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Home » Archives for January 2017

Monthly Archives: January 2017

Posted inBrownsville, East New York, Featured News, Local Voices

Why Zarah’s Not a Killer: A Perspective From Her Middle School Teacher

by Brooklyn Reader January 31, 2017January 28, 2021

Everyone failed Zarah Coombs and her late 4-year-old son, Zamair: The oppressive dominant culture that she and her son did not belong to; the educational system that acknowledged her intelligence, […]

Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

Airbnb vs. New York City: When The City and Home Sharing Can’t See Eye to Eye

by Isabel Guerriera January 31, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Could Mom’s Pre-Pregnancy Blood Pressure Predict Baby’s Gender?

by Brooklyn Reader January 31, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBrownsville, East New York, Featured News, Local Voices

New Clinic in Brownsville Opens to Assist Those Suffering in Silence from Mental Illness

by Rafael Galarza January 30, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Search Results 9 Reasons Why I Refuse To Be Ashamed Of My Postpartum Depression

by Brooklyn Reader January 30, 2017January 28, 2021
Eating, dining, Table etiquette
Posted inFeatured News, Local Voices

Dining Etiquette: Elbows Off the Table!

by Brooklyn Reader January 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Business & Innovation, Featured News

B-Coop Holds Free Tax Prep Help for Local Small Businesses and Freelancers

by Brooklyn Reader January 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

We Shall Not Be Moved

by Jesse Hamilton January 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights

Your Exclusive Anti- ‘Alternative Facts’ Weekend

by Richards Burroughs January 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

How Many College-aged Women Get Pregnant Every Year? Numbers Are Down

by Brooklyn Reader January 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News, Flatbush

Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Vows to Keep Brooklyn a ‘Sanctuary City’ for Immigrants, at Swearing-in Ceremony

by Phyllis Huang January 26, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

BPs Adams, Diaz Launch Education Task Force for Gifted & Talented Children of Brooklyn, Bronx

by Brooklyn Reader January 25, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights

Following Kalief Browder Tragedy, Sen. Hamilton Pushes for Age Increase in Criminal Responsibility

by Brooklyn Reader January 25, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Rep. Jeffries to Deliver Major Speech in Brooklyn on Trump Presidency

by Brooklyn Reader January 25, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Meet the kitchen table ‘momtrepreneurs’ who used their own breastfeeding woes to corner the ‘lactation’ foods market

by Brooklyn Reader January 25, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

CM Cumbo Legislation Expands Scope, Increases Funding for Public Art

by Brooklyn Reader January 24, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

10 Steps to Help Prevent SIDS

by Brooklyn Reader January 24, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights

City’s Health Department Works on Rx to ‘Cure Violence’

by Shiloh Frederick January 23, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

PREGNANT WOMEN WHO FAIL TO TAKE MULTIVITAMINS CAN SET BACK THEIR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT BY A YEAR

by Brooklyn Reader January 23, 2017January 28, 2021
Carl Utz in Fort Greene
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Business & Innovation, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights

Airbnb Vs. NYC: Brooklyn Residents Weigh In

by Isabel Guerriera January 20, 2017January 28, 2021

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