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Daily Archives: January 9, 2014

(l to r) Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams with CB2 board members Lenue Singletary, Theresa Ward and Shirley A. McRae, and City Councilmember Stephen Levin
Posted inFort Greene / Clinton Hill, Neighborhoods

Community Board 2 Meets

by Brooklyn Reader January 9, 2014January 28, 2021

Following a brief winter break, Community Board 2, covering the neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Brooklyn Heights, returned Wednesday night for its first monthly meeting of 2014 at […]

Are you breaking the law by breastfeeding in public?
Posted inLocal Voices

Blogger’s Corner: Are You Breaking the Law by Breastfeeding in Public?

by Brooklyn Reader January 9, 2014January 28, 2021
Real estate in Brooklyn
Posted inFeatures

Price Tag on Brooklyn’s Housing Stock Hits 11-Year High

by Brooklyn Reader January 9, 2014January 28, 2021
Design alchemist and milliner Heidi Lee will lead a workshop entitled, MAKE: Hats with Heidi Lee, on Thursday, January 16, 7:00pm, at the Brooklyn Museum.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Neighborhoods

Design Alchemist Heidi Lee Leads a Hat Workshop at The Brooklyn Museum

by Brooklyn Reader January 9, 2014January 28, 2021
Edward Albee's "The Death of Bessie Smith" opens today, January 9 and will run through January 19, at Interfaith Medical Center
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Neighborhoods

The Death of Bessie Smith: Interfaith Hospital to Host Play About the State of Health Care, Poverty and the Fight to Survive

by Brooklyn Reader January 9, 2014January 28, 2021
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
Posted inUncategorized

In State of the State Address, Cuomo Calls for Bonuses for Teachers, Women’s Equality and Medical Marijuana

by Brooklyn Reader January 9, 2014January 28, 2021

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