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Monthly Archives: December 2021

Posted inFeatured News

Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Unveils Plan for Combatting COVID Through Coming Winter, Year

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

Mayor-Elect Eric Adams, with a team of public health leaders from across the city, on Thursday revealed a plan for how his administration aims to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic and […]

Posted inFeatured News

This Bushwick-Based Rapper is Making Viral Conservation Hits for the Eco-Revolution

by Jessy Edwards December 31, 2021January 3, 2022
Kuumba, Creativity, Cheryl Bowers, Kwanzaa
Posted inFeatured News

Kuumba: Cheryl Bowers

by Nigel Roberts December 31, 2021January 1, 2022
Posted inHousing

City Releases Plans for 100% Affordable Homeownership Development in Bed-Stuy

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2021January 3, 2022
Posted inCrime

Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes in Brooklyn Showed Overall Decline in 2021

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
Posted inCrime

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
Bed-Stuy COVID Rates Reach All-Time Highs, Data Shows
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Bed-Stuy COVID Rates Reach All-Time Highs, Data Shows

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
SEE IT: NYPD cops do nothing after gunshots heard in Brooklyn apartment, body camera footage shows
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

SEE IT: NYPD Cops Do Nothing After Gunshots Heard in Brooklyn Apartment, Body Camera Footage Shows

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
As Brooklyn becomes the center of political power, locals see a hopeful future
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

As Brooklyn Becomes the Center of Political Power, Locals See a Hopeful Future

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
NYCHA inks deal for $1.4 billion in repairs at Brooklyn properties, bringing them under private management
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

NYCHA Inks Deal for $1.4 Billion in Repairs at Brooklyn Properties, Bringing Them Under Private Management

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

4 New Year’s Resolutions for a Healthier Environment in 2022

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
Behind the scenes at the Little Sun People, an Afrocentric preschool in Bed-Stuy. Photo: Cootchill Nelson.
Posted inFeatured News

Nia: Little Sun People

by Nigel Roberts December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
The Year in Review of BK Reader 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Reflecting on 2021: Brooklyn’s Year in Stories

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2021December 31, 2021
small business
Posted inSmall Business

Brooklyn Small Businesses Hit Hard By Omicron This Holiday Season

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2021December 31, 2021
Events Happening This New Year’s Eve in and Around Bushwick
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Events Happening This New Year’s Eve in and Around Bushwick

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
Broadway Junction To Open For COVID Testing With Pop-Up Site
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Broadway Junction To Open For COVID Testing With Pop-Up Site

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
Brooklyn man executed at apartment building where he lived: cops
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Brooklyn Man Executed at Apartment Building Where He Lived: Cops

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
CityMD Announces Another Round Of Temporary Closures In New York And New Jersey
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

CityMD Announces Another Round of Temporary Closures in New York and New Jersey

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Brooklyn: Here’s Your List of What to do This New Year’s Eve!

by Brooklyn Reader December 29, 2021December 31, 2021
Posted inCrime

2 Bed-Stuy Landlords to Pay $214K for Building Violations, Tenant Harassment

by Brooklyn Reader December 29, 2021December 29, 2021

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