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Home » Archives for April 2018

Monthly Archives: April 2018

Sexual health awareness for youth.
Posted inUncategorized

Sexually Transmitted Disease and Youth Health Awareness: Are We Educating Our Youth?

by Brooklyn Reader April 30, 2018January 28, 2021

While sex is a topic that many parents tend to avoid when dealing with teens and young adults, troubling sexual health outcomes, especially among youth of color, make a strong […]

The fundraiser will benefit the jazz department, its programs, workshops and students.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Brooklyn Music School Will Serve You ‘Burning Jazz and Hot Barbecue’ for a Good Cause

by Andrea Leonhardt April 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Gastro Markets of Myrtle Avenue

by Andrea Leonhardt April 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Popular

The City of Dreams Has One New Brooklyn Artist Still Dreaming

by Andrea Leonhardt April 27, 2018January 25, 2021
Kings County Hospital celebrated "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day."
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News

Future Nurses, Doctors Take over Kings County Hospital During ‘Take your Child to Work Day’

by Andrea Leonhardt April 27, 2018January 28, 2021
That Suits You, PK Kersey, Brooklyn non profit, clothing donations, suit donations, Brooklyn, Style, Fashion, Brooklyn fashion
Posted inBrownsville, East New York, Featured News, Neighborhoods, Non-Profit & Community, Popular

VIDEO: This Brooklyn Non-Profit Dresses You for a Life ‘That Suits You’

by Margot Elise April 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Panel for Educational Policy
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Policy & Government, Popular

DOE Approves Mergers, Relocations of Multiple Brooklyn Schools Amid Pushbacks

by Phyllis Huang April 27, 2018January 28, 2021
BP Adams honored Brooklyn Arab-American residents during the annual Arab-American Heritage Celebration.
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

At Brooklyn Borough Hall, Arab-Americans ‘Embrace Their Hyphen’

by Shanell Culler-Sims April 26, 2018January 28, 2021
You're powerful, passionate, action-oriented and successful.
Posted inUncategorized

Dream Big and End the Cycle

by Noreen Sumpter April 26, 2018January 28, 2021
The Great Pretender, BRIC, Tribeca Film Festival
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

VIDEO: BRIC TV Celebrates Big Wins at the Emmys, Tribeca and Sundance

by C. Zawadi Morris April 26, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Technical High School
Posted inFeatured News, Policy & Government

City Gives $125M Boost to Underfunded Schools

by Andrea Leonhardt April 26, 2018January 28, 2021
Folks will be dancing in the streets.
Posted inFeatured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture

Brooklynites, Get Ready for a Fun-Filled Summer on Fulton Street!

by Andrea Leonhardt April 25, 2018January 28, 2021
Annual board meeting of the Junction BID
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Flatbush

Flatbush Junction BID Readies for its 10th Anniversary Celebration and New Business Initiatives

by Phyllis Huang April 25, 2018January 28, 2021
The residents at 265 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Garden have formed their own co-op.
Posted inFeatured News, Gentrification in Brooklyn, Non-Profit & Community

Taking Matters into Their Own Hands, Residents Form Housing Co-Op

by Andrea Leonhardt April 25, 2018January 28, 2021
Ghosts of Fort Greene, film, web series
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

New Fort Greene-Based Web Series Wrestles with Questions of Friendship, Loyalty and Secrets

by Phyllis Huang April 24, 2018January 28, 2021
First Lady Chirlane McCray announced on Monday the launch of Brothers Thrive
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News, Popular

City Launches ‘Brothers Thrive’ Initiative to Promote Mental Health and Wellness in Black Communities

by Andrea Leonhardt April 24, 2018January 28, 2021
Comptroller Stringer calls for more support and policy changes to help homeless kids in schools.
Posted inFeatured News, Policy & Government

Comptroller Calls on DOE for Policy Changes to Give Homeless Kids a Fair Shot

by Andrea Leonhardt April 24, 2018January 28, 2021
David Bowie in front of the Berlin Wall.
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Brooklyn Museum Wants you to Dine Like David Bowie… in Berlin, Tokyo, London and Philly!

by C. Zawadi Morris April 23, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Popular

JACK Brooklyn, a Clinton Hill Arts Space Pushing for a Diverse, Equal Community

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 23, 2018January 28, 2021
Master brewer Doughan
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

What’s Brewing at Industry City? It’s Brooklyn Kura’s Sake

by Andrea Leonhardt April 23, 2018January 28, 2021

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