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Posted inFeatured News

The Gentlemen’s Factory: A Men’s Social Club Serious About Black Business. Seriously.

by Nigel Roberts May 3, 2022May 18, 2022

In 2018 and 2019, news began to percolate around the growing number of social networking spaces emerging across the country for and by people of color.  In New York City, […]

Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Family of Brooklyn Teacher Killed in Maryland Receives More Than $100,000 in Donations

by Christopher Edwards April 29, 2022May 25, 2022
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Brooklyn’s Women History Maker: Mandy Bowman

by Miranda Levingston March 4, 2022March 9, 2022
Posted inTechnology

Brooklyn Getting New Academic Facility: The Research Yard

by Jessy Edwards October 27, 2021October 27, 2021
Photo: Miranda Levingston for the BK Reader.
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Skateboarders and Actors Tell a Story of Freedom at Golconda Skate Park

by Miranda Levingston October 1, 2021October 4, 2021
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

17 Years in the Making: Grand Brooklyn Cathedral Registered as Historic Place

by Jessy Edwards September 14, 2021September 18, 2021
Posted inHousing

24 BK Neighborhoods in City’s Top 50 Most Expensive, and Prices Are Rising

by Brooklyn Reader July 9, 2021July 12, 2021
Posted inEducation

St. Francis College to Open New Campus in Downtown Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader May 18, 2021May 21, 2021
227 Abolitionist Place - Duffield Street
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

227 Abolitionist Place: The Long Struggle to Landmark the BK House Linked to the Underground Railroad

by Nigel Roberts February 5, 2021February 7, 2021
community, Brooklyn, BAM, Dr. Martin Luther king Jr., art, vitrual, Timothy DuWhite, Alicia Garza, Black community
Posted inFeatured News

BAM to Host Virtual Show for 35th BK Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Jessy Edwards January 7, 2021January 17, 2021
Brooklyn, COVID-19, environmental justice, East Flatbush, Downtown Brooklyn, Davida Herzl, Aclima, greenhouse gas, air pollution, community, communties of color, mobile sensing network
Posted inUncategorized

New Mapping Technology Will Measure Air Pollution, Block-by-Block, in Brooklyn

by Yannise Jean July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

New Plan Will Make Downtown Brooklyn a Livable ‘National Urban Center’

by Andrea Leonhardt February 25, 2019January 28, 2021
Tony Luke's will set up show at 6 Flatbush Avenue.
Posted inFeatured News

A Philly Cheesesteak Icon Is Coming to Downtown Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt February 19, 2019January 28, 2021
Oonee pods, BK Reader
Posted inBusiness & Innovation

Ooh-wee! Oonee Smart Bike Pods Are Coming to Downtown Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt January 28, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inCrown Heights

Next in Bklyn Rental Boom? Crown Heights!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 13, 2018January 28, 2021
Crown Heights most infamous Bike Lanes
Posted inFeatured News

Here’s Where Central Bklyn Cyclists Are Most Ticked off About Blocked Bike Lanes

by Andrea Leonhardt November 9, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn won a $10 million state grant to revitalize the Downtown area.
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Brooklyn Wins $10M State Grant to Boost Downtown Revitalization

by Andrea Leonhardt October 3, 2018January 28, 2021
The Plaza at 300 Ashland.
Posted inFeatured News, Non-Profit & Community

New Arts Festival is Coming to Downtown Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt August 30, 2018January 28, 2021
City Point, HiO in Downtown Brooklyn
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

A Mini-Mall Inside a Mall is Coming to Downtown Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt August 29, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture, News, Restaurants & Bars

Junior’s Celebrates National Cheesecake Day With $5 Slices!

by Alex Williamson July 29, 2018January 28, 2021

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