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Volunteers in East New York Fill Backpacks for 5,000 Public School Children

Volunteers in East New York Fill Backpacks for 5,000 Public School Children

150 New York Cares volunteers filled the bags for students and families in need as they look to the new school year
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A Man Was Reinfected With Coronavirus After Recovery – What Does This Mean For Immunity?

A Man Was Reinfected With Coronavirus After Recovery – What Does This Mean For Immunity?

Is it possible to get COVID-19 twice?
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Brooklyn-Based Chef Goes Online to Teach Michelin Quality Desserts

Brooklyn’s own Sugar, Butter, Chocolate owner and pastry Chef Daniel Kleinhandler is now teaching online classes with CocuSocial
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Deadline Looms For East New Yorkers to Have Their Say on ‘Cease-and-Desist’ Zone

Real estate brokers and investors have gone too far, homeowners complain.
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Brooklyn Artists Get Free Outdoor Rehearsal Space With New Residency Program

Brooklyn Artists Get Free Outdoor Rehearsal Space With New Residency Program

Downtown Brooklyn Partnership has announced a new initiative allowing artists to use 300 Ashland Plaza for outdoor rehearsals
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Nets Owners Pledge $50M to Social Justice Fund With Focus on Black Brooklyn

Details on how Brooklyn community groups can access the funds have not yet been released
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Flatbush Author Navigates Life As a Mother with Chronic Illness in New Children's Book

Flatbush Author Navigates Life As a Mother with Chronic Illness in New Children's Book

Julie Stamm's children's book Some Days We... is inspired by real life events with her son
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Fresh Black Films Series Spotlights Brooklyn's Black Indie Filmmakers

Fresh Black Films Series Spotlights Brooklyn's Black Indie Filmmakers

Virtual series highlighting NYC Black filmmakers packs a punch with its ‘Wayfinding’ edition
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Photos: New Yorkers March in White for Those Lost to COVID-19

Photos: New Yorkers March in White for Those Lost to COVID-19

Marchers went from Barclays Center to Trump Building to demand the federal government take action for the thousands of people who have died from COVID-19
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Brooklyn Black-Owned Tech Company is Combating Mental Stress with New App

Brooklyn Black-Owned Tech Company is Combating Mental Stress with New App

As stress from the pandemic and racial injustice mounts, Bed-Stuy-based company Digital Park hopes to ease the minds of Black Americans.
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