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Ann Seymour

Ann is a freelance journalist based out of Bed Stuy. She currently attends the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

Dragons, Lions, Pigs and Fireworks Ring in the Lunar New Year in Sunset Park

SUNSET PARK – The air abounds with the noise of tiny firecrackers popping under foot as the crowd shuffles along. Glitter and confetti transform the pavement into a patchwork of pastel colors. Children and adults delight in equal measure over cans of silly string, chasing one another through the street. Drums

Brooklyn Navy Yard Sees Challenges And Success in Community Engagement

BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – Just northeast of downtown Brooklyn sits the Brooklyn Navy Yard [https://brooklynnavyyard.org], home to a museum, a whiskey distillery, carpenters, fashion designers, and fishmongers, situated not far from three NYCHA developments—Whitman, Farragut, and Ingersoll Houses. Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 92, 63 Flushing Avenue (Photo: Ann

Karaoke Contest Builds Engagement and Community for Brooklyn Seniors

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Performing in front of packed room at Brooklyn Borough Hall Thursday afternoon, ten seniors competed to be crowned winner of the inaugural BK Sings Karaoke – Platinum Edition [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/event/bk-sings-karaoke-platinum-edition-2/2018-09-20/] . The finalists were the winners of series of karaoke contests held at senior centers

The Light At The End Of The Tunnel That Never Goes Out

COBBLE HILL – Sometimes the most exciting places in New York are not found on its streets but right underneath them. Consider the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel in Brooklyn. Along with places like the 91st Street ghost station [https://untappedcities.com/2013/12/18/the-abandoned-91st-street-subway-station-on-the-1-line-in-nyc/] and the abandoned East 18th Street station