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Miranda Levingston

Miranda Levingston

Miranda Levingston is an award-winning reporter and editor passionate about covering the change-makers in her borough. Her previous work includes writing about arts, culture, education and community organizing for VICE News, Bushwick Daily, UP Magazine and Washington Square News. She also spent a year as a first-grade teacher.

Miranda’s family came to Brooklyn three generations ago. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and loves poetry, the Fort Greene farmers market and playing the flute.

Email
miranda.levingston@bkreader.com

Recent Work by Miranda

Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 2

Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 2

Some local business owners say the Tompkins Avenue Open Streets Program has negatively impacted their businesses.
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Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 1

Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 1

The Tompkins Avenue Open Streets Program has opposition from some local homeowners who say it has negatively impacted their quality of life. But is it enough to topple the wildly popular program? 
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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."
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Jump, Run, Tumble, Swim: Chelsea Piers Opens New Field House in Prospect Heights

Jump, Run, Tumble, Swim: Chelsea Piers Opens New Field House in Prospect Heights

The new Prospect Heights field house includes two turf fields, a basketball half-court, a ninja and parkour obstacle course, a warm, learn-to-swim pool and an Olympic-sized gymnastics zone.
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BK Tenant Advocacy Groups Protest, Ask City to Step in, as Mold, Sewage Plague East NY Apartment

BK Tenant Advocacy Groups Protest, Ask City to Step in, as Mold, Sewage Plague East NY Apartment

More than 40 protesters from Brooklyn advocacy groups gathered outside City Council’s offices Tuesday night to protest the poor living conditions at an East New York apartment.
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BK Educator, Disability Advocate and Mother Dies at 47, Sparking Conversation Around Stress, Self-Care for Black Women in the US

BK Educator, Disability Advocate and Mother Dies at 47, Sparking Conversation Around Stress, Self-Care for Black Women in the US

Brooklynite Jeannine Rochelle King was a lionhearted educator dedicated to lifting others up.
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Original Club Kid, Richie Rich, Hosts Hedonist-Chic NYFW Comeback in Downtown BK

Original Club Kid, Richie Rich, Hosts Hedonist-Chic NYFW Comeback in Downtown BK

Famous reveler Richie Rich hosted his first fashion show in nearly a decade for a sold-out crowd at the City Point Mall in Downtown Brooklyn.
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At State of the Borough Address, BP Reynoso Touts Bold Changes Ahead in 2023

At State of the Borough Address, BP Reynoso Touts Bold Changes Ahead in 2023

The Borough President pledged to solarize low-income housing, reform community boards, and boost Black Brooklyn businesses and nonprofits in 2023.
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Here's the Latest Behind the Lawsuit of the City's Plan for Dealing with Mentally Ill Residents

Here's the Latest Behind the Lawsuit of the City's Plan for Dealing with Mentally Ill Residents

The latest filing is part of a class action lawsuit challenging the City's use of police officers as the front-line response to people with mental illness.
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A Hero's Homecoming: An Evening with Angela Davis in Fort Greene

A Hero's Homecoming: An Evening with Angela Davis in Fort Greene

Despite the tightly packed theater, the book talk celebrating the reissuing of Angela Davis' autobiography was intimate — much like the book itself.
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