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How Far Is Brooklyn From Manhattan?

by Johannah Rodgers

Local

I’ve lived in Brooklyn for thirteen years, meaning I have at least five more to go until I can say I “grew up” here. And, while I’m still decades away from establishing the kind of family history many have in Brooklyn, I have been here long enough to see some pretty significant changes.

Eating on the Run: Foraging in New York's Parks

by Paula Crossfield

Local

When foraging with “the Wildman” Steve Brill, you don’t feel like you’ll get lost. Nor do you feel that you will drop dead from eating the plants and mushrooms he deems okay to eat. But you do feel a bit like you are hanging out with the host of a children’s program complete with safari hat and “Brillophone,” an “instrument” he makes using his mouth and hands.

Lawsuit Claims Discrimination At Court House

by Eleanor Bader

Local

When Yvette Woodard heard that 20 percent of the 321 units in the Court House apartments in downtown Brooklyn were going to be affordable to low-income tenants, she thought it sounded too good to be true, but she applied anyway.

From Nigeria to America, in Search of God

by John Soltes

Local

The priest was called by the hospital in the middle of the night. A patient was gravely ill. An anointment was needed.