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Home » Archives for January 22, 2018

Daily Archives: January 22, 2018

Posted inLocal Voices

Holy Sh*t! Et tu Bed-Stuy?

by Brooklyn Reader January 22, 2018January 28, 2021

By Kim Hill, Bed-Stuy resident “I’m gonna lay down my burdens… down by the riverside, and I ain’t gonna study war no more…” My 7-year-old son was singing this during […]

Smoking, BK Reader, quit smoking, quit smoking NYC, asthma, quit smoking program, high blood pressure, cancer, cardio vascular disease, NYC Health Department, HelpMeQuit app, Non Smoking app, Smoking cessation, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett,
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News

New App: NYC Wants You to Quit… Smoking!

by Andrea Leonhardt January 22, 2018January 28, 2021
Fabiola Jean-Louis, BK Reader, Richard Beavers Gallery, Haitian fine artist, paper gowns, conceptional photography, African art, African diaspora art, Rewriting History, art photography, Brooklyn art photographer,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Haitian Artist Fabiola Jean-Louis Speaks About Rewriting History in New Bklyn Conversation Series

by Andrea Leonhardt January 22, 2018January 28, 2021
HOPE, BK Reader, homeless outreach
Posted inEvents, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture

HOPE– Making New York’s Homeless Population Count

by Anna Bradley-Smith January 22, 2018January 28, 2021

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