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Category: Prospect Heights

Posted inCrime

We Have Served Our Time, What Other Debt Do We Owe? Activists, Pols Back Clean Slate Bill to Expunge Criminal Records

by Brooklyn Reader February 26, 2021

For Brooklyn activist Michael “Zaki” Smith, the fight to seal and expunge criminal records is personal. Born and raised in Bed-Stuy, Smith spent more than sixteen years of his adolescent and adult years in and out of prison. Once he got his life on track, he started to find his passion – working with young […]

Posted inArts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Nets Will Allow Fans at Home Games Before the End of the Month

by Jackson Ibelle February 11, 2021
Posted inSmall Business

Cultivating Healthy Lifestyles: Owner of Brooklyn’s Natty Garden Opens Natural Food Store

by Brooklyn Reader February 8, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

227 Abolitionist Place: The Long Struggle to Landmark the BK House Linked to the Underground Railroad

by Nigel Roberts February 5, 2021
Posted inSmall Business

Nets Owner BSE Global Launches Program to Recruit Minority-Owned Businesses in Brooklyn

by Jessy Edwards January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Public Library to Hold Epic 6-Hour ‘Night of Ideas’ With Famous Artists, Thinkers

by Jessy Edwards January 27, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

How Will Ranked-Choice Voting Work in NYC’s 2021 Elections?

by Brooklyn Reader January 26, 2021
Posted inCrime

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Prospect Heights

by Brooklyn Reader January 22, 2021
Posted inTechnology

Calling All Companies Wishing to Tackle Global Issues From BK’s Navy Yard

by Kevin Limiti January 20, 2021
Posted inCrime

AG Letitia James Files Lawsuit Against NYPD for Excessive Use of Force During Peaceful Protest

by Brooklyn Reader January 14, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Residents Take to the Streets, Demand Trump’s Removal

by Kevin Limiti January 8, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Public Library Launches Design Competition for Black American Library Card

by Brooklyn Reader January 6, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Pandemic Birdwatching Is Booming, and Brooklyn Is One of the Best Places to Do It

by Jessy Edwards January 4, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Prospect Park Gets Two New Entrances Along Flatbush Avenue

by Brooklyn Reader January 1, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Nets Honor Essential Workers in First Game of the Season

by Brooklyn Reader December 23, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Negro Leagues Reclassified As Major Leagues by MLB as Part of Centennial Celebration

by Brooklyn Reader December 17, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Women-Made Date-Sweetened Coffee Drink Wins $20,000 Brooklyn Library Business Prize

by Brooklyn Reader December 16, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Startups Find Sustainable Solutions to Some of NYC’s Most Pressing Problems

by Brooklyn Reader December 10, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn’s Holiday Markets are Open for Business!

by Nigel Roberts December 9, 2020
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn-Based Artist Baseera Khan Awarded Brooklyn Museum’s UOVO Prize

by Brooklyn Reader December 7, 2020

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