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Daily Archives: June 29, 2020

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

BK Reader is pleased to announce the addition of Anna Bradley-Smith as its new managing editor. A native of New Zealand and a current Bushwick resident, Ms. Bradley-Smith earned her […]

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.
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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
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Affordable Housing Lottery Odds Worst for Those Who Can Afford the Least

by Brooklyn Reader June 29, 2020January 28, 2021

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C. Zawadi Morris, Publisher of BK Reader

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Today, we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, a federal holiday.

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