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Kadia Goba

Kadia Goba

Former Politics Reporter for Bklyner, covering Brooklyn politics and Crown Heights/PLG/Bed Stuy. @kadiagoba
Feb
20
Black Hair Gets Stamp Of Approval

Black Hair Gets Stamp Of Approval

Natasha Bone of Brooklyn locked her hair in 2006. (Photo: Natasha Bony)BROOKLYN — New Yorkers who loc their hair are
2 min read
Feb
20
Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg First To Make A Campaign Stop In Brooklyn

Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg First To Make A Campaign Stop In Brooklyn

Pete Buttigieg at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center with New York Times journalist promoting his book and 2020
5 min read
Feb
19
It’s Tea Time In Bed Stuy

It’s Tea Time In Bed Stuy

Brooklyn Tea at 524 Nostrand Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant (Photo: compliments of Brooklyn Tea’s website)BEDFORD STUYVESANT — These two
3 min read
Feb
19
Storefront Synagogue In Bushwick Vandalized

Storefront Synagogue In Bushwick Vandalized

Chabad of Bushwick (Screenshot: Google Maps)BUSHWICK — A Bushwick storefront synagogue was vandalized Saturday amid a rise in hate crimes
2 min read
Feb
15

Historic Districts Council Supports Push To Landmark Flatbush Presbyterian Church

Flatbush Presbyterian Church on Foster and East 23rd in November of 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerDITMAS PARK —  The Historic Districts Council
2 min read
Feb
15
Mayor Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Crimes

Mayor Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Crimes

Mayor Bill de Blasio during a rally against anti-Semitism at Kingsway Jewish Center (Photo: Todd Maisel)MIDWOOD — Mayor Bill de
2 min read
Feb
14
Running Out Of Time: Kings County Committee Agenda Angst

Running Out Of Time: Kings County Committee Agenda Angst

Kings County Democratic Committee Chair Frank Seddio with Joe Bova who chaired the Feb. 12 county committee meeting) (Kadia Goba/
4 min read
Feb
13
Jumaane Williams Wins the Kings County Democratic Committee Endorsement And More

Jumaane Williams Wins the Kings County Democratic Committee Endorsement And More

Jumaane Williams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)GREENPOINT — Councilman Jumaane Williams reigned supreme at Tuesday night’s Kings County Democratic Committee
2 min read
Feb
13
EXCLUSIVE: Treyger Calls For Reduced Ferry Fares For Students

EXCLUSIVE: Treyger Calls For Reduced Ferry Fares For Students

The Ocean Queen Rockstar, a 350-passenger ferry and the latest addition to the NYC fleet (Via NYC EDC)CONEY ISLAND
2 min read
Feb
12
Faigy Roth’s Journey To Independence

Faigy Roth’s Journey To Independence

Faigy Roth at Bklyner (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)MIDWOOD — Faigy Roth never felt at home growing up in a conservative
4 min read