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Daily Archives: October 21, 2020

Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn’s Cafe Con Libros Boxes Out Amazon in Support of Indie Bookstores

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle October 21, 2020January 12, 2021

Crown Heights feminist bookstore Cafe Con Libros went all in to call out Amazon’s impact on its industry, transforming its shopfront to look like a giant delivery as part of […]

Posted inFeatured News

New Large-Scale Affordable Housing Development Opens Its Doors in East New York

by Brooklyn Reader October 21, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

New Bill Could Open Up $10M Grants for Brooklyn to Build Clean Energy Grids

by Jessy Edwards October 21, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn’s District Leaders Mobilize Voters and Combat Election Drama

by Nigel Roberts October 21, 2020January 25, 2021
MASBIA soup kitchen transitions to 24-hour schedule to help those in red zones
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

MASBIA Soup Kitchen Transitions to 24-hour Schedule to Help Those in Red Zones

by Brooklyn Reader October 21, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

With College Campuses Quiet, Some Democrats Fear Losing Students’ Votes

by Brooklyn Reader October 21, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Electeds, Parents Vent on City DOE’s COVID19 Response

by Brooklyn Reader October 21, 2020January 25, 2021
Cops release photo of suspect who shoved 73-year-old woman onto Brooklyn subway tracks in fight over cigarette smoke
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News, In Other Brooklyn News Featured

Cops Release Photo of Suspect Who Shoved 73-Year-Old Woman Onto Brooklyn Subway Tracks in Fight Over Cigarette Smoke

by Brooklyn Reader October 21, 2020January 25, 2021

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