the working class in the process, claimed more than ... (more)

Weather be damned - Brooklyn is ready for the unofficial start of summer this weekend with the beginning of its annual outdoor film screenings.

Cicada craze: Might "swarmaggedon" - the oft-reported cicada orgy coming to the northeast for the first time in 17 years miss Brooklyn entirely? The mighty "swarmaggedon" - the oft-reported cicada orgy coming to the northeast for the first time in 17 years - could miss your neighborhood in Brooklyn entirely if the majority of the ground you walk on ... (more)

Not content to bring bacon soup only to the people of Williamsburg , Shane McGarvey has rented a commercial kitchen in Bedford-Stuyvesant and partnered with an online food seller to bring hid delectable soups to the rest of the borough.

On May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and New York Gov.

The disruptions will particularly affect Williamsburg and Bushwick, as the L train will not run between Brooklyn and Manhattan all weekend, the MTA said.

Every season, players leave college for the NFL ranks, and every season another crop of young players rises up to take their place.

Price: $9 - $18 for generous personal pies. As a Brooklynite myself, I'll admit to a tinge of favoritism when I declare that there's no better borough for pizza.

By Mary Alice Miller Brooklyn district attorney Charles Hynes began his tenure in elected office after he was named special prosecutor in the 1987 Howard Beach case.

The Brooklyn Baby Expo is heading back to the borough for its second year of talks, raffles, gift bags and mini-workshops with authors, experts and even local Brooklyn moms discussing practical tips for new and expecting parents.

Jitu K.Weusi, formerly known as, Leslie R. Campbell, a longtime educator and activist made his transition on May 22, 2013.