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Empowering Foster Care Youth Through Creative Design at 2nd Annual Slay Fashion Show
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Photos: Curlfest 2017 Brings out Brooklyn’s Best… How Nature Intended
Curlfest 2017 Photo: Dante Bowen for BK Reader Fellas, I only have one thing to say...
In Gentrifying Brooklyn, is ‘Boutique’ Always Best?
Gentrification assumes the opening of new businesses also means "improved." But don't be so quick to abandon your longtime mainstays......
A Night of Fashion and Black Dandies at the Brooklyn Museum
photo credit: Shantrelle P. Lewis In honor of Shantrelle P. Lewis’ new book Dandy Lion: The...
Eu’Genia Brings You ‘Shea in the City’
photo credit: wellesleyunderground.com A Brooklyn mother-daughter social enterprise is bringing high-quality shea butter to the United...
Ladies from Transitional Living Community in East New York Enjoy ‘Day of Glam’
Photo: Rachel Elkind On International Women’s Day, Headchop Salon in Williamsburg closed for the day and...
CLOTH AND CONTEMPLATION: Brooklyn-Based Designer kien chu’s Journey Through Fashion and Into Freedom
In the middle of a hectic fashion week, designer Kien Chu asked viewers of his Cloth...
Holiday Shopping on Myrtle Avenue: Leisure Life
Charnier Corey, the owner Calling all last-minute shoppers, procrastinators and downright busy people of Fort Greene...
12 Days of Christmas Shopping (Day 12): Meat Market
. “On the 12th Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave To Me…” For 12 days leading up to Christmas,...
Holiday Shopping on Myrtle Avenue: Barking Brown
The reindeer hat By this time, the Myrtle Avenue Holiday Gift Guide should be well circulated among those who...
Holiday Shopping on Myrtle Ave: Jill Lindsey
Looking for more unique spots to shop local? Well, no need to go any further than Myrtle Avenue in Fort...
12 Days Of Christmas Shopping (Day 9): Silk Road Fabrics
. “On the 9th Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave To Me…” For 12 days leading up to Christmas,...
Small Business Saturday in Central and East Brooklyn: A Guide for Shopping Local
In the age of the smart phone where anything you need-- driving directions, food, clothing or even a quick stroke of...
This Is What Bed-Stuy Fashion Looks Like: Indigo Style Vintage
Sheryl Roberts poses in a Indigo Style Vintage ensemble in front of her Greene Ave house...
Sew Green Fashion Camp Redesigns Summer Camp Expectations
An eager camp-goer enjoys sewing instruction at Sew Green Fashion Camp While young boys and girls...
Fros, Clothes and Hair Pros at Curlfest 2016: Photos
On Sunday June 26, thousands of natural hair enthusiasts and vendors for New York City and beyond gathered at Prospect...
Fabiola Jean-Louis on the Art of Time-Travel, Truth-Telling and Rewriting History
From her cozy, pre-war apartment in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Fabiola Jean-Louis is making history and rewriting it all at once. Over...
Why Valentine’s Day in Brooklyn is Ode à La Rose!
Sponsored (l to r): Louis Brunet and Olivier Plusquellec, owners of Ode à la Rose flower...
Photos: Stuyvesant Indi Bazaar Offers Unique, Eclectic and Local Handmade Goods
A shop has popped-up at the Stuyvesant Mansion, located at 375 Stuyvesant Avenue in Bed-Stuy, bringing together some of the most...
Good Vibes at #CoolCreatives Pop Up Shop
Join ARTSO, a creative events production company, on Saturday, November 21, from 6:00pm - 10:00pm for the #CoolCreatives Pop Up...
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.
