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Home » Sunset Park

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City Harvest's new space has bigger loading dock, climate-controlled storage areas and indoor and outdoor event space. Photo: Provided/ City Harvest.
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

City Harvest Swings Open The Doors to its New Sunset Park HQ

by BK Reader January 26, 2023January 27, 2023

For the first in City Harvest’s 40-year history, the organization has brought all its operations to one 150,000-square-foot facility in Sunset Park, reports NY 1. The new City Harvest Cohen Community Food Rescue Center is now expected to rescue and deliver over 75 million pounds of food this year. “What our volunteers do is they […]

City Harvest marathon runners raised $600,000 for families in need. Photo: Provided/ City Harvest.
Posted inNews

Nearly 100 Runners Participated in Marathon on Behalf of BK-Based Nonprofit; Raised Funds to Feed 1.4M

by BK Reader November 9, 2022November 9, 2022
Posted inPolicy & Government

NY-10 Primary Candidates Call for Reform at Brooklyn Detention Center

by Kimberlean Donis August 16, 2022August 16, 2022
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Have Your Say on the Controversial New City Council District Draft Map and Its Impact in Brooklyn

by Jessy Edwards August 4, 2022August 4, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Proposal for Asian-American Council District Sparks Controversy

by Kimberlean Donis July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
Demonstrators in Dyker Heights
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Push for Asian-Plurality State Senate District Successful, Despite Controversial Process

by Will Fritz May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
Commuters in the 36th Street subway station
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Straphangers in Sunset Park Say They Are ‘Uneasy’ and On Edge Following Subway Mass Shooting

by Will Fritz April 15, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

10 Shot and 13 Injured in Sunset Park Subway Mass Shooting, NYPD Release Photo of Person of Interest

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 13, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

‘Food Is Our Love Language’: How One Family Celebrates Lunar New Year in Brooklyn

by Jessy Edwards January 31, 2022February 1, 2022
Posted inEducation

BK Catholic Schools Say Will End Mask Mandate, If Courts Allow

by Will Fritz January 31, 2022January 31, 2022
Posted inRace Matters

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Hosts Solidarity Event for Anti-Asian Violence

by York Chan May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

City Harvest Gifted $20M to Build New Food Distribution in Brooklyn

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Posted inTechnology

This Brooklyn Startup Is Shaking Up the Fashion Industry With Yarn Made From Seaweed

by Kevin Limiti February 25, 2021March 5, 2021
Mercado Global staff and artisans. Photo: provided.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Brooklyn Nonprofit Donates 115,000 Masks Across NYC, the US and Latin America

by Miranda Levingston December 24, 2020January 25, 2021
La Cabana, mexican restaurant, BKLYN Sauce
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BKLYN Sauce: La CabanĚa

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader December 10, 2020January 9, 2023
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Brooklyn City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca Announces Run For Mayor on Progressive Platform

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader October 22, 2020January 25, 2021
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Brooklyn Prison Dancers Linked to ‘Sex Cult’ NXIVM Start Social Justice Organization

by Jessy Edwards July 23, 2020January 18, 2021
Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Changing the Narrative: Mixteca Is Amplifying the Voice of Sunset Park’s Immigrant Community

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 20, 2020January 28, 2021
Kathleen Daniel, NYC Census 2020, Mill Basin Civil Association, 2020 Census
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Census Outreach Team Won’t Let Coronavirus Stop Their Progress

by Nigel Roberts April 21, 2020January 28, 2021
Valentine's Day, oral health, chocolate cavities, dentists, kissing
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Dentists Warn on Valentine’s Day: Cavities are Contagious, so Kiss at Your Own Risk!

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader February 12, 2020January 28, 2021
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