Bread and books distributed in the Bushwick area
By ELSA AMAYA St. John’s “Bread and Life” brings just that to the Bushwick community. A community based organization located at 795 Lexington Ave in …[read more]
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Brooklyn College Alum Matthew Vann Discusses His Career Arc with BC Students
By ANNABELLE PAULINO Matthew Vann tried on many different hats before he became the senior producer he is today at ABC News. Vann spoke in …[read more]
60 Years of Black is Beautiful
By ENRICO DENARD As part of the Brooklyn Resists series, wherein Black Brooklynites tell stories about combatting systemic racial injustice, some of the original models …[read more]
America Needs You, Wants You To Succeed
By GABRIEL SALAS Starting college can be a difficult and intimidating experience for many freshmen. The America Needs You (ANY) organization, with a virtual event …[read more]
Woman Charged with Killing 64-Year-Old Pedestrian near Brooklyn College
By TYRELL INGRAM Brooklyn, New York- A 57-year-old driver has been charged with the killing of a 64-year-old female pedestrian on February 1, at the …[read more]
Rising Rents Lead More to Bed-Stuy Soup Kitchen
By ALAIN GAILLARD The soup kitchen starts serving food at 10:30 every morning. A few soup kitchen guests begin gathering outside the main entrance of …[read more]
Ditmas Park Teacher Cleared of Sex Abuse
Editor’s note: This story first appeared at Bklyner.com in collaboration with Brooklyn News Service. By LISA FLAUGH A former teacher at a Ditmas Park elementary …[read more]
As Seen on Bklyner: Bail Revoked in Shooting
By PAUL FRANGIPANE A Brooklyn judge revoked the bail Thursday of a suspect arrested in a shooting last July on Avenue X in Sheepshead Bay …[read more]
Family Awaits Justice in Brooklyn Courtroom
By LISA FLAUGH Filling almost two rows of seats in the courtroom, the family of young stabbing victims Prince Joshua (P.J.) Avitto, 6 and Mikayla …[read more]
Builder Plans African Art Museum for Bed-Stuy
Vira Jones owns a construction and design firm. The three rooms of the future Bedford-Stuyvesant Museum of African Art were filled with ancient and modern …[read more]