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Home » Neighborhoods » Brownsville

Category: Brownsville

Posted inFeatured News Archive

Feb. 4: Brooklyn Black History Month, Eric Adams

by BK Reader February 4, 2023February 1, 2023

New York City Mayor and retired NYPD officer Eric Leroy Adams was born September 1, 1960, in Brownsville and raised in Jamaica, Queens. Adams was largely raised by his mother, Dorothy, a house cleaner and a cook, who moved to New York City from Alabama with Adams’ father, a butcher who struggled with alcohol abuse. […]

Brooklyn Father Arraigned in Death of 23-Month-Old Daughter. Photo: NY Supreme Court, Brooklyn
Posted inNews

Brownsville Father Arraigned in Death of 23-Month-Old Daughter

by BK Reader December 13, 2022December 13, 2022
New York state governor Kathy Hochul announced the completion of the new affordable housing complex at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 30.
Posted inHousing

Construction Wraps on the $81 Mil Brownsville Affordable Housing Complex: Vital Brookdale

by BK Reader December 1, 2022December 1, 2022
From Nov. 14 to Nov. 22, more than 2,500 turkeys were donated at 18 different events, including three events in Brooklyn.
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Carpenter Unions Donate 2,500 Turkeys to Local Families

by BK Reader November 30, 2022November 30, 2022
Senator Zellnor Myrie speaks at Brooklyn Ascend High School on Oct. 29, 2021. Photo: Jessy Edwards for the BK Reader.
Posted inNews

Jeff Bezos’ Ex-Wife Just Gave $11 Million to Brooklyn Public Charter Schools

by BK Reader November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
Brownsville Bred will premiere on Oct. 28 as part of the 26th annual Urbanworld Film Festival.
Posted inNews

Brownsville Filmmaker to Premiere New Work at Local Festival, Featuring ‘Hamilton’ Actors

by BK Reader October 19, 2022October 20, 2022
One Brooklyn Health
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One Brooklyn Health Is Awarded Grant to Fund EQITI, Improving Care For Central Brooklyn Residents

by Vivien Sweet July 20, 2022July 20, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

When Life Hands You Lemons: 3 Brooklyn Teens on What it Takes to Graduate High School and Get into College

by Miranda Levingston July 11, 2022July 19, 2022
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When the End of School Means the Beginning of Summer Learning Loss … and What This Local Nonprofit is Doing About it

by Miranda Levingston June 20, 2022June 20, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

At Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville, New Mural Memorializes Local Historymakers

by BK Reader June 16, 2022June 16, 2022
Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman speaks
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Community Leaders Call For Anti-Gun Violence Funding in Canarsie

by Will Fritz June 14, 2022June 14, 2022
Google Street View image, Long Island Railroad subway station at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, November 2017.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

New Updates for LIRR Service to Take Effect Later this Year

Avatar photo by Milette Millington June 7, 2022June 7, 2022
Nia's Summer Vacation in the Caribbean, Danielle Fairbairn-Bland
Posted inBrownsville

This Brooklyn Social Worker Says Her Children’s Book is a ‘Love Letter to the Caribbean’

by Christopher Edwards June 3, 2022June 3, 2022
Assembly District 58. Google Map, NYAssembly.gov/Assembly-District-58
Posted inFeatured News Archive

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
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Construction Begins on $118 Million 100% Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

by BK Reader May 17, 2022May 17, 2022
NYPD patrol vehicle
Posted inUncategorized

Who Cares About the Small Businesses of East Brooklyn?

by C. Zawadi Morris April 27, 2022May 18, 2022
We Run Brownsville
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Meet the Brownsville Running Club for Women of Color Disrupting Systemic Inequity

by Miranda Levingston April 22, 2022April 22, 2022
Atlantic Avenue Flatbush Avenue truck
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Report: More Pedestrians Killed in Traffic Crashes in BK This Year So Far, in 8 Years

by Jessy Edwards April 20, 2022April 20, 2022
Posted inCrime

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader April 8, 2022April 12, 2022
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Photos: Frontline Hospital Staff Hold Candlelight Vigil in Brooklyn to Mark Two Years of COVID-19

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 24, 2022March 25, 2022

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C. Zawadi Morris, Publisher of BK Reader

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