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Home » Archives for May 2021

Monthly Archives: May 2021

Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Japanese American Soldiers in World War II Fought the Axis Abroad and Racial Prejudice at Home

by Brooklyn Reader May 31, 2021June 7, 2021

By: Susan H. Kamei, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Imagine being forced from your home by the government, being imprisoned in a detention camp under armed guards […]

Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Where to Say Thanks: Visit a New York City War Memorial

by Brooklyn Reader May 31, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Delivery Worker, 38, Dies After He Falls Off Scooter and Is Struck By Car in Brooklyn: Cops

by Brooklyn Reader May 31, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

‘I Was Gushing Blood Everywhere’: EMT Bashed By Patient in Brooklyn Hospital, Leaving Him With Broken Nose, Stitches

by Brooklyn Reader May 31, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Construction Worker Falls to Death From Roof of Historic Bank Under Demolition in Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader May 31, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Clinton Hill Comedian Hollie Harper Gets Her Own Version of Letterman on BRIC TV

by Jessy Edwards May 28, 2021June 7, 2021
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Memorial Day – A Commemoration of Our Fallen Soldiers

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2021June 7, 2021
Posted inCrime

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Prospect Heights

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2021
Marches rallied against the spike in gun violence in Crown Heights on Tuesday. Photo: Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez for BK Reader.
Posted inPolicy & Government

BK Senator’s Gun Control Bill Would Be First U.S. Law to End Legal Immunity for Gun Dealers

by Nigel Roberts May 28, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Comptroller, NYCHA Tenant Leaders Call on NYCHA to Create Food Delivery Hubs in Public Housing Developments

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2021June 7, 2021
Posted inBusiness & Innovation

Flatbush Junction BID Launches Upcycle Tree Contest, New Hub for Freelancers

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2021June 7, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Locals Push for Completion of Long-Delayed Bushwick Inlet Park

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Stringer Stays Strong in NYC Mayor’s Race After Sexual Harassment Allegations

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Brooklyn Borough President Race: Where Things Stand

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

N.Y.C. Lawmakers Take Dramatic Step to Stem Homelessness

by Brooklyn Reader May 28, 2021
Posted inCrime

Brooklyn Man Charged with Hate Crimes for Three Attacks on Asian New Yorkers

by Brooklyn Reader May 27, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Brooklyn Playground Renamed for FDNY-EMT Who Was Killed in the Line of Duty

by Brooklyn Reader May 27, 2021
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Posted inPolicy & Government

Affordable Housing Takes Center Stage at BK Borough President Debate

by Brianna Lopez May 27, 2021
Posted inHealth & Wellness

Can People Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Still Spread the Coronavirus?

by Brooklyn Reader May 27, 2021
Posted inBusiness & Innovation

One Year On, Brownsville’s ‘Central Park Barber’ Isn’t Going Back to the Shop

by Jessy Edwards May 27, 2021

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