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Daily Archives: April 16, 2014

Posted inBrook-Lens, Features

Brook-Lens: Spike Lee Joins Brand Jordan Developers at Polytechnic H.S. for Discussion on ‘Success’

by Brooklyn Reader April 16, 2014January 28, 2021

On Wednesday April 16, at City Polytechnic High School in downtown Brooklyn, Urban Youth (UY), a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving the futures for at-risk youth, brought their nationally acclaimed What […]

no jokes
Posted inUncategorized

Americans are not Funny

by Yako and Krystal April 16, 2014January 28, 2021
Posted inFort Greene / Clinton Hill, Neighborhoods

Clinton Hill: This Week in Cheap Rentals

by Brooklyn Reader April 16, 2014January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

City Shuts Down Muslim Secret Surveillance Program

by Brooklyn Reader April 16, 2014January 28, 2021
Posted inBusiness & Innovation

Mayor de Blasio Signs New Law Protecting Unpaid Interns

by Brooklyn Reader April 16, 2014January 28, 2021

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