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Daily Archives: June 15, 2017

Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Search for Barclays Center Gunman Still Ongoing

by Andrea Leonhardt June 15, 2017January 28, 2021

A gunman shot a man in the ankle near the Barclays Center on Wednesday afternoon, sending bystanders running and sparking a search for the suspect, reported NBC. Gunshots were fired […]

Juneteenth NYC, Assemblymember Charles Barron, Councilmember Inez Barron, Leaders of Tomorrow Step Team, New Wave Dance Youth, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, NYC Juneteenth, Queen Diva and Magic Show, Prospect Heights Dance Team
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business & Innovation, Featured News

Juneteenth NYC Celebrates Youth Empowerment in Brooklyn

by Janae Hudson June 15, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Business & Innovation, Featured News, Popular

Knitting for a Cause at Bed Stuy’s Slip Stitch Needlecraft

by Andrea Leonhardt June 15, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Pregnant Diabetic Women ‘Safe’ to Express

by Andrea Leonhardt June 15, 2017January 28, 2021

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