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Author Archives: Kimberlean Donis

Kimberlean Donis is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. She is a student at both London City University and Williams College majoring in Political Science, Art History, and Africana Studies.

Gentrification; Brooklyn's Greenest Block; Landmark
Posted inFlatbush

Brooklyn’s Greenest Block May Become a Historic District

by Kimberlean Donis August 12, 2020January 28, 2021
NYC Parks; COVID-19; Prospect Park; Litter
Posted inNon-Profit & Community, Prospect Heights

Record Amounts of Trash Cover Prospect Park

by Kimberlean Donis August 10, 2020January 28, 2021
COVID-19; Zoom; Rollerskating; Brooklyn; Skaterobics
Posted inHealth & Wellness

Rollerskating Returns to Brooklyn Streets

by Kimberlean Donis August 10, 2020January 28, 2021
Department of Sanitation; COVID-19; Litter; Bed-Stuy
Posted inFeatured News

Bed-Stuy Residents Demand More Trash Cans to Tackle Mounting Rubbish Problem

by Kimberlean Donis August 3, 2020January 28, 2021
COVID-19; Social Distancing; Open Streets; Prospect Park
Posted inProspect Heights

NYC Pulls Prospect Park Thoroughfares From Brooklyn Open Streets Program

by Kimberlean Donis July 28, 2020January 28, 2021
covid-19, BK Reader, NYPD, low-level arrests, broken windows policing, coronavirus epidemic
Posted inCrime, Popular

New Yorkers Protest Violence As Shooting Surge Continues

by Kimberlean Donis July 22, 2020January 28, 2021
Gates Millenium Scholarship; Neo Fleurimond; Eagle Academy
Posted inBrownsville

Brownsville Teen Awarded Prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship

by Kimberlean Donis July 21, 2020January 28, 2021
Suede Restaurant. Photo: @suedenyc on Instagram.
Posted inFlatbush

East Flatbush Restaurant and Community Hub Celebrates Grand Reopening

by Kimberlean Donis July 20, 2020January 28, 2021
COVID-19; Bars; Socia-Distancing
Posted inUncategorized

NYC Bars To Be Shut Down After Three Strike Rule

by Kimberlean Donis July 17, 2020January 28, 2021
Javonn Islar; Basketball; ESPYS; PeacePlayers Brooklyn
Posted inBrownsville, Featured News, Non-Profit & Community, Popular

Brownsville Youth Leader Wins ESPY Award

by Kimberlean Donis July 13, 2020January 28, 2021
NYPD; Protesting; Shootings; Brooklyn North Patrol
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn North Patrol Gets its First Female Commander

by Kimberlean Donis July 10, 2020January 28, 2021
Rooted Theater Festival; Art; East New York; COVID-10; Virtual
Posted inFeatured News

Relevantly Rooted: An East New York Theater Company Goes Online

by Kimberlean Donis July 8, 2020January 28, 2021
Bedford Union Armory; Crown Heights; Non-profit
Posted inFeatured News

The Old Bedford Union Armory is Quickly Being Reimagined

by Kimberlean Donis July 3, 2020January 28, 2021
COVID-19; MTA; PPE; Phase 3; Reopening; Public Transportation
Posted inUncategorized

MTA Vending Machines Across NYC to Sell PPE to Battle COVID-19

by Kimberlean Donis July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Indoor Dining; COVID-19; Mayor Bill de Blasio; Phase 3
Posted inFeatured News

A Return to NYC Indoor Dining Delayed During Phase 3 Reopening

by Kimberlean Donis July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio; NYPD; Youth Services; Budget Cuts; Protesting
Posted inFeatured News

NYPD Reform and Budget Cuts to get Underway

by Kimberlean Donis June 29, 2020January 28, 2021
Fair Futures; Foster Care; New York City; Mayor Bill de Blasio
Posted inUncategorized

BP Adams, Youth Advocates Hold Rally to Preserve Funding for NYC Foster Youth

by Kimberlean Donis June 26, 2020January 28, 2021
Fireworks; Gracie Mansion; Protests; Mayor Bill de Blasio; Illegal Fireworks
Posted inFeatured News

Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Illegal Fireworks Task Force

by Kimberlean Donis June 23, 2020January 28, 2021
COVID-19, Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity; First Lady Chirlane McCray; Mental Health
Posted inFeatured News

First Lady Chirlane McCray Takes on Mental Health Under COVID, in Communities of Color

by Kimberlean Donis June 18, 2020January 28, 2021
Black Lives Matter; Brooklyn; Mayor Bill de Blasio; Mural
Posted inUncategorized

NYC’s First Black Lives Matter Mural is Met With Backlash

by Kimberlean Donis June 15, 2020January 28, 2021

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