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At 11 a.m. on a December morning, Nasrene Haj, 22, met an actor, a dancer and a poet in the lobby of the NU hotel in Downtown Brooklyn. She made introductions, got a key at the front desk, and escorted them to Room 410. … Full Article

As Detroit kept coming back, Joe Johnson figured the game could come down to a last shot. It did and he knew it was in as soon as it left his hands. … Full Article

Superstorm Sandy was not kind to the arts community. … Full Article

The place to be for holiday cheer this weekend, December 15 and 16, is the Holiday Marketplace at the Brooklyn Lyceum.  … Full Article

The Edge, the record-breaking luxury condominium located along the Williamsburg waterfront, has sold out. According to exclusive marketing and sales firm MNS, the development sold the last of its 565 homes earlier this month. … Full Article

"All the world passes through Brooklyn," Bernice L. McFadden tells the Brooklyn Eagle, "and that world has, more often than not, ended up in my books." Author of eight critically acclaimed novels, McFadden was born a … Full Article

The press conference to announce the  … Full Article

St. John’s Episcopal Church in Park Slope presents a holiday benefit concert on Saturday, December 15 at 7 PM. Members of the parish choir and their friends will raise funds for the relief of Hurricane Sandy survivors. A free will offering will be received at the performance. … Full Article

The Right Reverend Lawrence Provenzano, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, ordained three priests at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, two of whom currently serve parishes in the Archdeaconry of Brooklyn.  … Full Article

This weekend, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is hosting Project Safe Surrender,  an undertaking that allows Brooklynites an opportunity to resolve their outstanding summons warrants.  … Full Article