Investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell thinks that it’s not too late to go after Ku Klux Klan members for their civil right abuses, he told a room full of people at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Wednesday night. In a conversation with NPR’s Jami Floyd celebrating Black History Month, Mitchell detailed three of the several stories …
Going Beyond Food Decadence to Food Justice
A block away from Harlem’s Lenox Avenue eats, food took center stage on Wednesday morning. Food journalists, activists, and scholars met, not for Sylvia’s grits or Red Rooster’s cornbread, but to discuss why they need to start talking about justice. [Read more}
QUARTZ: Women in America’s largest transit system are underground—and under attack
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Do You Know Your Barista’s Name?
Shots taken and edited by Katie Herchenroeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdaXyKuThh0
The Coney Island Boardwalk is in Disarray
Images by Cheyenne Ubiera and Katie HerchenroederEditing by Katie Herchenroeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtxLG-FXnk0&t=17s
BKLYNER: Corner Eyesore Racks up Nearly $100,000 in Fines and Brings Rats to Newkirk Plaza
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NYC News Service: Going with the Flow: How Menstruators Marathon
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BKLYNER: Newkirk Plaza is Looking to Get Private Security After a String of Robberies and a Decline in Police Presence
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Brooklyn’s Diwali Celebration Shines Light on Family Separation at the Southern Border
Words and photographs by Katie Herchenroeder Tea lights illuminated Brooklyn Borough Hall Tuesday night as interfaith community members celebrated Diwali, a festival of lights observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists. They were praying for something specific this year: an end to family separation at the Southern border. Treats could be found around the …
“ZITS! SHTA! TSURIK!” Dog Owners Direct Their Pups at “Yiddish for Dogs” in Central Park
Words and photographs by Katie Herchenroeder Dog owner Diane Bushwick adjusted her Hungarian Pumi’s yamaka while commanding him to sit in Yiddish. “ZITS!” she instructed her dog, Hudson, in a small Central Park enclave near 67th Street and 5th Avenue on Sunday morning. "Zits!" means "Sit!" Ann Toback and her dog Jesse in Central Park on …