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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
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Brooklyn Municipal Building. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Today Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, other local officials and the family of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gathered this afternoon to rename the Brooklyn Municipal building in her honor. “Today we honor
Arts & Culture
“Cheers to You” by Ariel Dannielle, courtesy of LatchKey Gallery.The Last Supper [https://www.latchkeygallery.com/press-release-last-supper], an art exhibition showcasing the work of 12 African American female artists, opened to the public this month at LatchKey Galler [https://www.latchkeygallery.com/]y at Industry City [https://industrycity.com/
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Jasmine Wahi x For Freedoms “On Visibility” 2020 for BAM Let Freedom Ring Vol. 1 displayed in January.The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM [https://www.bam.org/]) is bringing back its Let Freedom Ring project in celebration of Black History Month and President’s Day. The public project, curated
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Dominus Sowell working at home. Courtesy of Dominus Sowell.Tomorrow, the soon-to-be graduates of Brooklyn Public Library’s BKLYN Fashion Academy [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bklyn-fashion-academy] will debut their original collections in a Zoom fashion show, free and fully accessible to the public. This year’s designers – a mix of
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Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the opening of the Open Culture Program to allow live performances on designated streets. Dock Street between Front Street and Water Street, Brooklyn. Monday, February 08, 2021. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of Open Culture, a
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Ashley Crawford art for Black ArtStory / Photo courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn PartnershipThe Myrtle Avenue Black ArtStory [https://myrtleavenue.org/blackartstory2021/] is back to celebrate Black History Month in the neighborhood. The art-history-social-justice event is organized every year by the local merchants’ group Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, and this will
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We could all use a little more love in our life right now. Whether you’re alone or together, whether you have no money to spend or $15,000, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy a quiet meal at home, a “newlywed game” style trivia night, or a day of
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Get ready to welcome the Year of The Ox – the Lunar New Year – which falls on February 12. This year, several of our usual favorite celebrations – like the Sunset Park parade – are missing, and a lot has changed since last year’s Year of the Rat in the Brooklyn Chinatown.
Central Brooklyn
Tevina Willis, lead community organizer for the nonprofit Red Hook Initiative, listened to officials explain rezoning plans for District 15 at a meeting that was held at P.S. 676.Are you a parent concerned with the future of public school education [https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/
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Pasta Louise’s outdoor setup. Courtesy of @pastalouise on Instagram.Like many things this year, New York City’s restaurant week is going virtual. The program will run from January 25th- January 31st February 28, with the option to participate in a second week. In the 29 years that the
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Monday, January 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. day. A week after the attack on the Capitol, in the middle of a global pandemic, and a year of Black Lives Matter protests, it is a timely reminder of the legacy of the civil rights activist who championed non-violent protest to