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Home » Archives for February 2020

Monthly Archives: February 2020

Brooklyn Queens Expressway, green spaces, Scott Stringer, Op-Ed
Posted inFeatured News

City Council Mulls Revamping the BQE: Raise it Up? Put it Underground? Tear it Down? Or Nah?

by Brooklyn Reader February 28, 2020January 28, 2021

The New York City Council on Monday put forth a 60-page engineering report from engineering firm Arup on a number of options for repairing or replacing the decrepit, outdated and […]

plastic bags, single-use plastic bags, recyclable bags, New York State law
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn, Get Ready to Ditch Your Plastic Bags– But First, Here are Five Important Things You Should Know

by Brooklyn Reader February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Balata New York, Cumbe, Kanaval, Carnival, Carnaval, dance workshops, fete, DJ Hard Hittin Harry, Careitha Davis, Danielle Lima, Julio Jean
Posted inUncategorized

Kick off Carnival Season This Weekend with Cumbe

by Brooklyn Reader February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Black history, Black history month, LGBT, Queer History, queer figures in history, Crystal Hudson
Posted inUncategorized

Black History is Queer History, and Queer History is Black History

by Local Voices February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
"Iron Mike" Tyson is considered one of the best heavyweights of all time.
Posted inBlack History Month

Feb 28: Black History Maker, Mike Tyson

by Brooklyn Reader February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
voter fraud, how to vote, 2020 elections, everything you need to know
Posted inUncategorized

First Time Voter? Here’s All You Need to Know for the 2020 Presidential Elections

by Sponsored February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
$15.8 Million Bed-Stuy Apartment Building Up For Sale
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

$15.8 Million Bed-Stuy Apartment Building Up For Sale

by Brooklyn Reader February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
The Welcoming Alchemy of a Stylish Brooklyn Hostel
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

The Welcoming Alchemy of a Stylish Brooklyn Hostel

by Brooklyn Reader February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Man who sued NYPD twice over stop-and-frisks settles with NYC for $10,000
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Man who sued NYPD twice over stop-and-frisks settles with NYC for $10,000

by Brooklyn Reader February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Growing Anxiety as Doctors Prepare for an Epidemic
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Coronavirus in N.Y.: Growing Anxiety as Doctors Prepare for an Epidemic

by Brooklyn Reader February 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Coronavirus Live Updates: Outbreak Has Reached at Least 44 Countries
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Coronavirus Live Updates: Outbreak Has Reached at Least 44 Countries

by Brooklyn Reader February 27, 2020January 28, 2021
GOP friendly former Senator rumored to be planning a comeback
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

GOP friendly former Senator rumored to be planning a comeback

by Brooklyn Reader February 27, 2020January 28, 2021
The Race for Brooklyn Borough President Heats Up
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

The Race for Brooklyn Borough President Heats Up

by Brooklyn Reader February 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Around Brooklyn: De Blasio confirms: Chirlane interested in Brooklyn BP job
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

De Blasio confirms: Chirlane interested in Brooklyn BP job

by Brooklyn Reader February 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inBlack History Month

Feb 27: Black History Maker, Dr. Susan McKinney Steward

by Brooklyn Reader February 27, 2020January 28, 2021
The Honorable Judge Betty Staton is the executive director of Bedford Stuyvesant Community Legal Services.
Posted inBlack History Month, Featured News

Feb 26: Black History Maker, Betty Staton

by Brooklyn Reader February 26, 2020January 28, 2021
AbunDANCE Academy of the Arts, Karisma Jay, free day of dance classes
Posted inFeatured News

This Sunday: Take an AbunDANCE of Free Classes at This Crown Heights Arts Academy

by Brooklyn Reader February 26, 2020January 28, 2021
Crystal People-Stokes, Michael Bloomberg, presidency, endorsement, Greenwood Initiative, African-American wealth, Black American wealth, Black Wall Street
Posted inFeatured News

NY State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes Endorses Bloomberg for President 

by Brooklyn Reader February 26, 2020January 28, 2021
DOT and DDC Complete Select Bus Service Route Safety and Infrastructure Upgrades
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

DOT and DDC Complete Select Bus Service Route Safety and Infrastructure Upgrades

by Brooklyn Reader February 26, 2020January 28, 2021
Girl, 10, Fatally Struck By School Bus In East New York, Cops Say
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Girl, 10, Fatally Struck By School Bus In East New York, Cops Say

by Brooklyn Reader February 26, 2020January 28, 2021

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