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Daily Archives: April 15, 2021

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Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Brooklyn Woman Provides Free Safety Alarms for AAPI New Yorkers

by Yannise Jean April 15, 2021April 28, 2021

Over the past several weeks, violence against Asian Americans has escalated across the country and there’s been multiple accounts of unprovoked attacks here in Brooklyn. In response, Brooklyn-based actress and […]

Posted inPolicy & Government

Bill for Aid to Haiti at ‘Critical Time’ Reintroduced by BK’s Rep. Jeffries

by Jessy Edwards April 15, 2021April 19, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

HUD to Stop Funding BK Affordable Housing Developer Over Discrimination in Crown Heights

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2021April 16, 2021
Posted inBusiness & Innovation

You Want a Latte? How About an Oil Change with That?

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 15, 2021April 21, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

NYC, L.A. Youth to Get $42K in Sports Gear in Honor of Jackie Robinson Day

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

New York’s Pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Impacting Some Distribution Sites

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
NYC Parents Sue Mayor For A Full Reopening Of Schools
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

NYC Parents Sue Mayor For A Full Reopening Of Schools

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Bed-Stuy Fundraiser Imagines New Future For Jackie Robinson Park
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Bed-Stuy Fundraiser Imagines New Future For Jackie Robinson Park

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Brooklynites call for justice after killing of Daunte Wright
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Brooklynites Call for Justice After Killing of Daunte Wright

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

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