K2, a controversial synthetic marijuana mostly sold at urban convenience stores, was responsible for the hospitalization of 33 residents in Brooklyn, N.Y. this week. The Bedford-Stuyvesant section of the borough is an apparent hotbed for K2 activity, and authorities are scrambling to get answers for the growing epidemic.
A Brooklyn musician is recovering from injuries he suffered last week after an unknown assailant attacked him with a hammer. Dru Barnes, who is awaiting multiple surgeries in a New York hospital, lost use of his left eye after the attack.
An innovative art program in New York takes an especially interesting path in introducing artists in underserved communities. The Laundromat Project, a nonprofit founded by Risë Wilson in 1999, uses laundromat spaces to showcase art and builds community ties. This week, the program announced it will be introducing three artists-in-residence in Bed-Stuy, Harlem, and Hunts […]
