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Daily Archives: February 8, 2021

Lisa Fernandes, owner of Sweet Chili in Bushwick. Photo: Miranda Levingston for the BK Reader.
Posted inRestaurants & Bars

Indoor Dining to Restart at 25% Capacity, But Is It Enough to Help the Struggling Industry?

by Miranda Levingston February 8, 2021February 19, 2021

Starting Friday Feb. 12, restaurants in New York City can reopen for indoor dining at 25% capacity.  Governor Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Monday, after facing backlash from the industry […]

Posted inNon-Profit & Community

After Months of Improvising, Youth-Centered Nonprofit Finds New Home in Bed-Stuy

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Posted inSmall Business

Cultivating Healthy Lifestyles: Owner of Brooklyn’s Natty Garden Opens Natural Food Store

by Brooklyn Reader February 8, 2021February 19, 2021
Posted inHousing

Plans for Luxury Bushwick Development Are Illegal, Neighbors Find

by Jessy Edwards February 8, 2021February 19, 2021
Dana Houghton, Aaliyah, Black History Month, Black History Makers, Brooklyn
Posted inBlack History Month

Feb 8: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Aaliyah

by Brooklyn Reader February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

NYC Gets Hit With Second Snowstorm in a Week, Could See Up To Seven Inches

by Brooklyn Reader February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Stringer’s High-Wire Act: A Real Estate Agenda for Developers and Leftists Alike

by Brooklyn Reader February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Paperboy Prince’s Platform: Cancel Rent, Abolish the Police, Legalize Psychedelics

by Brooklyn Reader February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

“We’re Just Dog People’: NYPD Cop and Team of Volunteers Used Motion Sensors, Drones — and Hot Dogs — to Track Canine Through Blizzard Who Went Missing in Fatal Brooklyn Crash

by Brooklyn Reader February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

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