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Home » Archives for December 2017

Monthly Archives: December 2017

2017 Year in Review, BK Reader, Overview, Top Stories
Posted inFeatured News, Top

Year in Review: Top-10 Stories of 2017

by Brooklyn Reader December 29, 2017January 28, 2021

If you didn’t happened to catch some of these amazing stories when they were first published, here is a quick look back! Wow! What a year it has been for […]

New Year's Eve in Brooklyn, BK Reader
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Your New Year’s Eve Event Guide- The Brooklyn Way!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 29, 2017January 28, 2021
Colvin Grannum, Wayne Winborne, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, 50-Year anniversary, strategic plan, wealth building, affordable housing
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Business & Innovation, Featured News

50 Years of Restoration: Building Assets and Community Wealth

by Brooklyn Reader December 29, 2017January 28, 2021
food stamps, BK Reader, SNAP, Propel, Fresh EBT, Jimmy Chen, Quotient coupons, coupons, Electronic Benefits Card, Fresh EBT app, EBT, food stamps app,
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

A Brooklyn App Helps Manage Food Stamps – and to Put Food on the Table

by Andrea Leonhardt December 28, 2017January 28, 2021
recycling, tree recycling
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture, Prospect Heights

‘Treecycle’ Your Christmas Tree or ‘Chip’ in at the Annual MulchFest

by Andrea Leonhardt December 28, 2017January 28, 2021
Cold Weather Health, BK Reader, hypothermia, frostbite, New York City Emergency Management Department, cold weather health advisory, cold weather brooklyn, cold weather NYC, winter weather alert, winter weather advisory, cold front, extreme cold weather Brooklyn, extreme cold weather,
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News

Brrrr! City Issues Extreme Cold Weather Health Advisory

by Andrea Leonhardt December 27, 2017January 28, 2021
The Comedy Get Down Tour is coming with a ridiculous lineup of comedy royalty to Brooklyn.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

The Comedy Get Down Tour with Cedric, Hughley, Griffin and Lopez Will Have You in Stitches!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 27, 2017January 28, 2021
Kwanza, meaning, Umoja, unity, Dr. Maulana Karenga, seven principles,
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Celebrating the First Day of Kwanzaa: Umoja!

by Brooklyn Reader December 26, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Popular

New Brooklyn Museum Exhibit ‘Radical Women’ Celebrates Revolutionary Latina Artists

by Andrea Leonhardt December 26, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

by Noreen Sumpter December 26, 2017January 28, 2021
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, BK Reader, Alama Drafthouse, City Point, Puppetworks, Jewish Chiildren's Museum, New York Transit Museum, Lark Cafe, Brooklyn Public Library, holiday events, family events, kids events, Brooklyn kids, Christmas weekend, Brooklyn Christmas weekend, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Downtown Brooklyn
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Crown Heights, Featured News, Flatbush

Santa is Coming to Town: Family Fun This Holiday Weekend in Central Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt December 22, 2017January 28, 2021
healthy holiday recipes, BK Reader, cornbread, sweet potato, sweet potato cornbread, vegan holiday recipes, plant-based cooking, heal thing cooking, healthy holidays, almond milk, non-dairy milk,
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Healthy Holiday Recipes: Oh My Goodness, Sweet Potato Cornbread!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 22, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBrownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture, Prospect Heights

‘Thanks a Latke’ to the Brooklyn Museum, Host of the 9th Annual Latke Festival

by G. Anthony Williams December 22, 2017January 28, 2021
Family Bowl, Brooklyn Bowl
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Bowling for the Entire Family This Christmas Eve

by Brooklyn Reader December 21, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Community Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News, Popular

Woodhull Hospital Opens Brooklyn’s First Health Center for LGBTQ Patients

by Andrea Leonhardt December 21, 2017January 28, 2021
Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, BK Reader, small businesses, City Chief Procurement Officer, City Council, minority businesses, Department of Small Business Services, women businesses, M/WBE,
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

City Passes Cumbo’s Bill to Create Resource Guide in Support of Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

by Andrea Leonhardt December 20, 2017January 28, 2021
Kwanzaa, BK Reader, Kwanzaa Crawl, Central Brooklyn, Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Kerry Coddet, Operation Mobilize, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, bar crawl, Umoja, African diaspora, holiday,
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture, Prospect Heights

2nd Annual Kwanzaa Crawl Returns to Take Over Central Brooklyn Bars

by Andrea Leonhardt December 20, 2017January 28, 2021
Intertwined, art installation
Posted inFeatured News, Local Voices

I Heart Sculptures-Intertwined Exhibition Is Def Worth A Visit

by Richards Burroughs December 20, 2017January 28, 2021
Bklyn Designs, BK Reader, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn design, Brooklyn business, Brooklyn innovation, NYCxDesign, Andrew Hoan, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce,
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

Bklyn Designs to Move to Brooklyn Museum, Connecting the History and Future of Design

by Andrea Leonhardt December 19, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inBrownsville, Community Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, East New York, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News

Santaland Spreads Holiday Cheer in Brownsville

by Andrea Leonhardt December 19, 2017January 28, 2021

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