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The holiday season kicked off with a bang as 200 supporters of the agency gathered for a dinner at the New York Marriot at the Brooklyn Bridge with the theme “Celebration of Hope, Thanks and Giving.” The dinner, which took place on Nov. … Full Article

A woman who either fell or jumped into the ultra-polluted Gowanus Canal was saved by rescue crews from a Police Department boat on Tuesday night, according to Carroll Gardens Patch. … Full Article

As Jimmy McMillan likes to say, "the rent is too damn high." That mantra certainly applies to Brooklyn. … Full Article

It was the unkindest cut of all. … Full Article

The Brooklyn district attorney's office says 41 members of a violent gang have been indicted. A video shows one of the gang members brazenly walking down a street with a shotgun in his hand. … Full Article

In celebration of the triumphant return of major professional sports to Brooklyn,  Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets held a ceremony today to commemorate the new home of an Ebbets Field flagpole that stands outside of Barclays Center.    … Full Article

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is standing by his wife Chirlane McCray as they speak out in TV interviews about the article McCray penned for Essence magazine in the 1970s entitled, “I Am a Lesbian.”  … Full Article

The City Point project in Downtown Brooklyn is facing opposition from labor unions and officials who charge that the developers are hiring non-union contractors who pay their workers unfair wages and benefits,  … Full Article

A Hasidic rabbi who has campaigned against the sexual abuse of children in his community was attacked in Williamsburg on Tuesday afternoon, reportedly by a man who threw bleach in his face. … Full Article

Cell phones, iPads and other similar electronic instruments have become commonplace in today’s society. They provide us with an ease and speed of communication and sharing never experienced before. … Full Article