Greg Jackson sat in the bleachers of the Brownsville Recreation Center on a Saturday in July, bouncing a grandson on one knee and squinting his eyes at the basketball game in progress before him. One [...]
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Thousands of the Afro-Caribbean people have made their home in Brooklyn, celebrating their heritage at a local church.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
An innovative youth court, focused on responsibility more than punishment, deals with Brownsville's rising caseload
Thursday, December 16, 2010
By Léa Khayata Tenants of 42-44 Christopher Ave in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and supporters demonstrated in front of their building – a “three-quarter house” – a transitional home to help past drug and alcohol addicts reintegrate [...]
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
By Miranda Neubauer Brooklyn’s clout in the new U.S. Congress will be greatly diminished come January. Despite easy victories in November, the borough’s three most powerful congressional representatives will be removed from leadership posts in [...]
Thursday, November 11, 2010
The Daily News has an exclusive report today on teenage gang members in Brownsville engaged in a deadly turf battle. The dispute has claimed two young lives. The Hood Starz, who claim Marcus Garvey Village, [...]
Thursday, November 11, 2010
By Brian Park In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville, public housing residents and their elected officials are voicing their concerns regarding pending legislation that could dramatically alter the funding and ownership structure of the nation’s [...]
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
by Brian Park Residents and public officials in Brownsville are voicing their concerns and displeasure in response to the transformation of a local landmark into the new site for a charter school. The new plans [...]
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
By Alex Gecan Laura Gravenhise was returning home from the grocery store Monday evening when her son was shot right in front of her. Hakeem Gravenhise, 16, of 2069 Union Street, was shot multiple times [...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
By Brian Park In a pharmacy in Brownsville, a young woman quietly peruses the aisles. She is looking for something, but does not want to draw attention to herself. She stops at the shelves lined [...]
Thursday, August 11, 2011
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