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Local Teens Accuse Police of Mistreatment

On September 27, 2007, after a basketball game, nine young African-Americans were arrested in Bensonhurst, and they claim they were racially mistreated. They were accused of unlawful assembly. But the teens feel they were unjustly denied of their rights.

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A Waste of Tax-Payers Money, Or Not?

If you are going to check out a book or do some research at the Brooklyn Public Library you’ll notice that the building is undergoing some major changes. There has been an expansion at the Brooklyn Public Library located on Grand Army Plaza.

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Disney World

In life, every person either has, had, or wished for a place they believe anything can happen, and come true. When little kids are young, they all have secret, magical places that they believe are real. In my own life, I know that I have believed in magical places before, and still do. The one [...]

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Residents Turn Over Guns at NYPD’s Buyback

EAST FLATBUSH – On November 12, local residents turned in guns at the NYPD’s Gun Buyback Initiative in Central Brooklyn. [...]

Hundreds Pack Times Square for Mario 3D Launch

Video game fans brave the cold to join event promoting release of Super Mario 3D Land

Pet Hospital Opens With Hot Dog Contest

Brooklyn’s newest pet hospital opens with dog contest and visit from hot dog eating champ

How Will the Barclay’s Center Affect its Brooklyn Neighborhood

Sometimes when Anne and Adam are walking past the construction at Barclay Center Arena in central Brooklyn, they see rats [...]

Brooklyn Turns Containers Into Shops

Dekalb Market converted unused shipping containers into a small village of eateries, craft shops, and performance spaces

NBA Lockout’s Effect on Store Sales

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN – Stores around Madison Square Garden usually experience a boom in business during the NBA season. But due [...]