BK Reader

BK Reader is a local digital news platform that focuses on the arts, culture, business, and lifestyle of Brooklyn's most rapidly growing neighborhoods, such as Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Brownsville, East New York, Prospect Heights, Flatbush, and Bushwick. Founded in 2013, BK Reader is a publication created for Brooklyn by its residents. Our team of writers and reporters all live in Brooklyn, bringing a genuine local perspective to their work. Through our “Local Voices” section, we offer a space for community members to blog about their own experiences and insights, while the “Young Voices” section invites young writers aged 8-18 to share their thoughts on the world around them. Subscribers to our newsletter receive fresh news updates every Monday through Saturday at 7:00 am. With our Bloom news geolocation feature, readers can find the latest articles from BK Reader within their neighborhood or even tailor their newsletters to receive information specific to their block. BK Reader is the most reliable source for local news in Brooklyn because it is rooted in the community. From local government officials to small business owners, from community board members to public housing residents, and from homeowners to recent grads, BK Reader truly serves the people of Brooklyn.

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NYPD Arrests 7 at Brooklyn College Protest

5 days ago | bkreader.com | Kaya Laterman

Protests over the Israeli-Hamas conflict at Brooklyn College escalated on Thursday, resulting in more than a dozen individuals taken into custody by the city Police Department. Videos posted to social media show a chaotic scene at the Midwood campus, where NYPD officers tried to wrangle protesters who had set up an encampment in the quad between Boylan and Ingersoll Halls.
Brooklyn Floral Designer Blooms With Style

5 days ago | bkreader.com | Brianna Robles

Floral and interior design all starts with a vision, according to Tawana Schlegel, owner of Tawana Schlegel Design, a boutique botanical and event design studio based in Brooklyn. Originally, Schlegel hadn’t envisioned becoming a floral and interior design as she began her career in fashion. After going to college for clothing design and working in the field for about seven years, Schlegel found her passions changing.
Meet Your Candidates: Jerry Chang And Susan Zhuang For City Council District 43

6 days ago | bkreader.com | Megan McGibney

City Council Member Susan Zhuang of District 43 is running for re-election, but she also has competition. Independent candidate Jerry Chan is running against Zhuang, who was elected in 2023 after redistricting turned District 43 into a new Asian-majority district. Although the two candidates will not square off until the November general election, they are vying for the attention of south Brooklyn voters who have leaned conservative in the past several years.
Real Estate Conference Aims to Provide Capital And Connections to Underserved Communities

1 week ago | bkreader.com | Richard Burroughs

Flipping The Hood, a two-day conference at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, will pull back the curtain on real estate and generational wealth for underserved communities. Presented by actor and real estate developer Malik Yoba and his firm Yoba Development, the conference on May 9 and May 10 at 399 Sands St., poses not be a typical real estate or networking seminar.
Tariffs Threaten Survival of Small Businesses in Brooklyn

1 week ago | bkreader.com | Kaya Laterman

Nearly a quarter of Brooklyn’s small businesses may close under Trump’s tariff policies, according to a recent survey. About 86% of business owners that responded to a mid-April pulse survey taken by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce said tariffs will hurt their operations, with 23% noting that their business is at significant risk of going out of business within the next year.
Neurodiversity And Inclusion Celebrated at Brooklyn School Campus

1 week ago | bkreader.com | Kaya Laterman

Students and staff from three Brooklyn schools celebrated inclusion, neurodiversity and autism awareness on April 2, unveiling a mural they worked on with artist Kyle Holbrook. The mural, painted by Holbrook alongside 1,500 students, teachers, faculty, security guards and nurses, features vibrant imagery representing people of all races, ages and abilities. The creative process itself embodied inclusivity, as students of all abilities collaborated to bring the mural to life, Holbrook said.
District 16 Turns Toward Healing and Vision as Interim Superintendent Addresses Community

2 weeks ago | bkreader.com | Megan McGibney

Community Education Council 16's (CEC16) held its monthly calendar and business meeting Tuesday night at P.S. 125, The Ralph Bunche School, offering a space for healing and forward planning following the sudden removal of removal of former Superintendent Brendan Mims. The meeting marked the first official opportunity for parents and community leaders to address the district's leadership transition.
Fear And Uncertainty Grip NYC Immigrants Under Trump’s Early Tenure

2 weeks ago | bkreader.com | Kaya Laterman

As President Donald Trump approaches his first 100 days in office, federal immigration policies have sparked fear, panic and uncertainty in New York’s immigrant communities, leaving litigation as the main tool to push back, according to immigration rights advocates.
Protestors Dampen Mayoral Forum on Black Agenda in Brooklyn

2 weeks ago | bkreader.com | Moses Jeanfrancois

With just 75 days until the June Democratic primary, eight mayoral candidates appeared at Medgar Evers College, CUNY for the Black Agenda Mayoral Forum, an event that also featured former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has made few public appearances so far. The candidates' policy remarks were overshadowed by several disruptions, including two individuals who shamed the college for the lack of representation on the candidate panel.
NYC Mayor Says Central Brooklyn Community Will Get an Explanation on Superintendent's Dismissal

3 weeks ago | bkreader.com | Moses Jeanfrancois

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said his administration would meet with central Brooklyn education stakeholders in District 16 to explain the dismissal of a superintendent over spring break, which occurred without prior notice to the community. In response to the recent dismissal of District 16’s Superintendent Brendan Mims, Adams stated at his Tuesday press conference that he’s hoping to come to a resolution soon. “That's my home.