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Monthly Archives: November 2017

Comic Arts Brooklyn, BK Reader Pratt Institute, Cartoon art, comic art, comics, Brooklyn comics, Emil Farris, Babycastles, Michael Tisserand, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, zine, Desert Island, Chris Ware
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Annual Comic Arts Brooklyn Festival Returns Bigger, Better, Nerdier

by Andrea Leonhardt November 9, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Forgiveness is a Gift You Give Yourself

by Noreen Sumpter November 9, 2017January 28, 2021
BK Reader, Brooklyn, brooklyn employment, Brooklyn jobs, employment opportunities, jobs
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt November 9, 2017January 28, 2021
Fall Leaves Collection, BK Reader, fall leave collection, compost, Department of Sanitation, fall leaf collection schedule, Brooklyn Community Board 5, Brooklyn Community Board 9, Brooklyn Community Board 17, Brooklyn Community Board 14
Posted inBrownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Lifestyle & Culture

The City Wants Your Fall Leaves – Leaf Collection Begins this Saturday!

by Andrea Leonhardt November 8, 2017January 28, 2021
Strange Victories, BAM, BK Reader, Spike Lee, Mirace at St. Anna, Carmen Jones, Tuskegee Airmen, African American film African American soldiers, African America veterans, black veterans, black soldiers, WWII, David Oyelowo, Michael B. Jordan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Red Tails,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Film Series ‘Strange Victories’ Sheds Light on African-Americans’ Experiences During WWII

by Andrea Leonhardt November 8, 2017January 28, 2021
BP Eric Adams, STEAM education, technology education, tech education, urban farming, healthy nutrition, 3D printing, Kingsborough Community College, Eric Adams, Alan Maisel, Chaim Deutsch, Intermediate School 78, Public School 312, school farm, One Brooklyn Engineering Pipeline, engineering education, healthy food in schools
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

BP Adams Gives Whopping $55M for STEAM Education in Brooklyn Schools

by Phyllis Huang November 8, 2017January 28, 2021
NYC Election, BK Reader, mayoral elections, NYC's elections, 2017 elections, NYC City Council, Brooklyn Borough President, Brooklyn District Attorney, NYC Comptroller, NYC Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio, Scott M. Stringer, Eric Gonzalez, Eric L. Adams. Laurie Cumbo, Jumaane Williams, Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Inez Barron, Mathieu Eugene, Robert Cornegy
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture, Prospect Heights

NYC Election Results: Incumbents Defend City Council Seats with Decisive Wins

by Andrea Leonhardt November 8, 2017January 28, 2021
After many delays, Cumbe is set to celebrate its long-awaited return this Saturday with a Community Dance Day
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Featured News

Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance Comes Home to Bed-Stuy’s RestorationART

by Andrea Leonhardt November 7, 2017January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, BK Reader, small business, loans, MyAdorned, REDU NYC, ALG Painting, Strictly Spotless, First World Art, grants, women-owned business, Andrew Hoan, Representative Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Treasury Department, minority-omened business, Flatbush, Crown Heights, Brooklyn Alliance,
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Crown Heights, Featured News, Flatbush

Five Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses Receive Loans from Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

by Andrea Leonhardt November 7, 2017January 28, 2021
As Quiet as its kept, Karen Malpede, BK Reader, Black veterans, Monica Williams, Stefanie Siegel
Posted inFeatured News, Local Voices

The Familiar and the Fantastic: ‘As Quiet As It’s Kept’

by Karen Malpede November 7, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBrook-Lens, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Photos: The 2017 NYC Marathon

by Andrea Leonhardt November 6, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inTop

10 Coolest Airbnb Rentals in Brooklyn for Around a Hundred Bucks

by Richards Burroughs November 6, 2017January 28, 2021
Elections 2017, BK Reader, Bill de Blasio, NYC mayor, NYC comptroller, NYC public advocate, NYC City Council, borough presidents, Brooklyn Borough president, City Council District 35, City Council District 36, City Council District 41, City Council District 42, City Council District 45, polling sites, voter guide, NYC municipal elections, NYC general elections
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture, Prospect Heights

The 2017 NYC Elections – An Overview and Where to Vote

by Andrea Leonhardt November 6, 2017January 28, 2021
Stars of New York Dance, Dancing with the Stars, Sneak Peak, Behind the Scenes, dance competition, Kevin Hunte, Patricia Robinson, Cheryl Todmann, BK Reader
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Stars of New York Dance Behind the Scenes: Pat Robinson and Kevin Hunte

by Brooklyn Reader November 6, 2017April 29, 2022
KAVI, Kings Against Violence Initiative, Peace and Unity Fundraiser, Brooklyn Commons, Flatbush, BK Reader, The Brooklyn Reader, mentoring, violence prevention
Posted inFeatured News, Flatbush, Lifestyle & Culture

Photos: Kings Against Violence Initiative Holds Fundraiser in Flatbush

by Andrea Leonhardt November 6, 2017January 28, 2021
Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, Gothamist, hyperlocal news, local news, citizen journalism, BK Reader, The Brooklyn Reader
Posted inFeatured News, Letters from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Local News is NOT Dead

by C. Zawadi Morris November 6, 2017January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Braised, food delivery service, subscription-based food delivery, prepared meals, organic food, farm-to-table, vegan food, vegetarian food, Christa Lynch
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Business & Innovation, Featured News, Popular

Brooklyn Born and Braised!

by C. Zawadi Morris November 3, 2017January 28, 2021
Unity Preparatory Charter School, Clinton Hill, BK Reader, Clinton Hill residents, Clinton Hill charter school, overdevelopment, Board of Standards and Appeals,
Posted inFeatured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture

Clinton Hill Residents File Objections Against Controversial Charter School Plans

by Andrea Leonhardt November 3, 2017January 28, 2021
NYC Voter, Election 2017, BK Reader, Comptroller Scott Stringer, NYC Comptroller, poll sites, poll workers, polling sites, voter purge, ballot purge, affidavit ballot, voters with disability, Brooklyn voter purge, NYC Board of Elections, Board of Elections, NYC Election
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Report: New Yorkers’ Right to Vote Jeopardized by Breakdowns in City’s Election Operation

by Andrea Leonhardt November 3, 2017January 28, 2021
Sophfronia Scott, BK Reader, Medgar Evers College, Black writers, Black authors, Black poets, Black literature, African American literature, African American writer, John Oliver Killens Reading Series, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.,John Olive Killens Reading Series, Center of Black Literature,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Sophfronia Scott Reads ‘Unforgivable Love,’ a Tale of Dangerous Love and Lust, at Medgar Evers

by Andrea Leonhardt November 3, 2017January 28, 2021

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Today, we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, a federal holiday.

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