A Brooklyn teacher was honored with a $5,000 grant from the College Football Players Foundation program Extra Yard for Teachers for going above and beyond for her students during the coronavirus pandemic. Tiayana Logan, a 7th grade math teacher at ...
Nadege Fleurimond, an East Flatbush-based chef and entrepreneur has decided to use COVID-19 and the state-imposed quarantine as inspiration for her new cookbook, Taste of Solitude. As a Haitian immigrant, Nadege creates recipes that tell the story of Haiti’s rich ...
The French artist JR, has always created art that celebrates the diverse populations of cities. Starting out as a teenage graffiti artist, JR's artistry has expanded to large-scale architectural interventions and most recently, collaged murals. JR's career history was the ...
On Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he would be redistributing the NYPD budget to help expand internet access in low-income areas like East New York and Brownsville, reports AmNY. Around $87 million from the NYPD’s budget will be ...
As COVID-19 restrictions loosen in New York, city-based artists continue to reimagine how to safely curate a space for public interaction with their art. The Rooted Theater Company, a theater company growing in East New York, has recently moved its ...
Members of the Professional Staff Congress and students marched to Brooklyn College President Michelle Anderson’s home on Thursday to deliver letters demanding 52 adjuncts who were laid off without healthcare be reinstated. Around 100 protesters began by rallying outside of ...
New York City entered phase 3 of reopening Monday, July 6, allowing more businesses shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic to reopen. Nail salons, spas, massage centers, tanning salons and tattoo shops will all reopen as restrictions are lifted on personal ...
“Summer Summer Summer Time, COVID-19 On Your Mind”…yup, that’s the 2020 remix and for good reason! Regardless of what side of the mask issue you fall on, the specter of the virus is going to dominate the 4th of July ...
Aclima-- an environmental company that provides governments, researchers, industry and communities with intelligence to reduce air pollution and climate-changing emissions.-- will be launching its pollution air mapping initiative in Brooklyn this summer. Through its mobile air sensing fleet, Aclima will ...
As New York pushes for Phase 3 reopening, the MTA has unveiled New PPE vending machines will give subway passengers more protection against COVID-19 spread, and fewer excuses to ride without a mask reports Patch. The plan was announced on Tuesday ...
As New York enters Phase 3 of reopening on Monday, indoor dining will be pushed back amid a national COVID-19 resurgence, reports Patch. Indoor dining's long-awaited return was planned as part of New York City's entry into Phase Three of ...
Through the Chase Auto Gives Back program, Chase Auto has donated a Subaru Foster to Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center (BMS), in an effort to ensure that the BMS staff have access to transportation to assist the community. BMS has ...
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Brooklyn College’s 38th Annual Undergraduate Film Festival is going virtual, reports Patch. The new format for the festival comes as no big surprise given coronavirus restrictions, which also posed challenges for the students creating and ...
The Crown Heights-based food and events company, Yardy, has launched a meal delivery service for New York City residents, reported Eater. Yardy is just one of many restaurants that has had to adopt a new business model amidst the coronavirus ...
Anxiety and anticipation over looming budget cuts and layoffs at the City University of New York (CUNY) due primarily to COVID-19 has caused uncertainty for both students and staff. While universities like NYU and Columbia are opening their doors up ...
Of more than 17,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in New York City, over half were in communities of color. Communities with the highest mental health needs may be the least likely to access mental health resources during and after the pandemic, according ...
New York City will enter phase 2 of reopening on Monday with the relaxing of some coronavirus restrictions, Governor Cuomo announced. Cuomo said after the city's months-long shut down and two weeks of phase 1 reopening measures, it was on ...
As the weather begins to heat up, the coronavirus pandemic has left many NYC youth feeling displaced, since most playgrounds and parks remain closed. Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation, a Bed-Stuy-based arts school, hopes its summer art camp can provide ...
“Essential Brooklyn” is an 8-part series spotlighting the people and organizations working overtime to lift up their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the ones who give the most with the least resources. They’re our true essential workers, our community ...
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, United for Brownsville and Riverdale Avenue Community School has partnered with Brighter Bites to distribute free produce to residents in the Brownsville community, reported Patch. Each week, the organization has provided PPE, diapers, and fresh ...
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What happens to a dream deferred? For the past two weeks, I’d been thinking about my letter from the editor to you. I wanted to write something encouraging. I wanted to tell BK Readers to keep their heads up during this quarantine… that it is almost over …
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