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Posted inPolitics

Laurie Cumbo Named Cultural Affairs Commissioner by Mayor Eric Adams

by Brooklyn Reader March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Former Brooklyn-based City Councilmember and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo has been named Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs by Mayor Eric Adams. As the new commissioner […]

Posted inPolitics

Fort Greene Wrestles Over Parking Spots Vs. Safety After Baby Killed in Wrong-Way Crash

by Jessy Edwards December 9, 2021December 11, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Op-Ed: The New Major Owens Community Center Is the Solution to Ending the Gun Violence Epidemic in Our Community

by Local Voices October 7, 2021October 8, 2021
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

This Weekend’s Festival Remembers 30 Years Since Crown Heights Race Riots

by Jessy Edwards August 11, 2021August 11, 2021
Posted inGentrification in Brooklyn

Controversial Crown Heights Rec Center Project Creates Tension in Community, City Council Race

by Emma Rose June 3, 2021June 11, 2021
vote, election
Posted inPolicy & Government

Candidates for BK’s 35th District City Council Seat to Share Their Plans in Live Forum

by Brooklyn Reader May 26, 2021
Posted inPolicy & Government

Council to Introduce New Legislation to Help Moms Get Back to Work

by Jessy Edwards May 11, 2021May 11, 2021
City Council; Alejandra Caraballo; BLM; Activist
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant

Civil Rights Attorney Launches Bid For Council Seat

by Kimberlean Donis September 14, 2020January 28, 2021
COVID-19; Crystal Hudson; District 35
Posted inProspect Heights

Meet the Newest Candidate Running for Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s Seat

by Kimberlean Donis September 9, 2020January 28, 2021
Stars of New York Dance, Cheryl Todmann, Dance-Off of the Decade, Kevin Parker, Elwanda Young, Betty Staton, Laurie Cumbo, Reggie Nance, Errol Louis, Susan Taylor, Tish James, Asase Yaa School of the Arts, Zakiya Harris, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, Jude Evans, Nathan Trice Nathan Trice Rituals, Jamel Gaines, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, SynChana Madonna, Pure Onyx Movement
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Cumbo and Gaines Reclaim the Crown at Stars of NY Dance’s Dance-Off of the Decade!

by Brooklyn Reader November 19, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

At 10-Yr Anniversary, Stars of NY Dance ‘Local Stars’ Return for Dance-off of the Decade!

by Brooklyn Reader October 16, 2019January 28, 2021
Newly designated a member of theCultural Institution Group, Weeksville has secured permanent founding from the city.
Posted inFeatured News

Weeksville Becomes Bklyn’s First Black City-Funded Cultural Institution

by Andrea Leonhardt June 16, 2019January 28, 2021
Christopher Wallace Way, Notorious B.I.G. , street co-naming, Leroy McCarthy, Laurie Cumbo, Wayne Barrow, Mark Pitts
Posted inFeatured News

Two Decades Later, Christopher ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace Finally Gets His Way

by Brooklyn Reader June 11, 2019January 28, 2021
Elected officials and cultural organizations are calling for Weeksville be included in the City budget as member of the Cultural Institutions Group.
Posted inFeatured News

Community Rallies to Secure Permanent City Funding for Weeksville

by Andrea Leonhardt May 17, 2019January 28, 2021
G-MACC works with ex-gang members, dubbed violence interrupters, to bring positive change to communities ravaged by gun violence and gang activity.
Posted inFeatured News

Anti-Gun Violence Group G-MACC Opens Second Office in Fort Greene

by Andrea Leonhardt January 28, 2019January 28, 2021
Laurie Cumbo, Town Hall, Corey Johnson, Medgar Evers Prep, housing crisis
Posted inFeatured News, Policy & Government, Prospect Heights

Affordable Housing Emerges as Top Concern at Cumbo’s Town Hall

by C. Zawadi Morris December 16, 2018January 28, 2021
Carnival Culture, Brooklyn Museum, BK Reader, West Indian Day Parade, J'Ouvert, community safety, women safety, Caribbean safety culture, Lyrika, caribBeing, carnival, Rosamond S. King, Shelley Werrell, Nicole "Zyoness, Crowley, Pastor Monrolse,
Posted inFeatured News

Op-Ed: The West Indian Day Parade Showcases the Beauty of the Black Immigrant Experience

by Brooklyn Reader September 2, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inCrown Heights, Featured News, Policy & Government, Popular

What’s the Story Behind the Vanishing Trash Cans in Crown Heights?

by Alex Williamson July 12, 2018January 28, 2021
Gun Violence Awareness Month
Posted inFeatured News, Non-Profit & Community

Less Thoughts and Prayers, More Resources, Anti-Gun Violence Activists and BK Lawmakers Say

by Andrea Leonhardt June 1, 2018January 28, 2021
Opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, overdose, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, OASES, Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, State Sen. Jesse Hamilton, Kim Whitley
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Crown Heights, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News, Non-Profit & Community, Popular

At Crown Heights Town Hall, Neighbors Unite to Combat Opioid Crisis in Brooklyn

by C. Zawadi Morris May 22, 2018January 28, 2021

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