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Should We Get Rid of Grilling in Prospect Park?

Should We Get Rid of Grilling in Prospect Park?

A show of hands by those of you with childhood memories of family park outings-- music pumping from a boombox, children running about freely, adults laughing their way through a semi-competitive game of kickball while Uncle Lonnie mans the barbeque g
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Letter From The Editor: New Year, New Editor

Letter From The Editor: New Year, New Editor

BK Reader has a new managing editor.
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Free Career Development Empowers East NY Educators with the ABCs of Early Childhood Care

Free Career Development Empowers East NY Educators with the ABCs of Early Childhood Care

With its five-month-long program, the Guttman Center supports early childhood caregivers who play many different roles in their daycare centers.
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New Development to Bring 88 Units of Affordable Senior Housing to East Flatbush

New Development to Bring 88 Units of Affordable Senior Housing to East Flatbush

Located at 1488 New York Avenue, the complex will also include a 10,575-square-foot community facility for geriatric primary care and social services.
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Rat Infestation in Brooklyn Spurred by Building Boom

Rat Infestation in Brooklyn Spurred by Building Boom

Residents in Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant, Bushwick and Brownsville report more rat sightings than anywhere else in the city.
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De Blasio Plans to Convert 'Cluster Sites' into Affordable Housing to Combat Homelessness

The city will finance the acquisition of cluster sites by locally-based not-for-profit developers requiring them to convert the sites into affordable housing for homeless and low-income families, creating more than 1,100 affordable units Photo credit
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Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy Earn City's Senior-Friendly Designation

Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy Earn City's Senior-Friendly Designation

The city designated District 36 a "Naturally Occurring Retirement Community" and will now provide funding for resources benefitting local seniors
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Free Legal Clinic to Address Residential Displacement, Tenant Harassment in Brownsville, E. New York and Cypress Hills

Earlier this year, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L.
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Linden Street Designated as Historic District in Bushwick, Blocking Developers From Area

Linden Street Designated as Historic District in Bushwick, Blocking Developers From Area

The collection of architecturally significant row houses stands out as an example of South Bushwick’s late-19th-century development.
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ART OF BROOKLYN Announces 2026 Festival Lineup

ART OF BROOKLYN Announces 2026 Festival Lineup

The film festival returns for its 16th year with premieres, horror, comedy and documentary films.
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