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Home » Archives for May 2018

Monthly Archives: May 2018

Liberty Pizza in Clinton Hill
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Popular

Clinton Hill’s Liberty Pizza Throws Free Pizza Party for its 30th Anniversary

by Andrea Leonhardt May 31, 2018January 25, 2021

For 30 years, this family-owned and -operated gem has been feeding the Clinton Hill community. Now, it’s time to celebrate with a pizza party! Liberty Pizza, a neighborhood original on […]

Colon Cancer
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Community Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, East New York, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Health & Wellness, Latest News

Get Screened Earlier for Colon Cancer; Where to Get Tested in Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt May 31, 2018January 28, 2021
Senator Hamilton is allocating $185.000 in additional funding to local immigrant advocacy groups.
Posted inFeatured News, Policy & Government

State Senator Hamilton Announces 185K in Immigrant Assistance Funding

by Andrea Leonhardt May 31, 2018January 28, 2021
young offenders, ex-youth offenders, criminal justice, Hakeem Jeffries, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Representative Trey Gowdy, Trey Gowdy, judicial discretion, misdemeanor possession,
Posted inFeatured News, Policy & Government

One First Step Closer to Prison Reform? House Passes Brooklyn Rep. Jeffries’s Bill

by Andrea Leonhardt May 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inCrown Heights, Featured News, Local Voices

‘Come Eat With Us’ at Greedi Vegan in Crown Heights

by Shanell Culler-Sims May 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Soul of a Nation at the Brooklyn Museum
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Popular

‘Soul of a Nation,’ Critically Acclaimed Exhibit Celebrating Black Power, Comes to Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt May 30, 2018January 28, 2021
From June 11-17, Brooklyn Public Library will host 'Democracy Lab' at Grand Army Plaza.
Posted inFeatured News, Non-Profit & Community

A Giant Bubble Will Take Over Grand Army Plaza for Bklyn Library’s ‘Democracy Lab’

by Andrea Leonhardt May 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Go Green! Brooklyn Festival
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Sustainability and Fun Returns with the 11th Annual Go Green! Brooklyn Festival

by Andrea Leonhardt May 29, 2018January 28, 2021
Petee's Cafe in Clinton Hill
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Get a Slice of Petee’s Pie at Its New Clinton Hill Cafe

by Andrea Leonhardt May 29, 2018January 28, 2021
Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News

Are NYC’s Beaches Safe? City Offers Free Texting Service So ‘You Know Before You Go!’

by Andrea Leonhardt May 29, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Public Library
Posted inFeatured News, Non-Profit & Community

Brooklyn Public Library Strikes a Chord with Residents and Instrument Lending Program

by Andrea Leonhardt May 25, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Business & Innovation, Featured News

BLKXDESIGN Kicks off New Talk Series with Award-Winning Architect Mario Gooden

by Phyllis Huang May 25, 2018January 28, 2021
BP Adams called at rally on Wednesday for security guard funding for all schools.
Posted inFeatured News, Non-Profit & Community

BP Adams Calls on City to Provide Security Guard Funding for All Schools

by Andrea Leonhardt May 24, 2018January 28, 2021
Free Walking Tours in Fort Greene and Wallabout
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Explore Fort Greene and the Historic Wallabout District with These Free Walking Tours

by Andrea Leonhardt May 24, 2018January 28, 2021
Councilmember Rafael Espinal is proposing a citywide ban on plastic draws.
Posted inFeatured News, Policy & Government

NYC’s Last Plastic Straw? A Ban May Soon Come, Councilmember Espinal Hopes

by Andrea Leonhardt May 24, 2018January 28, 2021
The inaugural cohort of "Window to Flatbush."
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Flatbush, Popular

New Initiative ‘Window to Flatbush’ Promotes Local Businesses Through Art and Design

by Phyllis Huang May 23, 2018January 28, 2021
Ashanna Morris
Posted inFeatured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture

Brooklyn Student Among Top 10 of 2018 Spelman College Graduates, Hopes to Inspire Others to Follow Her Path

by Andrea Leonhardt May 23, 2018January 28, 2021
K2, a synthetic marijuana, has triggered 84 overdoses since Saturday.
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Community Health Page, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News, Popular

Health Department, NYPD Warn Brooklyn Residents of Toxic K2 Batch After Overdoses

by Andrea Leonhardt May 23, 2018January 28, 2021
Marijuana arrests in NYC may soon come to an end.
Posted inFeatured News, Policy & Government

De Blasio Tells NYPD to End Marijuana Arrests

by Andrea Leonhardt May 22, 2018January 28, 2021
Opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, overdose, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, OASES, Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, State Sen. Jesse Hamilton, Kim Whitley
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Crown Heights, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News, Non-Profit & Community, Popular

At Crown Heights Town Hall, Neighbors Unite to Combat Opioid Crisis in Brooklyn

by C. Zawadi Morris May 22, 2018January 28, 2021

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