Mukta Ahmad is a reporter at Bklyner. She graduated from Brooklyn College with a B.S. in Journalism and Media Studies.
On Saturday, June 19th, a statue was unveiled at Brooklyn Junction in Midwood. Designed by artist Chris Carnabuci, the 6-foot tall wooden statue of George Floyd will remain at the corner of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn for three weeks before moving to Union Square. The statue is a
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Camp Friendship Food Pantry celebrated its one-year anniversary with what they usually do – helping those in need. The Pantry gave out at least 300 bags filled with fresh groceries to their neighbors and delivered about 100 bags to seniors on Saturday, June 5th. Last year, on June 2, residents came
Neighbors
AdaptAbility is a non-profit organization that builds, donates and rents adapted bikes to kids and adults with disabilities unable to use standard bikes. It was founded three years ago by neighbor Sandra Alfonzo.
COVID-19
Students and faculty marching to Michelle Anderson’s house. Photo/ Dave Sanders. Brooklyn College students and staff joined together yesterday to demand President Michelle Anderson release a plan for the $58 million COVID relief fund for the institution. Faculty and students gathered in front of Brooklyn College on Bedford Ave
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Protesters held up a portrait of George Floyd as they marched across Brooklyn Bridge, Tuesday, May. 25, 2021. Mukta Ahmad/Bklyner.Tuesday, May 25, was the one-year anniversary of the death of a man who, as his daughter said, “changed the world.” Last year the death of George Floyd, 46,
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A pro-Palestinian protest draws thousands to Bay Ridge on Saturday. Mukta Ahmad/Bklyner.Large crowds took to the streets of Bay Ridge on Saturday, May 15, to demonstrate their support for Palestine amid the fighting between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. Th event also commemorated the displacement of
Central Brooklyn
Chase Bank on Eastern Parkway will close by the end of August 2021. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerJPMorgan Chase Bank and Co. are closing its only branch in Crown Heights, located on Eastern Parkway and Rogers Ave. “Like any good retailer, we constantly evaluate our branch network to ensure we’re in
Central Brooklyn
Friends and Family Gathers and elected officials gather to honor the late Dr. Roy A Hastick Sr. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFamily, friends, and elected officials gathered in front of Caton Flats – the 225 unit affordable housing project on the corner of Caton [/800-flatbush/] and Flatbush Avenues championed by Dr. Roy A
Arts & Culture
Church Avenue from Nostrand Avenue to Coney Island Avenue has been co-named Pierre Toussaint Boulevard. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFrom Nostrand and Coney Island Ave, Church Avenue was co-named Pierre Toussaint Boulevard on Sunday, Apr. 25, 2021. The co-naming ceremony started with a prayer at the Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church [https:
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“Happy Ramadan from Balady” lights up 5th Avenue between 72nd Street. and Ovington Ave. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerRamadan began last week and for the first time in the history of New York City, Muslims got their own Ramdan lights in Bay Ridge. The twenty blocks along 5th Ave from 65th Street
affordable housing
Bishop Philius Nicolas, the founder of Evangelical Crusade Church, speaking at the celebration of the affordable housing that he championed along with his wife Helene Nicolas for low-income seniors. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerBishop Philius and Helene Nicolas (BPHN) Senior Residence at the corner of New York Ave and Farragut Road is
brownsville
Kathleen, a survivor of gun violence, speaks at the Van Dyke Community Center on Friday, April 9. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFollowing the fatal shooting at the Van Dyke Houses [/four-dead-in-tragic-van-dyke-houses-shooting/] that left a nine-year-old orphaned, community organizations from Brownsville and around New York gathered at the Van Dyke Community Center to
Downtown Brooklyn
Elias “Eli” Smith with his children. Family photo.A falling tree in Indiana killed a Brooklyn public school educator on March 27, 2021. Elias “Eli” Smith, 40, was the vice-principal at the Math and Science Exploratory School, MS 447 in Downtown Brooklyn, and the father of two young children. Mr.
Bensonhurst
Photo via NYPDYesterday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea met with Brooklyn’s Asian community in Sunset Park to talk about the approaches the NYPD will be taking to protect them, following last week’s announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio that the city will be deploying more police officers in heavily
Downtown Brooklyn
Wai Wah Chin, Charter President of The Chinese American Citizen Alliance Greater New York [http://www.cacagny.org/home.html] speaking at the rally #StopAsianHate in Brooklyn Borough Hall on Sunday, Mar. 21, 2021. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFollowing the Atlanta shooting last week, where six out of the eight killed were