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Posted inLifestyle & Culture

This Weekend’s Tribute to Brooklyn Rap Legend is Going to be B.I.G.

by Milette Millington May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

This Saturday, Brooklyn will celebrate Christopher Wallace, known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G., on what would’ve been his 50th birthday. Wallace was born on May 21, 1972. He grew […]

Haitian Flag Day in Brooklyn
Posted inFeatured News

Sak Pasé Nation Presents: The Haitian Flag Day Festival You’ve Been Waiting For …

by BK Reader May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

On Sunday, May 22, Sak Pasé Nation Presents, in collaboration with Zanmi NYC, Konbit Mizik, Zafem World Entertainment, and The Haitian-American Collaborative “ALL ROADS LEAD TO LITTLE HAITI, BROOKLYN” for the […]

Assembly District 58. Google Map, NYAssembly.gov/Assembly-District-58
Posted inFeatured News

If You’re in Brooklyn’s Assembly District 58, Here’s What You Should Know About the Upcoming Special Election

by Nigel Roberts May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Early voting continues through Sunday for the May 24 special election in Brooklyn’s Assembly District 58. The seat opened on March 30 when former state Assemblymember N. Nick Perry resigned […]

Dr. Joan O. Dawson Plaza
Posted inPolicy & Government

Bill Passed in the State Assembly Establishes More Accessible Housing for the Disabled

by Milette Millington May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

The New York State Assembly approved a bill on May 4 that will create a tax credit and establish more accessible housing for the disabled. The bill, A3409A, is now […]

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The TikTok Phenomenon and How to Promote on it

by Sponsored May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

TikTok is an application that triumphantly marches the planet. It is the most downloaded app for iOS (ahead of Instagram and WhatsApp) and the third most downloaded app for Android. […]

Cousin Fatally Stabbed Teen In Crown Heights: Police, Reports
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Cousin Fatally Stabbed Teen In Crown Heights: Police, Reports

by Brooklyn Reader May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Police have identified the 18-year-old who was fatally stabbed on Troy Avenue on Wednesday. Police have identified the 18-year-old who was fatally stabbed on Troy Avenue on Wednesday. (David Allen/Patch) […]

Richard Wright Way Named in Fort Greene
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Richard Wright Way Named in Fort Greene

by Brooklyn Reader May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Richard Wright, at 37, at his typewriter in New York, March 27, 1945, was determined to help blacks win economic rights. (AP Photo) Dr. Rudy Cain’s Letter to the Editors […]

Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

NYC education panel approves $10 billion budget formula following promise of review

by Brooklyn Reader May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

A New York City education panel has approved the same $10 billion school budget proposal it previously rejected, after the Education Department promised to review its funding formula. Twelve of […]

Brooklyn playgrounds locked or in disrepair
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Brooklyn playgrounds locked or in disrepair

by Brooklyn Reader May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

BED-STUY, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Some Brooklyn parents want their playgrounds unlocked and repaired before summer so their children have a safe place to play. Kesha Crawford, the tenant president of […]

Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Update #22: The Carew Country Road Trip From Brooklyn Across the US and Back

by Brooklyn Reader May 20, 2022May 21, 2022

By: Jinyen and Chris Carew 5/17/22 California The Vegas Strip is like a longer, wider Times Square, surrounded by desert.  Hoardes or tourists, performers, and hustlers, trying to make a […]

Posted inFeatured News

MTA Celebrates Biggie’s Bday with Limited Edition MetroCards

by BK Reader May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

Saturday, May 21, would have been the 50th birthday of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace. Born in 1972 and raised in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn, Christopher George Latore Wallace, […]

Residents, electeds demand repairs at NYCHA’s Bushwick Houses development
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Residents, electeds demand repairs at NYCHA’s Bushwick Houses development

by Brooklyn Reader May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

Councilmember Jennifer Gutierrez, center, speaks during a press conference outside of NYCHA’s Bushwick Houses development on May 13. Leaks, missing floor tiles, walls left unfinished and rat infestations were just […]

10 Brooklyn artists with shows you need to see right now
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10 Brooklyn artists with shows you need to see right now

by Brooklyn Reader May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

The rent was, is and continues to be too damn high in the borough of Kings. Yet Brooklyn artists are a stubbornly adaptable lot. And there is no time like […]

Man Dies In Daylight Stabbing In Crown Heights, Cops Say
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Man Dies In Daylight Stabbing In Crown Heights, Cops Say

by Brooklyn Reader May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

A man was stabbed and killed on Troy Avenue across the street from an elementary school Monday morning, police said. A man was stabbed and killed on Troy Avenue across […]

In Debate Over Schools Funding Formula, Advocates From 2019 Task Force Push For More Resources
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In Debate Over Schools Funding Formula, Advocates From 2019 Task Force Push For More Resources

by Brooklyn Reader May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

As the PEP is set to vote on the same schools funding formula it rejected last month, advocates and some PEP members say the need for change is urgent. Still, […]

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7 Smart Ways to Use an Installment Loan for Your Financial Needs

by Sponsored May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

An installment loan is the first thing that comes to our minds whenever we need money. It’s a type of loan that’s repaid in equal monthly payments until the full […]

Posted inLocal Voices

The Little Park Slope School That Could 

by Local Voices May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

By Sara Bass  LACK OF CRITICAL REFLECTION  Days after a group of fifth graders’ mural was hung in their Park Slope school’s cafeteria, it was removed and destroyed by direction […]

Putting green entrance
Posted inArts & Entertainment

This Mini Golf Course in Williamsburg Makes a Hole in One for Climate Awareness

by Katey St. John May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

The gates are finally open, and Putting Green is ready to teach more Brooklynites about climate change through its informational, locally-designed mini golf course in Williamsburg. “Climate change can be […]

Posted inEducation

Bay Ridge Student, Justice Mickels, Wins Statewide ‘Star Search’ Talent Competition

by BK Reader May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

Justice Mickels of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is among the winners of The Salvation Army Greater New York Division’s “Star Search” Music & Creative Arts Talent Contest. More than 200 young […]

Posted inFeatured News

BKLYN Artists: Apply Now for Reduced-Rent Studios in DUMBO

by BK Reader May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

COVID has not been kind to the real estate market, where NYC residents are finding limited options and rents climbing to new heights. For those who earn a living as […]

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