With a countdown and a ceremonial snip, the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center is officially open in Central Brooklyn. The $141 million project, led by Council Member Farah Louis in partnership with ...

“Our confrontation must be against women in the kitchen. Our confrontation must be against blacks at the back door and women at the bedroom door. Those bad, old days are dead.” Thus spoke U.S. Rep.

Rep. Shirley Chisholm of New York announced her candidacy for President. She is the first woman and first African American to seek the nomination of a major party for President of the United States.

BROOKLYN, NY — A long-awaited recreation center opened in East Flatbush, delivering a 74,000-square-foot public facility inside Nostrand Playground and marking the largest recreation center in ...