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Kadia Goba

Kadia Goba

Former Politics Reporter for Bklyner, covering Brooklyn politics and Crown Heights/PLG/Bed Stuy. @kadiagoba
Mar
06
More Statues of Distinguished Women To Be Placed Across City

More Statues of Distinguished Women To Be Placed Across City

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — First lady Chirlane McCray and former Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen will unveil Wednesday the next four She Built
2 min read
Mar
05
Police Looking For Attempted Rapist In PLG

Police Looking For Attempted Rapist In PLG

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN —  NYPD needs your help in looking for a man connected to an attempted rape incident in Prospect
1 min read
Mar
04
Lottery Launches for Seven New Affordable Units In Flatbush

Lottery Launches for Seven New Affordable Units In Flatbush

FLATBUSH — Applications are now being accepted for seven affordable one-bedroom units at a new rental building at 2527 Church Avenue
1 min read
Mar
04
Service Alert: Southbound Winthrop Street Train Station To Close For Three Months

Service Alert: Southbound Winthrop Street Train Station To Close For Three Months

Southbound Winthrop Street 2 and 5 train station will shutter between March 11 and June 2019. (Screenshot: Google Maps)PROSPECT
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Mar
04
March 6 – Public Hearing On 960 Franklin Avenue Rezoning Plan

March 6 – Public Hearing On 960 Franklin Avenue Rezoning Plan

CROWN HEIGHTS — Community Board 9 (CB9) will hold a public hearing [http://www.communitybrd9bklyn.org/event/notification-of-community-board-public-hearing-960-franklin-avenue-rezoning/] this week about
2 min read
Mar
04
Bernie Sanders Kicks Off Presidential Campaign In His Brooklyn Hometown

Bernie Sanders Kicks Off Presidential Campaign In His Brooklyn Hometown

FLATBUSH — Thousands came out to celebrate Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign kickoff Saturday in Midwood. Sanders announced his 2020 campaign on
3 min read
Mar
01
‘Fatbergs’ Are Ruining The City’s Sewers

‘Fatbergs’ Are Ruining The City’s Sewers

BROOKLYN — The city wants people to “Trash It. Don’t Flush It,” in a new campaign to help reduce those
2 min read
Mar
01
Brooklyn Measles Outbreak Grows to 121 Cases

Brooklyn Measles Outbreak Grows to 121 Cases

WILLIAMSBURG — The measles count is now at 121 with 21 cases stemming from a single unvaccinated Yeshiva student who attended
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Feb
28
‘Unique’ Building Replacing President Street Lot In Crown Heights

‘Unique’ Building Replacing President Street Lot In Crown Heights

995 President Street, By Kadia Goba/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS — Developers have filed permits to transform the vacant lot on President Street
2 min read
Feb
27
What’s It’s Like To Live In Crown Heights – A Photo Exhibit

What’s It’s Like To Live In Crown Heights – A Photo Exhibit

CROWN HEIGHTS — A neighborhood non-profit wants everyone to know what it’s like to live in Crown Heights. The Nostrand
2 min read