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Jan
28
From Bathtub to Laptop: Actor Plays with New Medium’s Possibilities

From Bathtub to Laptop: Actor Plays with New Medium’s Possibilities

O’Loughlin in an early production of “My Heart Goes Zoom,” the flagship show in the Please Don’t Touch
5 min read
Jan
27
BLM Mural: Capturing A Crucial Moment In Bed-Stuy History 

BLM Mural: Capturing A Crucial Moment In Bed-Stuy History 

Last June, right after the paint had dried on the giant new D.C. mural sporting the words ‘Black Lives
6 min read
Jan
22
A Shot At A Fair Future: Foster Youth Call on Mayor To Fund Essential Programs

A Shot At A Fair Future: Foster Youth Call on Mayor To Fund Essential Programs

Ericka Francois, Fair Futures Youth Advocacy Youth Coordinator. Image from the virtual rally.Foster youth and elected officials called on
5 min read
Jan
22
New Yorkers Celebrate Biden’s End to Trump’s ‘Muslim’ Travel Ban and Rally for More Change

New Yorkers Celebrate Biden’s End to Trump’s ‘Muslim’ Travel Ban and Rally for More Change

Immigration reform advocates hold a rally at Battery Park Thursday morning during the start of the Biden administration. | Ben Fractenberg/
4 min read
Jan
20
The Brooklyn Book Bodega Looks to Fill the Borough with “100 Book Homes”

The Brooklyn Book Bodega Looks to Fill the Borough with “100 Book Homes”

Volunteers from the Brooklyn Navy Yard distribute books at a Brooklyn Book Bodega event in Fort Greene in November. The
6 min read
Jan
18
A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

Tiny Purple Pantries/ Lindsay ManolakosSmall purple boxes have been popping up across Brooklyn this summer. “Give What You Can, Take
4 min read
Jan
14
Not Another Second: LGTBQ Seniors On Their Lost Years

Not Another Second: LGTBQ Seniors On Their Lost Years

Pat and Paulette Martin lost 56 years collectively. Photo by Karsten Thormaehlen [https://www.karstenthormaehlen.com/]On Jan 19, an
2 min read
Dec
29
Urban Birders Find Solace at Southern Brooklyn’s Plumb Beach

Urban Birders Find Solace at Southern Brooklyn’s Plumb Beach

Plumb Beach is a quiet, small beach located right off the Belt Parkway in Southern Brooklyn and a haven for
4 min read
Dec
24
Farewell, for now.

Farewell, for now.

Pre-pandemic Brooklyn. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Today is my last day at Bklyner. I started in May 2017 when I
6 min read
Dec
24
24-Year-Old Stabbed To Death

24-Year-Old Stabbed To Death

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read