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Nov
13
Diwali Begins Today

Diwali Begins Today

Photo by Udayaditya Barua [https://unsplash.com/@nookscribe?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
2 min read
Oct
28
Pols Denounce Anti-Semitism After Hateful Incident In Gravesend

Pols Denounce Anti-Semitism After Hateful Incident In Gravesend

At the press conference this morning. (Photo via Gounardes’ office)GRAVESEND – Elected officials and neighbors gathered outside the popular Very
3 min read
Oct
06
Brooklyn Rabbi’s Family Losses Fuel Personal Quest to Enforce COVID-19 Safety Measures

Brooklyn Rabbi’s Family Losses Fuel Personal Quest to Enforce COVID-19 Safety Measures

Rabbi Robert Blustein of Ocean Parkway Jewish Center in Brooklyn makes sure everyone has a mask — and is wearing it
5 min read
Aug
07
Yeshiva Education – The Best of Both (OPINION)

Yeshiva Education – The Best of Both (OPINION)

Pincus OrlanderMy great-great-uncle, Rabbi Levi Yitchok Gruenwald, fled Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938 and came to New York City
2 min read
Jul
30
Eid Al-Adha During A Pandemic

Eid Al-Adha During A Pandemic

This is from Eid 2019, during a time where there was no pandemic. (Todd Maisel/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A pandemic will
2 min read
Jul
21
“Our Students Can’t Afford A Gap Year”, St. Francis College’s President Discusses Plans For Fall Reopening

“Our Students Can’t Afford A Gap Year”, St. Francis College’s President Discusses Plans For Fall Reopening

St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights. Courtesy of the college.St Francis College [https://www.sfc.edu/]‘s President Miguel
3 min read
Jul
02
Asiyah Women’s Center: A New Start For Domestic Violence Survivors

Asiyah Women’s Center: A New Start For Domestic Violence Survivors

At Asiyah Women’s Center.SUNSET PARK – After New York was put on PAUSE back in March to help fight
7 min read
Jun
09
From Brooklyn To Staten Island To Brooklyn: Abdullah Akl Just Wants To Make A Difference

From Brooklyn To Staten Island To Brooklyn: Abdullah Akl Just Wants To Make A Difference

Photo via Omar Ali, with permission.BROOKLYN – Abdullah Akl is an 18-year-old Egyptian-American. He was born and raised in Brooklyn
6 min read
Jun
08
NYC Catholic School Students and Alumni Share Stories of Discrimination — and Demand Change

NYC Catholic School Students and Alumni Share Stories of Discrimination — and Demand Change

St Edmund Prep. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Christine Chung, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/education/2020/6/
9 min read
Jun
03
Muslims Giving Back Feeds The Protestors & Fights For Justice

Muslims Giving Back Feeds The Protestors & Fights For Justice

MGB volunteers giving out water and falafel sandwiches. (Photo via Mohamed Bahe, with permission)BARCLAYS CENTER – Muslims Giving Back (MGB)
2 min read