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Monthly Archives: June 2020

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Haitian Band Creates Its Own Prospect Park Residency Through Quarantine

by Brooklyn Reader June 30, 2020January 28, 2021

With shows cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions, musical duo Alegba Jahyile and Mark Kraszewski went to the park to stretch their musical muscles. Little did they know, they were signing […]

Photo: Oqvector for iStock Getty Images Plus via Getty Images.
Posted inFeatured News

Quarantine Bubbles – When Done Right – Limit Coronavirus Risk and Help Fight Loneliness

by Brooklyn Reader June 30, 2020January 28, 2021
I Spent A Night With The People Setting Off Fireworks In One Brooklyn Neighborhood
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

I Spent A Night With The People Setting Off Fireworks In One Brooklyn Neighborhood

by Brooklyn Reader June 30, 2020January 28, 2021
NYC neighborhoods with highest rates of COVID-19 expected to be slammed by evictions, report finds
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

NYC Neighborhoods with Highest Rates of COVID-19 Expected to be Slammed by Evictions, Report Finds

by Brooklyn Reader June 30, 2020January 28, 2021
Businesses say Black Lives Matter street mural is financially hurting them
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Businesses Say Black Lives Matter Street Mural is Financially Hurting Them

by Brooklyn Reader June 30, 2020January 28, 2021
Cops Coax Escaped Peacock Back To Prospect Park Zoo
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Cops Coax Escaped Peacock Back To Prospect Park Zoo

by Brooklyn Reader June 30, 2020January 28, 2021
Anna Bradley-Smith. Photo: Jessy Edwards for BK Reader.
Posted inFeatured News

BK Reader Welcomes Anna Bradley-Smith as the New Managing Editor

by C. Zawadi Morris June 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio; NYPD; Youth Services; Budget Cuts; Protesting
Posted inFeatured News

NYPD Reform and Budget Cuts to get Underway

by Kimberlean Donis June 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Binance Charity providing PPE to Maimonides Medical Center. Photo courtesy of Binance Charity.
Posted inFeatured News

New York Hospitals Receive Thousands in PPE Donations From Largest Bitcoin Exchange

by Anna Bradley-Smith June 29, 2020April 13, 2022
Photo: Michael Kazarnowicz for Flickr.
Posted inFeatured News

Prospect Heights Diner Celebrating Brooklyn’s Queer Foodies to Counter ‘Corporate Pride’

by Brooklyn Reader June 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

‘Helps With the Grieving’: Musicians and Relatives Take to the Streets to Honor Slain Brooklyn DJ

by Brooklyn Reader June 29, 2020January 28, 2021
With Distributed Absentee Ballots Vastly Outnumbering In-Person Vote, Impact of Mail-In Ballots Could Be Dramatic
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

With Distributed Absentee Ballots Vastly Outnumbering In-Person Vote, Impact of Mail-In Ballots Could Be Dramatic

by Brooklyn Reader June 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Brooklyn student-athletes hit the streets for Speak Up and Dribble march
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Brooklyn Student-Athletes Hit the Streets for Speak Up and Dribble March

by Brooklyn Reader June 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Affordable Housing Lottery Odds Worst for Those Who Can Afford the Least
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Affordable Housing Lottery Odds Worst for Those Who Can Afford the Least

by Brooklyn Reader June 29, 2020January 28, 2021
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Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center Receives Car Donation From Chase Auto

by Yannise Jean June 26, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

NYS Sen. Myrie wants to strip cops of ‘qualified immunity’ that shields them from civil suits

by Brooklyn Reader June 26, 2020January 28, 2021
Census Response Numbers Lag Behind In Large Swath Of Haitian Community
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Census Response Numbers Lag Behind In Large Swath Of Haitian Community

by Brooklyn Reader June 26, 2020January 28, 2021
Let the dogs in! Brooklyn dog owners demand de Blasio to open city dog runs
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Let the dogs in! Brooklyn dog owners demand de Blasio to open city dog runs

by Brooklyn Reader June 26, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

What All The Progressive Primary Wins — & Losses — Mean For Democrats

by Brooklyn Reader June 26, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inCovid-19

Brooklyn’s Minority-Owned Businesses Struggle to Bounce Back after COVID-19

by Anna Bradley-Smith June 26, 2020January 28, 2021

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