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Home » Archives for November 2017

Monthly Archives: November 2017

Posted inLocal Voices

Trump, A Presidency That Will Live in Infamy

by Jesse Hamilton November 30, 2017January 28, 2021

From presidents past we have, “we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.” From presidents past we have, “the only thing […]

Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Study Says: 1 in 9 Working Brooklyn Adults Goes Hungry

by Andrea Leonhardt November 30, 2017January 28, 2021
tree lighting, BK Reader, Fort Greene, Christmas, holiday, holiday spirit, Manifest choir, Manifest gospel, Manifest male choir, Brooklyn Sweet Spot, Castro's, Peck's, Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, Fort Greene Conservancy
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Get in the Holiday Spirit at Fort Greene’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

by Andrea Leonhardt November 30, 2017January 28, 2021
Legal Aid Society, Bedford-Union Armory, BK Reader, BFC Partners, gentrification, redevelopment, Crown Heights Armory, affordable housing, NYC housing crisis, tenant displacement,
Posted inCrown Heights, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Legal Aid Society Files Lawsuit to Block Bedford-Union Armory Plan

by Andrea Leonhardt November 29, 2017January 28, 2021
agritech, BP Adams, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, hydroponics, Growing Brooklyn's Future Initiative, Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, BK Reader, greenhouse, Brooklyn schools, hydroponic classrooms, rooftop gardens, school gardens, healthy nutrition, healthy produce, organic, food desert, urban farming, agritech industry,
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, East New York, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture, Popular

BP Adams Allocates Greenhouse Funding to Brooklyn Schools, Brings Agritech into the Classrooms

by Andrea Leonhardt November 29, 2017January 28, 2021
Gina Yashere, BK Reader, comedian, Brooklyn comedian, Brooklyn standup, British standup, Brexpert, Brooklyn transplant, comic, The Daily Show, comedy, Brooklyn comedy, British comedy, black comedian, black comedy,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Featured News

From London to Bed Stuy, Comic Gina Yashere Comes Live and Direct

by Anna Bradley-Smith November 28, 2017January 28, 2021
the city comptroller said the administration is still failing to promote minority- and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBE)
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

Comptroller’s Report Shows City is Still Failing Minority-and Women-Owned Businesses

by Andrea Leonhardt November 28, 2017January 28, 2021
Unwrp, BK Reader, gift wrap, Kim Kardashion, Bed Stuy, Bedford Stuyvesant, millennial, graphic designers, luxury stationary,
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Business & Innovation, Featured News

Wrap Your Gifts in Style with ‘Unwrp,’ an Artsy Gift Paper Designed in Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt November 27, 2017January 28, 2021
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Spread Love the Brooklyn Way! Where to Give on ‘Giving Tuesday’

by Andrea Leonhardt November 27, 2017January 28, 2021
AUDELCO Awards, BK Reader, Billie Holiday Theatre, Autumn, Dr. Indira Etwaroo, Jerome Preston Bates, Pauletta Pearson Washington, Count Stovall, Walter Dallas, Richard Wesley,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Featured News, Popular

Billie Holiday Theatre’s ‘Autumn’ Sweeps AUDELCO Awards with 6 Wins

by Andrea Leonhardt November 24, 2017January 28, 2021
Small Business Saturday, BK Reader, Myrtle Avenue Partnership, Bed Stuy Gateway Bid, Flatbush Nostrand Junction, Fab Fulton, East Brooklyn Bid, Shop Local, local businesses, small businesses, Main Street, Crown Heights, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Bedford Stuyvesant, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Brownsville, East New York, Prospect Heights
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Business & Innovation, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights

Small Business Saturday: Where to Shop in Central and East Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt November 24, 2017January 28, 2021
bk reader, Brooklyn, brooklyn employment, Brooklyn jobs, employment opportunities, jobs
Posted inBusiness & Innovation

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt November 24, 2017January 28, 2021
Thanksgiving Recipe, Turkey Breast, Herb-Stuffed Turkey Breast, BK Reader, healthy Thanksgiving Recipe, healthy recipe,
Posted inUncategorized

Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes: Herb-Stuffed Turkey Breast

by Andrea Leonhardt November 23, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

You Could Really Stink!

by Skai Stroud November 22, 2017January 28, 2021
TPS Haiti, Department of Homeland Security, BK Reader, Jumaane Williams, Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Matthew, Councilmember Humane Wiliiams, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, BP Eric Adams, District Leader Josue Pierre, New York Coalition of Immigration, NYIC,
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture, Popular

Brooklyn Officials Strongly Condemn End of TPS for Haitians

by Andrea Leonhardt November 22, 2017January 28, 2021
Bedford-Union Armory, revised plan, Laurie Cumbo, affordable housing, luxury housing, Crown Heights, BFC Partners
Posted inCrown Heights, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture, Popular

Cumbo Announces Dramatically Modified Agreement for Bedford-Union Armory

by Brooklyn Reader November 22, 2017January 28, 2021
Building 77, BK Reader, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Mayor Bill De Blasio, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, Assemblymember Walter T. Mosley, Russ & Daughters, Brooklyn jobs, Brooklyn Business, Brooklyn Innovation, Brooklyn tech hub, Brooklyn Food Manufacturing Hub, Brooklyn urban manfucating, urban manufacturing center
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Popular

Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Newly Opened Building 77 Expected to bring 3,000 Jobs

by Andrea Leonhardt November 21, 2017January 28, 2021
Thanksgiving Recipe, green bean casserole, BK Reader, healthy Thanksgiving Recipe, healthy recipe, mean bean casserole, vegetarian
Posted inUncategorized

Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes: Mean Bean Casserole

by Andrea Leonhardt November 21, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Reflections on an Autumn Day: Brooklyn 2017

by Michael Milton November 21, 2017January 28, 2021
WeWork, BK Reader, JustFix.nyc, Georges Clement, WeWork Creator Award, gentrification, informal eviction, low-income tenants, housing advocates, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Popular

Brooklyn Startups Dominate WeWork Creator Awards

by Phyllis Huang November 20, 2017January 28, 2021

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