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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 – lots of them. The rats cross the streets or crawl around trash cans, in families, as many as 12 at a time. There are an “incredible amount of rats,” says Adam. The rats are [...]

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Football playing girl…seen as a threat ?

A high school sophomore athlete, Mina Johnson, plays for her schools Junior Varisty football team. She recently had taken the action of ‘purposely’ unattending one of the teams games. Johnson attends Southampton Academy in Virginia, and  has been a phenominal football playing athlete for her team. On thursday night, Johnson was getting ready to put in some hardwork against Lasker Northeast Academy of North Carolina [...]

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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 [...]