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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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227 Abolitionist Place: The Long Struggle to Landmark the BK House Linked to the Underground Railroad

227 Abolitionist Place: The Long Struggle to Landmark the BK House Linked to the Underground Railroad

Saving the historic house from demolition was also part of a larger struggle against gentrification, and activists are now calling for the site to be turned into a heritage center
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Brownsville’s Betsy Head Park Open to the Public After $30M Upgrade

The revitalized park includes a new skate park, Parkour fitness course, inclusionary basketball court and remodeled green space
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NY Forever: Calling on New Yorkers to Make a Pledge to the City and its People

New civic group NY Forever has enlisted 100 iconic New Yorkers to urge residents to take part in the city’s recovery
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