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Daily Archives: August 20, 2018

City intiative wants to teach kids of color how to swim.
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Health & Wellness, Latest News

City Aims to Tackle Racial Disparities with Free Swim Program for Kids of Color

by Andrea Leonhardt August 20, 2018January 28, 2021

The New York City Health Department has launched “Making Waves,” a free swim instruction program set up in underserved neighborhoods to reduce the disproportionate risk of drowning among Black and […]

Sisters of Comedy
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Afropunk Goes Comedy with Sasheer Zamata and Wyatt Cenac

by Andrea Leonhardt August 20, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News, Flatbush, Non-Profit & Community

2nd Annual ‘Brooklyn Peace’ Concert Returns to Spread Love and Unity in Flatbush

by Andrea Leonhardt August 20, 2018January 28, 2021
NYPD: Off-Duty Officer Shoots Gun-Toting Wheelchair-Bound Suspect In Brooklyn
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NYPD: Off-Duty Officer Shoots Gun-Toting Wheelchair-Bound Suspect in Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader August 20, 2018January 28, 2021

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