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Election Results in: Brooklyn Incumbents Sweep in Local Races

The results are in from yesterday’s general election for U.S. rep and state senate and assembly races ... and there were no surprises
Join Us *HERE* on Election Day for Live Updates on Local and Presidential Races

Join Us *HERE* on Election Day for Live Updates on Local and Presidential Races

BK Reader will be running live updates on the 2020 Elections between noon and 10:00pm
"It's Time for Change," Brooklyn Voters Make Sure Their Voices Are Heard

"It's Time for Change," Brooklyn Voters Make Sure Their Voices Are Heard

BK Reader asked Brooklyn voters why they felt this year's election had attracted record turn out both in mail-in, early voting and now, on Election Day.
Headlines Are Frontlines: New Public Exhibition at BAM Highlights Addictive Nature of News

Headlines Are Frontlines: New Public Exhibition at BAM Highlights Addictive Nature of News

The outdoor film uses The New York Times headlines to show the symbiotic relationship between the media and President Donald Trump
Here’s What Happens at the Nightly Anti-Racist Gathering in McCarren Park

Here’s What Happens at the Nightly Anti-Racist Gathering in McCarren Park

Winter is looming, but the McCarren Park gathering has no intention of stopping its programs dedicated to building an abolitionist community.
Brooklyn, Here's What You Need to Know for Election Day

Brooklyn, Here's What You Need to Know for Election Day

More than one million New Yorkers stood in sometimes hours long lines to cast their ballots early in this year's general election
2020 Presidential Election Has Brooklyn Middle Schoolers’ Attention

2020 Presidential Election Has Brooklyn Middle Schoolers’ Attention

A Clinton Hill teacher is preparing her students to become civically engaged voters

The Week in COVID-19 (10/30/20): Brooklyn, Here's Everything You Need to Know

As the country looks towards next week's presidential election, it has hit a record 9 million COVID-19 cases. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said he would institute a mask mandate and President Trump says the country is tired of hearing about the virus?
Op Ed: Councilmember Robert Cornegy on Intimate Partner Violence & COVID-19

Op Ed: Councilmember Robert Cornegy on Intimate Partner Violence & COVID-19

By: Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, Jr. The statistics on intimate partner violence (IPV) are harrowing. The CDC reports that one in four adult women and one in seven men report being the victim of IPV in their lifetime.
“Get Out and Vote, Brownsville,” Elected Officials and Activists Urge the Community

“Get Out and Vote, Brownsville,” Elected Officials and Activists Urge the Community

Despite Brooklyn’s high early voter turnout, participation is lower in some neighborhoods than others and community leaders are trying to rectify that.