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Home » Archives for June 2017

Monthly Archives: June 2017

BK Reader, SUNY New Palt, SUNY ESF, Joseph E. Mohbat, Verdery Knights, Joseph E. Mohbat Prize, Benjamin Banneker Academy, Clinton Hill, East Flatbush, Crown Heights, Casey Perez
Posted inCrown Heights, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Crown Heights Student Wins Prestigious Joseph E. Mohbat Prize for Writing

by Andrea Leonhardt June 30, 2017January 28, 2021

The annual award, in memory of journalist Joseph E. Mohbat and Brooklyn student Verdery Knights, honors exceptionally gifted Brooklyn public high school seniors Casey Perez, a 2017 graduate of Benjamin Banneker Academy […]

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Dekalb Market Hall, partnership, Movies with a View, outdoor movie screenings, food vendors, drink vendors, Brooklyn events, BK Reader
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Popular

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Partners with DeKalb Market Hall for ‘Movies With A View’

by Brooklyn Reader June 30, 2017January 28, 2021
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Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt June 30, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Pregnancy & Childbirth For Women With Congenital Heart Defects Can Be Especially Risky, Research Shows

by Andrea Leonhardt June 30, 2017January 28, 2021
Brownsville Neighborhood Health Action Center, BK Reader, Block Party
Posted inBrownsville, East New York, Featured News

Block Party Becomes Summer Kickoff for New Health Action Center in Brownsville

by Brooklyn Reader June 29, 2017January 28, 2021
SD-Power19, New York State Senate Proclamations, BK Reader, community empowerment, unsung heroes, NYPD Explorers, Senator Roxanne Persaud, Senate District 19, NY State Senate,
Posted inBrook-Lens, Brownsville, East New York, Featured News

Photos: 19 ‘Unsung Heroes’ of Brooklyn Honored with NY State Senate Proclamations

by Andrea Leonhardt June 29, 2017January 27, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Make America Lit Again – July 4th Weekend Roundup

by Richards Burroughs June 29, 2017January 28, 2021
Told it First Hand, Brooklyn Historical Society, Rakim, Wes Jacksons, interview, interview series, Paid in Full, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, DMX, Ruff Riders, the Lox, Oshun Neo Soul, BK Reader
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Popular

‘Told it First Hand’ Features Rakim at Brooklyn Historical Society

by Andrea Leonhardt June 29, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Accidents Will Happen – Don’t Beat Yourself up

by Excellence Baby Academy June 29, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Racial Disparity in Infant Mortality Remains Persistent Public-Health Challenge

by Andrea Leonhardt June 29, 2017January 28, 2021
Fat Albert Warehouse, Starbucks Community Store, BK Reader, job training, minority-owned vendors, local nonprofit, skills building programs, Starbucks, Bed-Stuy, Bedford Stuyvesant, Bed-Stuy Starbucks, Bklyn Commons,
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Business & Innovation, Featured News

Starbucks Brings “Community Store” to Bed-Stuy in 2018

by Andrea Leonhardt June 28, 2017January 28, 2021
African Arts, BK Reader, IAAF, International African Arts Festival, African Art Festival, Fort Greene, Denroy Morgan, Tito Puente Jr., Kulu Male African Drum Ensemble, Fred Wesley, Commodore Barry Park, IAAF, African Diaspora, African dance, African drumming, dance workshop, poetry, spoken word, arts and crafts, African marketplace, African food, African culture
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Popular

The 46th Annual International African Arts Festival Returns to Fort Greene

by Andrea Leonhardt June 28, 2017January 28, 2021
NYC Parks Department, Nieuw Amersfort Park Association, Kevin S. Parker, Jumaane Williams, silent disco, East Flatbush, BK Reader, Friends of Amersfort Park
Posted inBrook-Lens, Featured News, Flatbush

Photos: Residents Groove to Silent Disco in East Flatbush

by Brooklyn Reader June 28, 2017January 27, 2021
healthy start, safe sleep, Bk Reader
Posted inUncategorized

Can Sharing Your Bedroom with Your Baby Come with Risks?

by Andrea Leonhardt June 28, 2017January 28, 2021
BAM, travel ban, protestors, BK Reader, film screening
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

On the Muslim Travel Ban: 48 Hours at JFK. What Now?

by Brooklyn Reader June 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Election 2017, mayoral debate 2017, nyc mayor, mayor bill de blasio, sal albanese, darren aquino, eric armstead, , robert gangi,, scott joyner, paul massey, eric roman mayor, collin j slattery mayor, bkreader, karmen m smith, BK Reader
Posted inFeatured News, Flatbush, Popular

Mayoral Candidates Meet for Debate in E. Flatbush

by Kindra Cooper June 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News, Local Voices

Suspension of Street Cleaning on Eastern Pkway Service Lane

by Brooklyn Reader June 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Brownsville, Brownsville Plan, New York City Housing Department, pre-gentrification plan, Preservation Department, Brownsville Community Justice Center, Hester Street Collaborative, Made in Brownsville, Belmont Avenue corridor, Central Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation, gentrification, revitalization
Posted inBrownsville, Business & Innovation, East New York, Featured News, Popular

Brownsville Community Gears up for Pre-Gentrification Plan

by Andrea Leonhardt June 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Doesn’t Raise Recurrence Risk – Study

by Andrea Leonhardt June 27, 2017January 28, 2021
African Street Carnival, Commodore Barry Park, African Marketplace, African diaspora, Fort Greene, BK Reader, African arts and crafts, The International African Arts Festival, IAAF, Tito Puente Jr., African dance, African dance workshop, symposium, Afrobeat,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

The 46th International African Arts Festival Presents Tito Puente Jr.

by Andrea Leonhardt June 26, 2017January 28, 2021

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