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‘Coffee Uplifts People:’ How Angela Yee Plans to Diversify the Coffee Industry, Starting with a Bed-Stuy Café

The radio personality is changing the face of the coffee industry with her new brand of coffee, and inspiring her Bed-Stuy neighborhood with the brand's flagship café.

Jan 3, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Unveils Plan for Combatting COVID Through Coming Winter, Year

Eric Adams held a press conference laying out 6 Pillars for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

Dec 31, 2021 5:32 PM Read more >

This Bushwick-Based Rapper is Making Viral Conservation Hits for the Eco-Revolution

Hila Perry, aka Hila the Killa, is educating the world on conservation, growing veggies and taking care of the planet with her witty raps that have millions of views online

Dec 31, 2021 3:46 PM Read more >

Kuumba: Cheryl Bowers

Creativity inspires a Brooklyn entrepreneur to change her life and help her community by harnessing her natural talent

Dec 31, 2021 2:59 PM Read more >

City Releases Plans for 100% Affordable Homeownership Development in Bed-Stuy

The City has announced that Almat Urban and the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation will develop the condo coop development

Dec 31, 2021 1:23 PM Read more >

Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes in Brooklyn Showed Overall Decline in 2021

Murders declined in Brooklyn by 16% this year, bucking a citywide trend. But hate crimes increased by 41%, according to the borough’s district attorney

Dec 31, 2021 11:32 AM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

Crime is up in Flatbush and East Flatbush, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Dec 31, 2021 9:57 AM Read more >

4 New Year’s Resolutions for a Healthier Environment in 2022

What if we expanded our New Year's resolutions to include resolutions that benefit our communities, society and the planet, too?

Dec 30, 2021 1:56 PM Read more >

Nia: Little Sun People

A Bed-Stuy preschool is on a mission to instill Black pride in the next generation.

Dec 30, 2021 12:06 PM Read more >

Reflecting on 2021: Brooklyn's Year in Stories

In cased you missed it, here's a look back on BK Reader's top stories of 2021

Dec 30, 2021 11:01 AM Read more >