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Yearly Archives: 2020

Posted inFeatured News

Haitian Independence Day to Be Celebrated with Free Soup Joumou on Jan. 1

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020

As part of its Ayiti Nou La Toujou Haitian Independence celebration, Life of Hope Center in East Flatbush will be serving free soup joumou on Jan. 1, Haitian Times reports. The traditional soup will be handed out at 2 p.m. at the organization’s office at 710 E. 37th St., in time for those celebrating to get […]

Posted inFeatured News

How to Outsmart Your COVID-19 Fears and Boost Your Mood in 2021

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Here Are the Most Popular Baby Names From 2019 in NYC

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Police Shoot Machete-Wielding Man in Brooklyn Following Bloody Assault

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

The Year of Openings and Closings

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News, In Other Brooklyn News Featured

74 Facts for 2020

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Coronavirus Woes Close Decades-Old Diner In Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

New York Business Leader Passes

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

This Is How New Yorkers Will Remember a Year They Can’t Wait to Forget

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Kuumba, the Sixth Principle of Kwanzaa, Means ‘Creativity’

by Brooklyn Reader December 31, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn: Here’s a List of What to Do This New Year’s Eve!

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Bushwick Senior Center Employee Surprises Residents With 75 Hot Christmas Meals

by Jessy Edwards December 30, 2020
Posted inSponsored

What Are the Factors You Need to Consider When Selecting a University?

by Sponsored December 30, 2020
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Nia, the Fifth Day of Kwanzaa Means ‘Purpose’

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News, In Other Brooklyn News Featured

Robert Jones Jr. Is Son of Baldwin, and More

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Asbestos No Danger at East New York Bus Depot — but MTA Needs to do Better Tracking Problem, Says Report

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

RIP Baba Inde: Court Street Loses a Beloved Friend and Neighbor

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2020
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Cops Shoot Machete-Armed Man Who Attacked Woman, Dog In Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2020
Posted inBKLYN Sauce

BKLYN Sauce: Little Caribbean

by Brooklyn Reader December 29, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Year in Review: BK Reader’s Top Stories of 2020

by Brooklyn Reader December 29, 2020

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