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Cuomo Resigns and Other News

Retired cop shot in Kensington, a pandemic food pantry, and more

Good evening! In this issue, we've got a retired cop killed at East 3rd Street and Church Ave, the one year anniversary of a pandemic food pantry, an opinion piece from a Brooklyn Borough President candidate, and information about a grant for Brooklyn-based non-profits. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Retired Cop Killed In Shooting

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AOC Endorsements, a New Restaurant in Flatbush, Rent Hikes, and Bikes

Good evening. In today's issue, we've got AOC's endorsements for Brooklyn political candidates, a new restaurant on Flatbush, and a fight over potential Rent Board rent increases this year. Also, a non-profit in Brooklyn is building and donating bikes for those with special needs. AOC’s PAC Backs Slate of

Central Brooklyn

$50 Million Needed To Help Emergency Food Programs

New York City’s emergency food programs are being hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with approximately 32% already closed, according to Food Bank for NYC. Caught between a skyrocketing demand for meals as hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are laid off, and rising prices and operating difficulties, many

Central Brooklyn

Data Shows Central, Southern Brooklyn Hard Hit By Coronavirus

Central and Southern Brooklyn have Brooklyn’s highest shares of patients testing positive for the coronavirus, new data released by the NYC Department of Health shows. All Brooklyn neighborhoods had at least 30% of patients testing positive, and only Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge had less than 41%. We and other

Announcements

It’s (Almost) Sesame Street in Ditmas Park: Neighbors Welcome

Sesame Street characters during the commercial. (Photo Hugo Smith/BKLYNER)Photo Hugo Smith/BklynerDITMAS PARK: Want to see some Sesame Street characters? Fiat Chrysler is filming a commercial featuring the characters today and tomorrow — and the location manager says neighbors are welcome to stop by. Neighbors watching (Photo Elan Rabiner/

Feature

Eating With Arsalan: Best South Asian Food In Brooklyn (VIDEO: Part 1)

We loved Arsalan’s recommendations of where to eat along Coney Island Avenue [/blog/food/coney-island-avenue-best-food/], so we checked out a few of his favorite spots and learned a bit more about the food, and what to order. Shandar Sweets & Restaurant [http://www.yelp.com/biz/shandar-sweet-and-restaurant-brooklyn]: Along with a