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What if… the Barclays Center Had Been the Jackie Robinson Arena?

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – By Adrian Childress/BklynerOn June 2, on the fifth day of protests against police brutality, activists [https://twitter.com/protest_nyc/status/1267961195048378371] hoisted a Black Lives Matter flag [https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5pwGYe-s1g/XtksZZ4evKI/AAAAAAABA5Q/lFIn6-SNWz4HFhdLnN1bw1fsyBTE8R6bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/BLM+Flag+from+movie.jpg] up the

Don’t Talk To Me About Leaving: I Can’t Wait for Brooklyn to Welcome Me Back

Jamie Betesh Carter with her daughter. Family photo.Every night when I cozy up to my 11-month-old daughter, I bring out her bin of books and let her pick two for me to read to her at bedtime. Recently, without fail, she grabs “Good Night New York City” and “Good

Essential Business: Ajwa Grocery Carries On

Ajwa grocery. Maria Newsom/BklynerOn ordinary days, the AJWA Grocery at the intersection of Coney Island and Foster Avenues in Midwood, does a lively business. Catering to a largely Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Indian clientele, and a growing Uzbeki community, customers come for the well-stocked shelves of grains, beans and basmati

Extraordinary Nonprofit Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Latinx Community

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Workshop participants at Mixteca’s mural. Courtesy of Mixteca.SUNSET PARK — Veronica Rosales was born and raised in Sunset Park. She first heard of Mixteca [http://www.mixteca.org/] when she was about 10 years old and her mom signed Rosales and her sister up

Seeing and Being Seen at a Bushwick Drink and Draw

Ladies Life Draw sessions featuring Lovejoy on the left and Adesina to the far right. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BUSHWICK — On the third floor of a 1931 walk-up on Irving Avenue in Bushwick lives an abstract artist. The lavender-painted stairwell leads to an old wooden bench from a theater with a

Middle Eastern and North African DJs Create Space in Brooklyn Nightlife

People dancing at Yalla! Party. Fabian Gomez/Yalla!Middle Eastern and North African (MENA)-focused parties in Brooklyn are creating a wave in the local nightlife. [/the-category-is-bushwick-realness-locals-bring-back-accessibility-to-queer-ballrooms/] DJs and party-goers alike are now making their own spaces to celebrate their roots, and bring together communities where they feel safe to

BAM’s New Artistic Director Previews His First Next Wave Festival

David Binder by Jesse Winter/BAMThe Next Wave Festival at BAM has always been a showcase for new, exciting theater. Sometimes the shows are high-concept. Sometimes they’re intriguingly weird. Some might be politely called “challenging.” What the festival isn’t, ever, is boring. This year’s festival, which starts

Stiefelwerk Brings Old-Time Shoemaking to Prospect Heights

Anne Marika Verploegh Chasse in her workshop. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerPROSPECT HEIGHTS – Even amid a crisis for small businesses in New York City, with sky-high rents and online shopping clobbering brick-and-mortar retail, some old-style businesses, like old-fashioned, hand-crafted shoemaking, manage to survive and to thrive. Marika Verploegh Chasse, originally from Switzerland

‘Criminal Injustice System’ Alive and Well: Wrongfully Convicted Crown Heights Man Discusses Biopic

The Black Lady Theatre serves as a cultural hub in Crown Heights for the arts, learning, sharing and experiencing Afrikan heritage. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – It’s an understatement to say that there are significant problems with the nation’s criminal justice system. As of last year, 151 exonerated prisoners

John Dewey HS Gets A New Student Kitchen

GRAVESEND – Five years ago, there was the talk of shutting John Dewey High School down. Last Friday was a celebration of how much can be accomplished under the unwavering vision and leadership of a strong principal, Connie Hamilton, with a dedicated team and strong support from local education councils, to