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Daily Archives: August 13, 2020

Caribbean culture, West Indian Day Parade 2019, Eastern Parkway, Labor Day Parade, Carnival, Brooklyn, BK Reader
Posted inFeatured News

Show Will Go On for West Indian American Day Carnival With Online Festivities

by Brooklyn Reader August 13, 2020January 28, 2021

COVID-19 won’t stop the organizers of the West Indian American Day Carnival from bringing the festivities to the people of Brooklyn and New York City. Although it will make for […]

Posted inFeatured News

Nail Salons to New Yorkers: ‘We Are Safe and We Need Your Support’

by Jessy Edwards August 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Flatbush Artist to Facilitate ‘Healthcare Heroes’ Mural at Bed-Stuy Hospital

by Miranda Levingston August 13, 2020January 28, 2021
City Council; Nikki Lucas; Brooklyn; 42nd District
Posted inEast New York

Meet East New York’s Newest City Council Candidate

by Kimberlean Donis August 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Brooklyn cops try to get a handle on gun violence as another man is shot to death in broad daylight
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Brooklyn Cops Try to Get a Handle on Gun Violence as Another Man is Shot to Death in Broad Daylight

by Brooklyn Reader August 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Big East Postpones Fall Sports Season Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Big East Postpones Fall Sports Season Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

by Brooklyn Reader August 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Electeds, Experts Split Over Handling Graffiti
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Electeds, Experts Split Over Handling Graffiti

by Brooklyn Reader August 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Dems throw support behind Kamala Harris as vice presidential nominee
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News, In Other Brooklyn News Featured

Brooklyn Dems Throw Support Behind Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential Nominee

by Brooklyn Reader August 13, 2020January 28, 2021

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