Announcements

Jan
26
Brooklyn Communities Collaborative Awards Over $300,000 in Grants

Brooklyn Communities Collaborative Awards Over $300,000 in Grants

Yesterday, the Brooklyn Communities Collaborative [https://www.brooklyncommunities.org/] (BCC), a nonprofit organization focused on providing aid for Brooklyn and
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Jan
26
New Chipotle Hosts Sunset Park High School PTA Fundraiser Today!

New Chipotle Hosts Sunset Park High School PTA Fundraiser Today!

Today, between 4-8 pm, Sunset Park’s new Chipotle Mexican Grill will be helping the Sunset Park High School PTA
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Jan
20
New SNIPES Store In Crown Heights + Nike Dunks Pop-Up Museum Open Thursday

New SNIPES Store In Crown Heights + Nike Dunks Pop-Up Museum Open Thursday

SNIPES [https://www.snipesusa.com/] is opening its latest Brooklyn store in Crown Heights this Thursday, January 21st. The store
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Jan
19
The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 presented by HSS. (Photo by Michelle Farsi)A public school in
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Jan
15
Food Universe Marketplace Open in Bensonhurst

Food Universe Marketplace Open in Bensonhurst

The front of Food Universe Marketplace. Salma Elazab/BklynerEarlier this week Bensonhurst welcomed another supermarket. Food Universe Marketplace opened at
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Jan
12
Cat Cafe Gets Funding To Help With Pandemic Surge In Demand For Cats

Cat Cafe Gets Funding To Help With Pandemic Surge In Demand For Cats

Cafe cats by the window. By Alexandra Steedman.Thanks to a generous grant, Brooklyn Cat Cafe will be able to
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Jan
12
Lester Young Jr. makes history as NY’s first Black chancellor for Board of Regents

Lester Young Jr. makes history as NY’s first Black chancellor for Board of Regents

New York’s Board of Regents elected Regent Lester Young Jr. as its first Black chancellor. New York State Education
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Jan
07
Renovated Bensonhurst Playground Opens To Public This Week

Renovated Bensonhurst Playground Opens To Public This Week

NYC Parks / Daniel AvilaThis winter is making us hope so hard for an early, COVID-19 free summer. Or at least
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Jan
04
New York City’s First Born of the Year A Brooklyn Boy

New York City’s First Born of the Year A Brooklyn Boy

Ivett Rodriguez with son Jaxel, born at midnight on January 1st. Photo by NYC Health + Hospitals.New York City’s
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Dec
28
Good Bye Zainab and Keira, Welcome Billy and Salma

Good Bye Zainab and Keira, Welcome Billy and Salma

Billy Richling and Salma ElazabI’m very excited to introduce two new voices at Bklyner that you will hear more
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