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Daily Archives: March 16, 2021

Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Women, People of Color and Low-Income New Yorkers Bore Brunt of Pandemic, Survey Shows

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 16, 2021March 17, 2021

Women, people of color and low-income, who are overrepresented in frontline jobs, have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on employment and child care. The Work […]

housing, brownstone, affordable housing, bed-stuy
Posted inHousing

Section 8 Tenants Face Widespread Housing Discrimination, Lawsuit Alleges

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle March 16, 2021March 17, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Straight Out of COVID: How Brooklyn Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Pivoted During a Global Pandemic

by Local Voices March 16, 2021March 17, 2021
Posted inTechnology

Brooklyn Pols Lead Charge to Get More Women of Color Into Tech

by Jessy Edwards March 16, 2021March 22, 2021
Police arrest dog owner who stabbed another pooch who bounded up to him at Brooklyn park
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Police Arrest Dog Owner Who Stabbed Another Pooch Who Bounded Up To Him at Brooklyn Park

by Brooklyn Reader March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
How Covid Helped a Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

How Covid Helped a Neighborhood Rediscover Its Restaurants

by Brooklyn Reader March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road.
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

This Pharmacist Had Vaccine Doses to Spare. So He Hit the Road.

by Brooklyn Reader March 16, 2021March 16, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

A ‘Daunting, Dark and Difficult’ Time: How a Brooklyn School Moved Forward After Losing its Leader to COVID

by Brooklyn Reader March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

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