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Pssst... Starbucks Coming to Myrtle Avenue!

Pssst... Starbucks Coming to Myrtle Avenue!

The Brooklyn Reader just heard from a little birdie that Myrtle Avenue is about to receive the king of all coffee shops, the motherload of expensive espresso, the official rubberstamp of gentrification: Starbucks Coffee.
6 Simple Steps for a Healthy & Safe Birth

6 Simple Steps for a Healthy & Safe Birth

Here are six simple steps from Lamaze International for a healthy and safe birth!

Whose Street? Our Street!

Aifuwa Ehigiator and Clyon Jackson, founders of "Our Street" One of the greatest modern threats facing New Yorkers today is the rapidly shrinking stock of affordable housing.

BP Adams Calls on '10,000 Concerned Brooklynites'

By Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Throughout my years in public life, I have noticed that during our fast-paced daily movements, good people often pass each other on the street without ever meeting - without ever realizing that great opportuni
Innocent Bystander Shot During Argument, Shootout on Malcolm X Blvd

Innocent Bystander Shot During Argument, Shootout on Malcolm X Blvd

Malcolm x Blvd and Putnam Avenue NYPD are looking for the men involved in a shooting on Malcolm X Blvd, which injured one innocent bystander.
LaunchProgress: Putting a New Face on Politics in America

LaunchProgress: Putting a New Face on Politics in America

Luke Squire and Poy Winichakul, founders of LaunchProgress The face of politics, as you know it, is changing: It is younger. It is faster. It is brighter and it is broker! But, hold up.
Womeneur, a Platform to Celebrate Local Female Business Owners, Prepares for Launch

Womeneur, a Platform to Celebrate Local Female Business Owners, Prepares for Launch

According to the Center for Women's Business Research, women own 10.6 million businesses in the United States; they employ 19.1 million workers--that's one in every seven employees; and their businesses account for $2.5 trillion in sales.
Fresh Fanatic and Body by Brooklyn Partner for 'Spa Day' on Park Ave

Fresh Fanatic and Body by Brooklyn Partner for 'Spa Day' on Park Ave

Who can say "no" to a $30 spa day on Park Avenue (in Brooklyn), featuring some of the finest Turkish spa amenities, followed by an array of catered, locally sourced, fresh, organic food? On Wednesday April 1, Fresh Fanatic organic food store will cel
Frederick Buechner Quote

Frederick Buechner Quote

Hand-Lettered Art By Harriet Faith. Quote From Frederick Buechner Frederick Buechner, born July 11, 1926 is a prolific American writer, whose first-person narrative of Saint Godrin was a Pulitzer Prize nominee.

Schumer To Visit High School Alma Mater

Click here to view original web page at www.kingscountypolitics.com U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer will return to his alma mater, James Madison High School, tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.