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New York City Schools to Close Thursday Due to Increasing COVID-19 Cases

After only eight weeks of in-person classes, New York City public school doors will be shuttered again with the coronavirus pandemic.

Nov 18, 2020 4:24 PM Read more >

Landmarks Commission Sends 920 Park Place Development Back to the Drawing Board

The board asked developers of the controversial development to come up with a revised design plan for the Hebron School site in Crown Heights

Nov 18, 2020 2:21 PM Read more >

Revenge Porn Is on the Rise, AG Warns New Yorkers

New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued a warning to New Yorkers over the rising threat of revenge porn during the coronavirus pandemic

Nov 18, 2020 11:37 AM Read more >

Meet Curtis Harris, a Multilayered Candidate Running for Brooklyns 35th City Council District

The arts and low-income housing advocate wants to bring his socialist-guided platform to city government

Nov 18, 2020 10:34 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Landlords Accused of 'Egregious and Illegal Eviction,' Harassment Face Lawsuit from City

New York City has filed a lawsuit against landlords Gennaro Brooks-Church and Loretta Gendville over the accused unlawful eviction of their Dean St tenants during the pandemic

Nov 17, 2020 5:45 PM Read more >

New Yorkers Knew Donald Trump First and They Spurned Him Before Many American Voters Did

Every single voting district in Manhattan, where Trump lives, went for Joe Biden.

Nov 17, 2020 10:17 AM Read more >

How Three Brooklyn-Based Women Are Creating Murals to Uplift Their Communities

Brand new street art in Brooklyn uses innovative technology and political themes to make very 2020 statements

Nov 16, 2020 9:03 PM Read more >

Here's Where You Can Get a Free Turkey in Brooklyn this Thanksgiving

A number of local organizations are holding free turkey giveaways over the next week to make sure everyone can have a traditional meal in the most untraditional of times

Nov 16, 2020 8:23 PM Read more >

Letter from the Editor: Introducing Scriibe.org, BK Reader's Non-Profit Sister Site!

The publisher of BK Reader launches a hyperlocal investigative news site that is unbranded and unbound!

Nov 16, 2020 3:48 PM Read more >

This New Initiative Is Making Vegan Food Accessible One Bodega Sandwich at a Time

Eat Plantega is a new initiative getting plant-based foods in bodegas in Brooklyn and the Bronx to increase access at an affordable price

Nov 16, 2020 3:01 PM Read more >