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Rachel Lindy Baron

Rachel Lindy Baron

Rachel is a reporter for Bklyner and recent Brooklyn transplant who is a bit obsessed with food.
Aug
25
Peace, Love & Paratha – A Mobile Indian Supper Club is Creating Community Through Flatbread

Peace, Love & Paratha – A Mobile Indian Supper Club is Creating Community Through Flatbread

Peace, Love & Paratha is a new, mobile Indian supper club delivering home-cooked Indian food to central Brooklyn residents. It’
5 min read
Aug
20
A Mural For Kids: “Bloom Where You’re Planted”

A Mural For Kids: “Bloom Where You’re Planted”

Volunteers working on the octopus mural at P.S. 54 in 2019. Courtesy of Lauren Cawdrey.Two years ago, on
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Aug
17
Reimagining a New York Icon: Winners Announced for Brooklyn Bridge Redesign Competition

Reimagining a New York Icon: Winners Announced for Brooklyn Bridge Redesign Competition

‘Do Look Down’ by Shannon Hui, Kwans Kim, and Yujin Kim. Courtesy of Van Alen Institute.Two winners have been
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Aug
14
Back Alley Bread – Brooklyn’s Best New Bakers

Back Alley Bread – Brooklyn’s Best New Bakers

Brian Villanueva and Autumn Moultrie of Back Alley BreadIt started with an edible green called Amaranth. With a burst of
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Aug
07
Precious Dreams Foundation Brings Comfort To Brooklyn’s Homeless Youth

Precious Dreams Foundation Brings Comfort To Brooklyn’s Homeless Youth

Precious Dreams Foundation founder Nicole Russell visiting with kids pre-pandemic. Courtesy of Precious Dreams Foundation.COVID-19 has been rough for
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Aug
03
A New Virtual Learning Program For Kids Stuck At Home

A New Virtual Learning Program For Kids Stuck At Home

CampComputer volunteers. Courtesy of Cintia Shamsu.CampComputer [https://www.campcomputer.org/], a free, two week-long virtual education program catering to
3 min read
Jul
30
Community Raises $13,000 for Bagel Shop Targeted By Vandals

Community Raises $13,000 for Bagel Shop Targeted By Vandals

The Brother’s Bagels, a family-owned bagel shop in Bay Ridge, is picking up the pieces after three men came
2 min read
Jul
15
Greenpoint Film Festival Returns with Drive-In Movie Experience

Greenpoint Film Festival Returns with Drive-In Movie Experience

Welcome to Greenpoint mural. Courtesy of Sicily Publicity.Indie film-lovers needn’t panic; the Greenpoint Film Festival [https://greenpointfilmfestival.org/
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Jul
13
Ebb & Flow Bakery Rolls Out Flan Parisien for Bastille Day

Ebb & Flow Bakery Rolls Out Flan Parisien for Bastille Day

Ebb & Flow’s new flan Parisien. Courtesy of Christophe Toury.Flan Parisien is as classically French as pastries come.
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Jul
10
Brooklyn Relief Kitchen Feeds Those Hit Hardest By COVID-19

Brooklyn Relief Kitchen Feeds Those Hit Hardest By COVID-19

Meals ready for distribution. Courtesy of Paul Carney.Andy Wandzilak can’t not feed people. Former co-owner of Two Boots
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