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Best of Brooklyn: Group helps black veterans
Best of Brooklyn: Group helps black veterans
A Brooklyn non-profit is helping to provide services for black veterans.
A Brooklyn non-profit is helping to provide services for black veterans.
Best of Brooklyn: Toy soldier artist
Best of Brooklyn: Toy soldier artist
A miniature army is taking up battle positions and duking it out under post boxes and murals all over Brooklyn.
A miniature army is taking up battle positions and duking it out under post boxes and murals all over Brooklyn.
Best of Brooklyn: Man opens New York Jukebox shop
Best of Brooklyn: Man opens New York Jukebox shop
A Brooklyn man has opened a jukebox shop in the borough.
A Brooklyn man has opened a jukebox shop in the borough.
Best of Brooklyn: Brooklyn man creates sneaker protector
Best of Brooklyn: Brooklyn man creates sneaker protector
A Brooklyn man has created a solution for keeping your sneakers dry from wet weather.
A Brooklyn man has created a solution for keeping your sneakers dry from wet weather.
Best of Brooklyn: 12-year-old interns for style box retailer
Best of Brooklyn: 12-year-old interns for style box retailer
A 12-year-old Brooklyn boy has landed an internship at a style box company that depends on children just like him.
A 12-year-old Brooklyn boy has landed an internship at a style box company that depends on children just like him.
Red Hook intersection to get new traffic light
Red Hook intersection to get new traffic light
Red Hook is getting a new traffic light -- a safety precaution that some residents say has been years in the making.
Red Hook is getting a new traffic light -- a safety precaution that some residents say has been years in the making.
Red Hook is getting a new traffic light -- a safety precaution that some residents say has been years in the making.
VR distracted driving simulator comes to BK
VR distracted driving simulator comes to BK
A virtual reality distracted driving simulator recently made its way to Brooklyn.
A virtual reality distracted driving simulator recently made its way to Brooklyn.
Best of Brooklyn: Fashion designer competes in toilet paper contest
Best of Brooklyn: Fashion designer competes in toilet paper contest
A Brooklyn fashion designer is taking on a toilet paper wedding dress contest for the third time in hopes of winning $10,000 and a vacation.
A Brooklyn fashion designer is taking on a toilet paper wedding dress contest for the third time in hopes of winning $10,000 and a vacation.
Best of Brooklyn: NICU baby becomes NICU nurse
Best of Brooklyn: NICU baby becomes NICU nurse
A Brooklyn nurse is saving premature babies in the very same hospital where she was born, alongside the nurses who saved her own life.
A Brooklyn nurse is saving premature babies in the very same hospital where she was born, alongside the nurses who saved her own life.
A Brooklyn nurse is saving premature babies in the very same hospital where she was born, alongside the nurses who saved her own life.
Best of Brooklyn: Barber creates space for LGBT clients
Best of Brooklyn: Barber creates space for LGBT clients
A barber in Brooklyn has created a safe place for the LGBT community to come get a haircut.
A barber in Brooklyn has created a safe place for the LGBT community to come get a haircut.
Best of Brooklyn: College grad accepted to 11 med schools
Best of Brooklyn: College grad accepted to 11 med schools
Brooklyn College graduate Chelsea Batista got into 11 medical schools after recently receiving her bachelor's degree in biology with a minor in neuroscience.
Brooklyn College graduate Chelsea Batista got into 11 medical schools after recently receiving her bachelor's degree in biology with a minor in neuroscience.
Brooklyn resident among Pride Parade grand marshals
Brooklyn resident among Pride Parade grand marshals
One of the four grand marshals welcoming tens of thousands of attendees to this weekend's New York City Pride Parade is Brooklyn's own Krishna Stone.
One of the four grand marshals welcoming tens of thousands of attendees to this weekend's New York City Pride Parade is Brooklyn's own Krishna Stone.
Best of Brooklyn: NYPD vet is advocate for hearing-impaired
Best of Brooklyn: NYPD vet is advocate for hearing-impaired
A 20-year veteran of the NYPD is being honored as a role model and advocate for the hearing-impaired community.
A 20-year veteran of the NYPD is being honored as a role model and advocate for the hearing-impaired community.
Best of Brooklyn: Sesame Flyers
Best of Brooklyn: Sesame Flyers
A local nonprofit group in Brooklyn has been providing a safe place for kids for decades.
A local nonprofit group in Brooklyn has been providing a safe place for kids for decades.
Brooklyn woman builds worldwide following with head wrap company
Brooklyn woman builds worldwide following with head wrap company
Nnenna Stella has been making head wraps out of her Brooklyn kitchen for three years, and has turned her passion into a company called "The Wrap Life."
Nnenna Stella has been making head wraps out of her Brooklyn kitchen for three years, and has turned her passion into a company called "The Wrap Life."
Best of Brooklyn: Students win app-making award
Best of Brooklyn: Students win app-making award
Students from the Secondary School of Journalism in Park Slope have won Samsung's national Solve for Tomorrow competition with an app that pairs needy students with free lunch.
Students from the Secondary School of Journalism in Park Slope have won Samsung's national Solve for Tomorrow competition with an app that pairs needy students with free lunch.
Students from the Secondary School of Journalism in Park Slope have won Samsung's national Solve for Tomorrow competition with an app that pairs needy students with free lunch.
Best of Brooklyn: NYPD officer serves medical mission
Best of Brooklyn: NYPD officer serves medical mission
An NYPD officer from Crown Heights volunteered for a medical mission to help children in Peru.
An NYPD officer from Crown Heights volunteered for a medical mission to help children in Peru.
Best of Brooklyn: Park Slope artist Gabriel Rivera marks Cinco de Mayo
Best of Brooklyn: Park Slope artist marks Cinco de Mayo
Gabriel Rivera's vibrant artwork depicts a range of subjects from skulls and skeletons to roosters.
Gabriel Rivera's vibrant artwork depicts a range of subjects from skulls and skeletons to roosters.
Gabriel Rivera's vibrant artwork depicts a range of subjects from skulls and skeletons to roosters.
Best of Brooklyn: Hearing-impaired student performs in play
Best of Brooklyn: Hearing-impaired student performs in play
Senior Samuel Langshteyn received a cochlear implant when he was 2 years old and also uses interpreters.
Senior Samuel Langshteyn received a cochlear implant when he was 2 years old and also uses interpreters.
Senior Samuel Langshteyn received a cochlear implant when he was 2 years old and also uses interpreters.
Best of Brooklyn: Man celebrates milestone run
Best of Brooklyn: Man celebrates milestone run
Remi Chain, 56, participated in his 100th run as part of the New York Road Runners program.
A Brooklyn man marked a major milestone Tuesday in his journey through every park in New York.
A Brooklyn man marked a major milestone Tuesday in his journey through every park in New York.
Best of Brooklyn: Gravesend students help sick children
Best of Brooklyn: Gravesend students help sick children
Students at P.S. 721 in Gravesend are working with the nonprofit organization Project Sunshine to help bring hope to children who are sick.
Students at P.S. 721 in Gravesend are working with the nonprofit organization Project Sunshine to help bring hope to children who are sick.
Students at P.S. 721 in Gravesend are working with the nonprofit organization Project Sunshine to help bring hope to children who are sick.
Best of Brooklyn: Artist sheds light on life in Trinidad
Best of Brooklyn: Artist sheds light on life in Trinidad
A young artist from Trinidad has made Brooklyn her new home, but says she wants to shed some light on the island life.
A young artist from Trinidad has made Brooklyn her new home, but says she wants to shed some light on the island life.
Best of Brooklyn: Canarsie teen accepted to 7 Ivy League schools
Best of Brooklyn: Canarsie teen accepted to 7 Ivy League schools
Nina Uzoigwe has been accepted to seven Ivy League schools.
Nina Uzoigwe has been accepted to seven Ivy League schools.
Best of Brooklyn: Miss Brooklyn's Outstanding Teen
Best of Brooklyn: Miss Brooklyn's Outstanding Teen
At only 13 years old, Asia Hickman already has a list of accomplishments.
At only 13 years old, Asia Hickman already has a list of accomplishments.
Best of Brooklyn: New Kingston
Best of Brooklyn: New Kingston
The family group New Kingston is from Canarsie but has been all over the country with their music.
The family group New Kingston is from Canarsie but has been all over the country with their music.
Best of Brooklyn Food and Beer Festival hits Sunset Park
Best of Brooklyn Food and Beer Festival hits Sunset Park
The Best of Brooklyn Food and Beer Festival brought out the borough's favorite venders and breweries to Sunset Park.
The Best of Brooklyn Food and Beer Festival brought out the borough's favorite venders and breweries to Sunset Park.
Best of Brooklyn: Librarian Emily Heath
Best of Brooklyn: Librarian Emily Heath
A reading room at the Clinton Hill Public Library may be even more popular than one of the hottest shows on Broadway, according to parents who send their young children there.
A reading room at the Clinton Hill Public Library may be even more popular than one of the hottest shows on Broadway, according to parents who send their young children there.
Best of Brooklyn: EMS program for veterans
Best of Brooklyn: EMS program for veterans
The Bensonhurst Volunteer Ambulance Service's Veterans Medical Training Program prepares veterans to becomes New York state-certified emergency medical technicians.
The Bensonhurst Volunteer Ambulance Service's Veterans Medical Training Program prepares veterans to becomes New York state-certified emergency medical technicians.
Best of Brooklyn: Teen chases down assault suspect
Best of Brooklyn: Teen chases down assault suspect
A Midwood teen who intervened during an apparent hate crime on the subway received honors from the community Thursday.
A Midwood teen who intervened during an apparent hate crime on the subway received honors from the community Thursday.
