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Nigel Roberts

Nigel Roberts

Nigel Roberts is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer and editor.
May
18
A Brooklyn Cleaning Service Helps the City Bounce Back from the Pandemic 

A Brooklyn Cleaning Service Helps the City Bounce Back from the Pandemic 

A Prospect Cleaning Service staff member disinfects an office. Courtesy of Prospect Cleaning ServiceA largely unnoticed, and perhaps underappreciated [https:
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Apr
02
Delivering Food To Seniors Is Only Half The Battle, The Need For Help Is Overwhelming

Delivering Food To Seniors Is Only Half The Battle, The Need For Help Is Overwhelming

Photo by Annie Spratt on UnsplashReceiving phone calls from elderly clients who just want to talk is not unusual for
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Mar
04
Proposed Urban Village Development To Bring Over 2,000 Affordable Units To East New York

Proposed Urban Village Development To Bring Over 2,000 Affordable Units To East New York

rendering of Urban Village is courtesy of Christian Cultural Center and Gotham Organization.EAST NEW YORK — Yesterday, at a NYC
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Feb
25
Congressman Jeffries Weighs in on Gentrification, Affordable Housing in State of District Speech

Congressman Jeffries Weighs in on Gentrification, Affordable Housing in State of District Speech

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries at the 2020 State of the District. Nigel Roberts/BklynerDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Standing before a lively crowd, Congressman
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Feb
18
Black-Owned Brooklyn – There’s A Hunger For Information About Local Businesses

Black-Owned Brooklyn – There’s A Hunger For Information About Local Businesses

Tayo Giwa and Cynthia Gordy Giwa. Photo by Curt Saunders/ Courtesy of Giwas.What started two years ago as a
3 min read
Feb
17
Police Explanation for Stop-And-Frisk Increase Doesn’t Sit Well with Civil Liberties Groups

Police Explanation for Stop-And-Frisk Increase Doesn’t Sit Well with Civil Liberties Groups

NYPD, East Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerWhat’s behind the increase of NYPD stop-and-frisks in 2019? While law enforcement officials downplay
3 min read
Jan
24
Supporters of a Shuttered Black Cultural Institution Refuse to Simply Walk Away

Supporters of a Shuttered Black Cultural Institution Refuse to Simply Walk Away

The Black Lady Theatre. Nigel Roberts/Bklyner.CROWN HEIGHTS – Since 1984, The Black Lady Theatre [https://theblackladytheatre.com/], located on
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Jan
23
What are the Long-Term Solutions to Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes?

What are the Long-Term Solutions to Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes?

High School students marched down Eastern Parkway to the Jewish Children’s Museum in January chanting Love, Not Hate. Liena
3 min read
Jan
16
Increased Police Presence in the Wake of Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Raises Concerns for Some

Increased Police Presence in the Wake of Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Raises Concerns for Some

NYPD on Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights. Liena Zagare/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – There’s unease among some people of color in Brooklyn
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Jan
09
Brooklyn’s Religious Leaders Lead the Fight Against Anti-Semitism

Brooklyn’s Religious Leaders Lead the Fight Against Anti-Semitism

New York State Attorney General Tish James welcomed Congregation Beth Elohim Rabbi Rachel Timoner to African-American Clergy & Elected Officials
3 min read