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Daily Archives: July 27, 2020

Brooklyn residents cool off on the streets. Photo: Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez for BK Reader.
Posted inFeatured News

Photos: How Cool Are Brooklyn’s Cool Streets?

by Brooklyn Reader July 27, 2020December 13, 2021

New Yorkers are resilient. While still dealing with a pandemic and quarantine that has kept us cooped up in our apartments, we’re hit with a heatwave. And with strict limits […]

Posted inBrownsville

Brownsville Man Named Worker of the Month by Construction Nonprofit

by Brooklyn Reader July 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Myrlie Evers, letter, President Rudolph Crew, reappointment,
Posted inFeatured News

Read: Medgar Evers Family Pens Letter in Opposition to the Reappointment of Rudy Crew as MEC President

by Brooklyn Reader July 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Brooklyn, housing
Posted inFeatured News

Census Week of Action to Tackle Brooklyn’s Low Response Rate

by Brooklyn Reader July 27, 2020January 28, 2021
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New York Truck Accidents: Claiming Compensation From Those at Fault

by Sponsored July 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Bushwick Institution Archie’s Pizza Closes Abruptly Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

by Jessy Edwards July 27, 2020January 28, 2021
District Leader challengers set to win big in absentee ballot count
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

District Leader Challengers Set to Win Big in Absentee Ballot Count

by Brooklyn Reader July 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Flowers, Teddy bear and Elmo surround 1-year-old shot at Brooklyn BBQ
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Flowers, Teddy bear and Elmo Surround 1-year-old Shot at Brooklyn BBQ

by Brooklyn Reader July 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Bed-Stuy's Kosciuszko Pool Reopens
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Bed-Stuy’s Kosciuszko Pool Reopens

by Brooklyn Reader July 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Crown Heights Racks Up Coronavirus Noncompliance Complaints: Data
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Crown Heights Racks Up Coronavirus Noncompliance Complaints: Data

by Brooklyn Reader July 27, 2020January 28, 2021

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