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Extraordinary Neighbors

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
Dec
21
Brooklyn Woman Wins AARP’s Top Award For Community Service

Brooklyn Woman Wins AARP’s Top Award For Community Service

Linda Boyd, the winner of the 2020 Andrus Award for Community Service award. Courtesy of AARP.Linda Boyd, a Fort
3 min read
Dec
18
Lifting Black Voices: 5 Leaders Awarded Grants To Help Tackle Racial Disparities In Brooklyn

Lifting Black Voices: 5 Leaders Awarded Grants To Help Tackle Racial Disparities In Brooklyn

The recipients of the grant. (Alford, top left; Dr. Blackstock, bottom left; Dr. Johnson, middle; Kalam Id-Din II, top right;
5 min read
Dec
10
Remembering Dr. Ahmad Jaber, One Of Bay Ridge’s Greatest

Remembering Dr. Ahmad Jaber, One Of Bay Ridge’s Greatest

Dr. Ahmad Jaber. (Photo: Joey O’Loughlin, Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.)BAY RIDGE – One of the
7 min read
Dec
08
Whitney Hu Ends Campaign for City Council District 38, Will Focus on Mutual Aid

Whitney Hu Ends Campaign for City Council District 38, Will Focus on Mutual Aid

Whitney Hu at South Brooklyn Mutual Aid – Brooklyn Army Terminal – 11/28/20There is no typical week for South Brooklyn
5 min read
Dec
01
Syed Bukhari, A Midwood Cabbie, Delivered 40,000 Meals During Pandemic

Syed Bukhari, A Midwood Cabbie, Delivered 40,000 Meals During Pandemic

Syed Bukhari.MIDWOOD – Last year, Syed Bukhari, 37, got tired of driving a cab, something he had been doing for
6 min read
Nov
24
Eight Months Into the Pandemic, Brooklyn Mutual Aid Groups Widen Focus

Eight Months Into the Pandemic, Brooklyn Mutual Aid Groups Widen Focus

Bed-Stuy Strong volunteer Natalia Paez has been organizing neighborhood clean-ups since August. Photo by Zoe Grueskin/BklynerAs the coronavirus spread
5 min read
Oct
22
Sheikh Osman And The Shop That Caught On Fire

Sheikh Osman And The Shop That Caught On Fire

Sheikh Osman Adam outside Masjid At-Taqwa, where he spends most of his time. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BEDFORD STUYVESANT – On
6 min read
Oct
09
Here For The Community: Caitlin Baucom Is “Creating joy, acceptance, and material support for humans”

Here For The Community: Caitlin Baucom Is “Creating joy, acceptance, and material support for humans”

On a narrow sidewalk on the edge of Bushwick, Brooklyn, last Friday evening, a DJ was blasting techno music, his
5 min read