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11 Brooklyn Schools Will Now Offer An Afterschool Tennis Program

11 Brooklyn Schools Will Now Offer An Afterschool Tennis Program

New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL) nonprofit teaches over 3,000 students tennis
Brooklyn Children’s Museum Receives $150,000 In Funding

Brooklyn Children’s Museum Receives $150,000 In Funding

Assemblymember Carroll announces securing of state funding for the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
Black Food Rising Event to Boost Black-Owned Co-ops in Bed-Stuy

Black Food Rising Event to Boost Black-Owned Co-ops in Bed-Stuy

Black Food Rising will feature art, food, books, African culinary demonstrations, a DJ and a screening of Black Owned Brooklyn's documentary, "The Sun Rises in the East."
New Dog Run in Bay Ridge Opens

New Dog Run in Bay Ridge Opens

The dog run is named after Frank Decolvenaere, a longtime Bay Ridge resident who lost his life while walking his dog back in 2020.
Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition Looks for Answers in Face of Stalled Talks, Harassment

Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition Looks for Answers in Face of Stalled Talks, Harassment

Flatbush residents fighting to preserve a former burial site for enslaved African people have several concerns, which they voiced in an open letter last week.
Brooklyn College Students and Staff Rally Amidst Cuts to Women's Center

Brooklyn College Students and Staff Rally Amidst Cuts to Women's Center

The cuts will reportedly reduce the Women's Center's full-time staffing by 40%.
Daffodil Project to Distribute Free Flowers in Prospect Park on Oct. 1

Daffodil Project to Distribute Free Flowers in Prospect Park on Oct. 1

The free daffodil bulbs serve to honor the countless New Yorkers who were lost due to the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and the pandemic.
Inaugural Just Brooklyn Prize Awards Brooklyn's Champions for Social Justice

Inaugural Just Brooklyn Prize Awards Brooklyn's Champions for Social Justice

The $20K award was granted to five change-makers dedicated to equity and racial justice in Brooklyn, including BK Reader's Founder and Editor-in-Chief C. Zawadi Morris. 
See Barbra Streisand's Yearbook, First-Ever Nets Jerseys and More at New BK History Center

See Barbra Streisand's Yearbook, First-Ever Nets Jerseys and More at New BK History Center

The former Brooklyn Historical Society has had a makeover and is now open to the public as a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.
Construction Begins on Affordable Housing Development Dekalb Commons

Construction Begins on Affordable Housing Development Dekalb Commons

Once completed, the project will create 85 new affordable residential apartments for Brooklynites.