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

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

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

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.
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Brooklyn Neighborhood at the Center of Redistricting Battle

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

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

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.
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Bushwick Subway Stations Contain Hazardous Levels of Lead, Local Business Owner Says

Bushwick Subway Stations Contain Hazardous Levels of Lead, Local Business Owner Says

After independent testing confirmed paint from three Bushwick subway stations had high levels of lead, a local business owner is demanding the MTA take action.
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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Announces New Leader of Business Recovery

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Announces New Leader of Business Recovery

The chamber has been given a $1.3 million grant to support small businesses hit hard by the pandemic
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'We're Back': Staff of Beloved Gloria's in Crown Heights Open Gee's

'We're Back': Staff of Beloved Gloria's in Crown Heights Open Gee's

The iconic spot for Caribbean cuisine closed in 2020 amid a debilitating legal battle. But after a year out of work, its staff are back with a new Caribbean spot named Gee's.
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