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Bed-Stuy, Time to Get Cooking and Get Counted with the Census and Chef Titus
In case you haven't noticed, it's Census time-- the a once-in-a-decade opportunity to make sure your city, your neighborhood, your...
Community Leaders, Press Meet to Discuss Impact and Urgency of 2020 Census
The nation is one month away from the start of Census 2020 on March 12, and key community stakeholders representing...
Census Bureau Increases Pay Rate for NYC Workers to $28/Hour
The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday announced a pay increase, from $25 to $28 for New York City Census Workers,...
Local CBO’s Prepare for 2020 Census: Two Workshops Announced
Community Resource Exchange, a consulting firm that capacity builds for other nonprofits, this month will hold two training workshops for...
Photos: Stacey Abrams Talks Census and Representation at BCF’s ‘Invest in Brooklyn’ Fundraiser
Brooklyn Community Foundation held its "Invest in Brooklyn Dinner," Friday, at the Weylin in Williamsburg, with featured speaker Stacey Abrams,...
$19M Earmarked by City to Insure Brooklyn is Counted in 2020 Census
The 2020 Census is coming, and this time, New York state and local governments are working hand-in-hand to make sure...
Clarke Tackles Immigrant Rights, 2020 Census at Flatbush Town Hall
Immigrant rights and the importance of the 2020 Census were in the focus at a town hall convened by Congresswoman...
City Allocates Funds to Support 2020 Census Work of Brooklyn Nonprofits
The New York City Council is allocating $4 million of this year’s budget to support nonprofits in their efforts to...
Letter from the Editor: A West Side Story of the Census And You
Dear Brooklyn Readers, Only in America is it viewed as normal for adjacent communities to exist within blocks of each...
Medgar Evers Summit Calls on Bklyn Pols to Mobilize Black Constituents for 2020 Census
The Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) at Medgar Evers College and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are hosting an...
How the 2020 Census Citizenship Question Could Affect Brooklyn Communities
The legal battle surrounding the controversial decision to include the citizenship question in the 2020 Census, which would require everyone...
Lurie D. Favors: On the 2020 Census, Check Blackity Black!
Since early 2018, Brooklyn has been all abuzz about the 2020 Census. The first enumeration of the next Census does...
Dear Brooklyn Readers,
What happens to a dream deferred? For the past two weeks, I’d been thinking about my letter from the editor to you. I wanted to write something encouraging. I wanted to tell BK Readers to keep their heads up during this quarantine… that it is almost over …
Launched in 2013, BK Reader (formerly The Brooklyn Reader) is an online hyperlocal daily news source reflecting the art, culture, business and lifestyle of the fastest-developing areas of Central and East Brooklyn.
