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Last-Minute Grant Saves Prospect Park Youth Program, Employs Kids of Essential Workers

Last-Minute Grant Saves Prospect Park Youth Program, Employs Kids of Essential Workers

The grant has allowed 24 teens, including kids of essential workers, to work in the park this summer
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Danish Shoe Designer to Open Workshop in Brooklyn Navy Yard

Danish Shoe Designer to Open Workshop in Brooklyn Navy Yard

Shoe and leather goods designer ECCO will make Brooklyn its first studio space outside of Denmark
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Kids Are Bigger Coronavirus Spreaders Than Many Doctors Realized – Here’s How Schools Can Lower The Risk

Kids Are Bigger Coronavirus Spreaders Than Many Doctors Realized – Here’s How Schools Can Lower The Risk

The first U.S. schools have reopened with in-person classes, and they are already setting off alarm bells about how quickly the coronavirus can spread
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New Bed-Stuy Mural Highlights Justice System’s Cruel Impact on the Community

New Bed-Stuy Mural Highlights Justice System’s Cruel Impact on the Community

The new mural draws attention to the difficulties of released prisoners and their families
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Amid Pandemic, This Crown Heights Entrepreneur Pivots with a Branded Line of Punches

Amid Pandemic, This Crown Heights Entrepreneur Pivots with a Branded Line of Punches

Shay's Punch is changing the game for at-home businesses amid COVID-19 restrictions
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Brooklyn Poet’s New Book Lays Bare the Imperfect Process of Healing

Brooklyn Poet’s New Book Lays Bare the Imperfect Process of Healing

Jackie Bluu, a survivor of sexual abuse, wants readers to know they are not alone
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Brooklyn Principals Call to Delay In-Person Schooling

Brooklyn Principals Call to Delay In-Person Schooling

Public schools around Brooklyn are demanding that their needs be met before schools reopen
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Brooklyn Designer Uses Fashion to Promote Queer Liberation and Civil Rights

Brooklyn Designer Uses Fashion to Promote Queer Liberation and Civil Rights

The proceeds from Fort Greene designer Willie Norris' recent collaboration will go towards the Black Lives Matter movement
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Healthcare Workers, Public Advocate Call on City to Invest in Sustainable PPE

Healthcare Workers, Public Advocate Call on City to Invest in Sustainable PPE

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams wrote a letter to the City co-signed by healthcare professionals calling for increased production and distribution of reusable PPE
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Show Will Go On for West Indian American Day Carnival With Online Festivities

Show Will Go On for West Indian American Day Carnival With Online Festivities

The much-loved annual celebration will move online for this year’s ‘Back to Love’ carnival, streaming events in August and September
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