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How This Bushwick Design Hub Is Disrupting NYFW With Its Conscious Approach to Fashion

How This Bushwick Design Hub Is Disrupting NYFW With Its Conscious Approach to Fashion

All garments at Vers are handmade, and most use upcycled materials like scrap fabric, consumer waste, beads and hardware.
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Small BK Synagogues Get $250K in Security Upgrades Amidst Uptick in Antisemitic Attacks

Small BK Synagogues Get $250K in Security Upgrades Amidst Uptick in Antisemitic Attacks

The funding can include the installation of new doors, locks and video cameras, and active shooter and access control training.
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BK Artists Could Get $1K a Month No-Strings-Attached Grant or a New Job, Thanks to This Initiative

BK Artists Could Get $1K a Month No-Strings-Attached Grant or a New Job, Thanks to This Initiative

Creatives Rebuild New York will provide support to NY artists through the Guaranteed Income for Artists and the Artist Employment Programs.
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Feb 15: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Hattie Carthan

Feb 15: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Hattie Carthan

Carthan was a community activist and environmentalist who was instrumental in improving the quality of life of Bedford Stuyvesant
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Brooklyn Neighbors Spar Over the Right (and Wrong) Way to Deal with Feral and Stray Cats

Brooklyn Neighbors Spar Over the Right (and Wrong) Way to Deal with Feral and Stray Cats

Cat rescue organizations are urging people to be respectful of their neighbors while helping stray cats in Brooklyn
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Raise a Glass to Clean Clothes, New Crown Heights 'Laundro-Bar' Coming to Rogers Ave

Raise a Glass to Clean Clothes, New Crown Heights 'Laundro-Bar' Coming to Rogers Ave

Pearl Lee's Washtub, which is opening in Spring 2022, will pair laundry with unpretentious drinks and hot sandwiches.
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Virgil Abloh Exhibit - Created Alongside Artist Himself - Coming to Brooklyn Museum

Virgil Abloh Exhibit - Created Alongside Artist Himself - Coming to Brooklyn Museum

The exhibition will feature brand-new elements and never-before-seen objects from Abloh’s archive, presented in Brooklyn Museum’s Great Hall.
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Crown Heights Assembly Candidates Face Off in Valentine's Day Forum

Assemblymember Diana Richardson is vacating her 43rd District seat to become deputy borough president. The future of the seat will be decided in a special election, March 22.
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Feb 14: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Chris Rock

Feb 14: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Chris Rock

Chris Rock has become one of the most successful and well-known stand-ups in modern comedy, earning him the moniker, “funniest man in America."
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It's Showtime in Brooklyn and a Quarantine Comeback for Harlem Globetrotters on Feb 20

It's Showtime in Brooklyn and a Quarantine Comeback for Harlem Globetrotters on Feb 20

After a few stop and starts due to the pandemic, the iconic Harlem Globetrotters will be at Barclays Center during Black History Month, as a part of their "Spread Game" World Tour.
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