Immigrants
Source: Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn Public Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/] (BPL) announced this week that it will offer expanded multilingual programming and language access resources — including a family cultural program series and real-time Language Line interpretation services — in all 60 of its branches through a new partnership with Apple Bank
Alec Brook-Krasny
> Celebrating @NYPD68Pct [https://twitter.com/NYPD68Pct] Captain Festino’s birthday & @AlecBrookKrasny [https://twitter.com/AlecBrookKrasny] retirement from the State Assembly in #Brooklyn [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/zg5Eg9JWwH [http://t.co/zg5Eg9JWwH] — Nicole Malliotakis (@NMalliotakis) July 8, 2015 [https://twitter.com/NMalliotakis/status/
russian americans
Source: Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny’s OfficeLooks like we might have another special election on our hands. Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny, the first Soviet-born member of the state legislature, plans to resign from office this summer to accept a job in the private sector, which will likely spark a political scramble for
christopher tran
Officer Mammon honored at City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Treyger) Councilman Mark Treyger honored 60th Precinct Officer Albert Mammon at a City Hall ceremony Wednesday for saving [/local-cop-son-famous-singing-barber-saves-drowning-teen-florida-vacation/] a drowning teen while on vacation in Florida last month. During the ceremony, which included speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and members
2024 cropsey ave
Anyone who has grown up in Southwest Brooklyn has been to T & L Luncheonette (2024 Cropsey Avenue) in Bath Beach. The classic eatery has fed neighbors in Bensonhurst, Gravesend, and beyond for over 60 years. It is one of the few places in Brooklyn where you can still buy
movies
A number of local cultural organizations have teamed up to produce an evening of movies that show the “shared past and common future” of Turkish and Russian-Jewish cultures, two ethnic groups that have planted deep roots in our community. All the information is in the flier below.
colonoscopy
Source: Tomasz Sienicki via Wikimedia CommonsNew York medical advocates have been working to educate the public about colon cancer screenings. This includes getting a colonoscopy, the major evaluative screening procedure for corectal cancer. The rate of colon cancer screenings with colonoscopy among the various ethnic groups of New York is