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Overshadowed by the relentless movement of the Fulton Mall District, a small street tries to survive in the memory of Brooklynites by keeping the history of the anti-slavery movement and its leaders who led hundreds of slaves to freedom using their houses on the block. … Full Article

NYC Department of Transportation Deputy Commissioner and Chief Bridge Officer Robert Collyer was the featured speaker at the Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) Annual Meeting Wednesday night at St. Francis College. … Full Article

The #MeToo movement has come to City Hall. Two City Council committees held a join hearing Wednesday to learn the scope of the sexual harassment problem in the workplace and to highlight the need for legislation to combat the crime in both the government and private employment sectors. … Full Article

Dozens of Brooklynites gathered Tuesday at The Bushwick Starr, a community arts center in Bushwick, for a panel discussion with several influential nightlife professionals. The gathering, dubbed "Because The Night," focused on Brooklyn as a cultural breeding ground. … Full Article

An Irish immigrant who donated the land where St. Patrick's Cathedral stands is buried at a church — but not the world-famous one on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. … Full Article

Winston Churchill's mother was born in Cobble Hill. Did you know that? And reportedly James Bond, AKA actor Daniel Craig, bought a rowhouse in Cobble Hill last year. … Full Article

“The 2016 presidential election felt, in some ways, like a referendum on the value of women (and people of color and immigrants and refugees and Muslims … the list goes on), one that we had lost. On the evening of Nov. … Full Article

A Brooklyn Law School professor was appointed to the Israeli Supreme Court by the country's Judicial Appointments Committee, the school announced last week. … Full Article

Seven Brooklyn teenagers are making the trip of a lifetime as part of a jazz orchestra jetting to London to perform in concert. … Full Article

Most Black History Month events that take place in the courts throughout Brooklyn include distinguished speakers, veterans and history lessons, but Friday’s event in the Kings County Civil Court featured kids as a way to show that black excellence isn’t just about what has happened in the past, b … Full Article