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New Anti-Smoking Media Campaign Encourages New Yorkers to Keep on 'Quitting'

The new anti-smoking campaign stresses: Almost everyone who successfully quits smoking requires multiple attempts - keep on trying, regardless how many times you tried.

This UrbanGlass Beadmaking Program Challenges and Changes Lives

For over twenty years UrbanGlass's beadmaking scholarship program has provided creative and entrepreneurial skills to artsy, low-income women in New York.
Flatbush Councilmember Jumaane Williams Announces Run for NY Lt. Governor

Flatbush Councilmember Jumaane Williams Announces Run for NY Lt. Governor

Jumaane Williams readies himself to be a critical, progressive voice in Albany as he challenges the current NY administration from the left.

Comptroller's New Pilot Program Lets Tenants Boost Credit Scores Through Rent Payments

The program allows tenants to add their rent payments to their credit histories; residents of neighborhoods like Brownsville and East New York with particularly low credit scores could benefit greatly from the new initiative In Brooklyn, residents of

Just Leadership USA: Fighting the Criminal Justice System from the Inside Out

Just Leadership USA, an organization dedicated to cutting the country's prison population in half, is co-sponsoring a panel at Brooklyn Law School to discuss what closing Rikers Island would mean for Brooklyn Actor & activist, Gbenga Akinnagbe, s

Make Love, Be Safe with ARTCondomNYC

The city's 'ARTCondomNYC' initiative features a limited-edition series of condom wrappers designed by contemporary artists to re-energize the conversation around safe sex practices Photo credit: NY Daily News It is Valentine's Day - and National Cond

Bklyn Library Seeks Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights Creatives for Artist-in-Residence Program

The four- to ten-week program offers residencies to six to eight local artists from Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights and includes stipends, supplies and studio space Photo credit: Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Public Library , in partnership w

UrbanGlass Shares the Secrets of Glassblowing at Open Studio

BK Reader captured some of the most mesmerizing moments in photo and video — see for yourself! On Saturday, February 10, UrbanGlass , the largest glass studio in New York and on the East Coast, opened its doors to the public for its first open

Local Tech Org Fundraises for East NY Kids to See Black Panther

"It is exciting to know that a movie like Black Panther can serve as an inspiration and a symbol of hope for my children," said Janet Huger, principal of East New York Middle School of Excellence.

Photos: Brooklyn NonProfits Celebrated for Their Commitment to Racial Equity and Social Justice in the Borough

Five organizations were awarded $100,000 each for demonstrating creativity and impact in addressing critical challenges in the borough Cecilia Clarke, president and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation, proudly displays check for $100,000 award Photo