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Home » mutual aid

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Posted inSmall Business

Bed-Stuy’s Playground Coffee Calls on Neighbors for Help Keeping Doors Open

by Jessy Edwards January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

The rapid spread of the Omicron variant in Brooklyn has left one Bed-Stuy business and community space fighting to keep its doors open. But neighbors are doing what they can to make sure that happens. Bed-Stuy’s Playground Coffee Shop is in a “fight to stay alive” thanks to the recent rise in coronavirus cases in […]

Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Man’s Clinton Hill Gardens Saved After Months-Long Battle With City Over Rats

by Jessy Edwards November 19, 2021December 1, 2021
The free food fridge on Van Buren St. Photo: Anna Bradley-Smith for the BK Reader.
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Four Brooklyn Organizations in the Running to Win $100K for Community Justice Work

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader July 22, 2021July 24, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Secret Society With Underground Railroad Roots Reintroduces Itself in Bed-Stuy

by Jessy Edwards April 13, 2021April 15, 2021
Posted inCovid-19

PHOTOS: Community Vaccination Sites Help Increase Access, Combat Misinformation in BK

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 12, 2021April 12, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Bed-Stuy Strong Expands Mutual Aid Efforts as One-Year Anniversary Approaches

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle March 10, 2021March 19, 2021
Posted inSmall Business

Bushwick Coffee Entrepreneur Uses Her Influence to Fight Anti-Asian Violence

by Jessy Edwards March 8, 2021March 9, 2021
The free food fridge on Van Buren St. Photo: A New World In Our Hearts' Instagram.
Posted inUncategorized

Outdoor Fridges Are Being Filled with Free Food For Brooklyn Residents in Need

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 20, 2020January 28, 2021
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