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Bushwick Coffee Entrepreneur Uses Her Influence to Fight Anti-Asian Violence

Bushwick Coffee Entrepreneur Uses Her Influence to Fight Anti-Asian Violence

Sahra Nguyen, a lifelong activist and founder of Nguyen Coffee Supply, uses her platform to fight racism on all fronts
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Grab-and-Go Library Service Available at Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Brooklyn Public Library has launched the service as a its first step towards opening a new library branch in the museum
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WeDo GoodWorks Is Transforming Lives With Furniture

WeDo GoodWorks Is Transforming Lives With Furniture

Through Craigslist and Facebook furniture buys, Troy Chapman helps furnish the homes of those in need.
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More than 2,500 Winter Coats Distributed in Brooklyn to Residents in Need

New York Cares held its 32nd annual coat drive on Friday at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal Mall
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Bedford Union Armory Renamed to Honor Brooklyn Activist and Politician Major Owens

Owens was instrumental in turning the union armory into a gathering and recreation space for the Crown Heights community
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Award-Winning Coffee Roastery Launches Scholarship Program for Black Baristas

Award-Winning Coffee Roastery Launches Scholarship Program for Black Baristas

Coffee Project New York is offering six scholarships for a comprehensive barista training program to African American baristas in New York
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South-East Brooklyn Could Get New Subway Line

South-East Brooklyn Could Get New Subway Line

A potential $4 trillion federal infrastructure package could include money to connect Brooklyn's south eastern neighborhoods to Central Brooklyn subway lines
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BK Woman Named CEO of One of Country’s Oldest Childcare Organizations

Kimberly Hardy Watson will be the first person of color to run the historic Graham Windham
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Who Is Behind the Illegal Trash Dumping in Brownsville and East New York?

Councilmember Darma Diaz has partnered with youth organization Elite Learners to tackle the dirty problem and find out who’s causing it
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After Months of Improvising, Youth-Centered Nonprofit Finds New Home in Bed-Stuy

After Months of Improvising, Youth-Centered Nonprofit Finds New Home in Bed-Stuy

The Big Apple Leadership Academy for the Arts had been operating virtually and out of public parks since the start of the pandemic before opening its new space in Bed-Stuy
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