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  Brooklyn's Progress Online (January '03) Previous Issues  
17th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Come Share the Dream
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), and Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York present the 17th annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr ...

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Brooklyn Children’s Museum Unveils Adventurous Design for Major Expansion
Brooklyn Children’s Museum, the world’s first museum created expressly for children, recently unveiled plans for a striking expansion of its building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. ...

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Brooklyn Goes Global (BGG) Develops a Multi-Marketing Plan
Brooklyn Delegation of the New York State Assembly secured funding for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. ...

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Business Owners Feel Impact of Cover the Uninsured Week to Raise Awareness
More than 41 million Americans, including three million New Yorkers are living without health insurance coverage. ...

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Cyclones Announce 2003 Schedule
Cyclones fans start marking your calendar! The Cyclones released their 2003 calendar on Nov. 25th, and fans are already eagerly anticipating the next ferry series with rival Staten Island Yankees. ...

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From Rhetoric to Reality: Green Design is Here to Stay
Green buildings. Sustainable design. High-performance buildings. High-falutin' rhetoric that more often than not meant higher costs, unrealized savings, lack of comfort, and so much hype. ...

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Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Authorizing Council to Raise Real Property Tax
Remarks by Mayor Bloomberg at a Public Hearing on Local Laws ...

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Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Updating Electrical Code
Remarks by Mayor Bloomberg at a Public Hearing on Local Laws ...

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Mayor Outlines Public Safety and Quality of Life Accomplishments in 2002
City Drives Crime Lower and Quality of Life Higher Despite Budget Cuts and Threat of Terrorism ...

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Mayor Signs Legislation to Require City Contractors to Pay Workers a Living Wage
Remarks by Mayor Bloomberg at a Public Hearing on Local Laws ...

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Memorial Service for Josephine (Mrs. George M.) Billings, Brooklyn’s “Grand Dame of Heal
A memorial service in honor of Josephine Swift Billings (also known as Mrs. George M. Billings) ...

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Muffins for Myrtle Avenue: Brooklyn-Based Connecticut Muffin Opens
Proprietors Yassir and Mohammed Abdelhadi have opened their fourth Connecticut Muffin cafe on Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill. ...

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New Yorkers, Get Ready for ‘1’ Plus 10-Digit Dialing
New Yorkers will soon be dialing “1” plus 10 digits every time they make a local phone call, even calls within the same area code. Starting Feb. 1, the new dialing pattern must be used to complete all calls within New York City. ...

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Performers Step Into the Limelight to Help the Elderly
Cobble Hill Health Center has begun tapping the surfeit of talent available in artist-filled Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and Brooklyn Heights and-just over the nearby bridge- Manhattan for the benefit of elderly and handicapped residents. ...

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SBA Risk Management Tools for Small Business Owners
Small Business Administration and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., have teamed up to provide state-of-the-art risk management educational materials and online interactive tools and training for small business owners. ...

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The Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Brooklyn Bar Association Appoints New Executive Director.
The Volunteer Lawyers’ Project (VLP) announces the appointment of Bonnie Beth Greenball to serve as the Executive Director. ...

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Top Chinese Education Officials Exchange Ideas with Kingsborough Community College
Top Chinese education officials met with President Byron McClenney and senior Kingsborough officials to exchange ideas and consider creating a community college system in China. ...

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Photo Galleries
CitiStorage staff brings Holiday cheer to the children at The League Treatment Center.
Gift opening ceremony at CitiStorage. ...

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Pictures from January 2003 edition of the Progress
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in the Progress ...

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