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Brooklyn, Here Are 11 Volunteer Opportunities to Honor MLK Day

Renovate a community fridge, paint a community mural, or pack baby-care kits this weekend in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy

Jan 14, 2022 10:50 AM Read more >

5 Brooklyn Nonprofits Dedicated to Racial Justice Win $100K Each in Spark Prize

Brooklyn Community Foundation announced the winners of the 2022 Spark Prize on Thursday

Jan 13, 2022 6:41 PM Read more >

Flatbush Homeowner Gets Support in Her Fight Against Allegedly ‘Predatory’ Emigrant Bank

Victoria Stennett has been battling the Emigrant Bank for more than a decade, accusing it of unfair and racist lending practices.

Jan 13, 2022 1:32 PM Read more >

Bed-Stuy Tutoring Service Launches College Scholarship in Memory of Donor

The $1,000 Celena Thomas Memorial Scholarship will go towards the tuition of a scholar attending an HBCU with a GPA 2.5 or above

Jan 13, 2022 11:56 AM Read more >

BAM Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Free Events for the Whole Family

Brooklyn Academy of Music will celebrate MLK Day with both live and online events, kicking off at 10:30am

Jan 13, 2022 11:01 AM Read more >

Bed-Stuy's Playground Coffee Calls on Neighbors for Help Keeping Doors Open

Playground Coffee Shop is in a "fight to stay alive" thanks to the recent rise in coronavirus cases and a lack of aid and funding.

Jan 12, 2022 9:12 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Neighborhood at the Center of Redistricting Battle

The state's Independent Redistricting Commission has been told to go back to the drawing board after failing to agree on how to divide districts including, Brooklyn's Sunset Park, in its proposed electoral maps

Jan 12, 2022 6:25 PM Read more >

New York’s First Lenape-Curated Exhibition to Open at Brooklyn Public Library

BPL and The Lenape Center will hold the exhibition at the new Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center

Jan 12, 2022 1:41 PM Read more >

Brooklyn DA and NYPD to Hold Gun Buyback in Flatbush

Anyone who hands in a working handgun or assault rifle will get $200 and an iPad, no questions asked

Jan 12, 2022 12:45 PM Read more >

From Delta to Omicron, Here’s How Scientists Know Which Coronavirus Variants Are Circulating in the US

By sequencing enough coronavirus genomes, scientists are able to build up a representative picture of which variants are circulating in the population overall.

Jan 11, 2022 4:03 PM Read more >