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May
11
Bike Boulevards Are Coming

Bike Boulevards Are Coming

Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeThis is Streets Week, so the City Hall has been rolling out
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May
11
Congressman Jerry Nadler Endorses Jo Anne Simon for Brooklyn Borough President 

Congressman Jerry Nadler Endorses Jo Anne Simon for Brooklyn Borough President 

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (center left) and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. Campaign photo.Congressman Jerrold Nadler, the Chair of the House
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May
07
Indoor, Outdoor, Exotic, Music-Filled Vaccination Sites

Indoor, Outdoor, Exotic, Music-Filled Vaccination Sites

You can get vaccinated at the American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, Manhattan as of late April,
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Apr
15
Restaurants and Bars Can Stay Open Till Midnight Starting Monday

Restaurants and Bars Can Stay Open Till Midnight Starting Monday

“We’re going to extend the 11 p.m. curfew for food and beverage to midnight,” Governor Andrew Cuomo announced
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Mar
26
39 Community Leaders Endorse Doug Schneider In D39 Race

39 Community Leaders Endorse Doug Schneider In D39 Race

This morning Park Slope civil rights lawyer and Democratic District Leader Doug Schneider [https://dougschneiderbk.com/meet-doug/] announced his campaign
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Mar
24
3-K Expanded To All School Districts! 

3-K Expanded To All School Districts! 

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Porter announced this morning that, starting this fall, the City will expand the free
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Mar
18
Multiplying The Good In Our Communities, Mutual Savings Bank Offers A Lesson In Resilience

Multiplying The Good In Our Communities, Mutual Savings Bank Offers A Lesson In Resilience

A hundred years ago, Brooklyn was teeming with mutual savings banks. There was the Brooklyn Savings Bank, the Dime Savings
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Mar
17
Recovery: Introducing “Right to Recall” Legislation 

Recovery: Introducing “Right to Recall” Legislation 

Under a new law that is being introduced by Park Slope Council Member Brad Lander, all employers of a certain
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Mar
16
Meet Josue Pierre: Running To Represent Flatbush In City Council

Meet Josue Pierre: Running To Represent Flatbush In City Council

Josue Pierre, Campaign photo.For those who’ve been involved in local Flatbush civic affairs, Josue Pierre [https://pierre2021.com/
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Mar
11
Q&A With Kenya Handy-Hilliard On Her Run For City Council District 40

Q&A With Kenya Handy-Hilliard On Her Run For City Council District 40

Kenya Handy-HilliardKenya Handy-Hilliard [https://www.kenyaforthepeople.com/] is running in a crowded field to replace the 3.5 term councilmember
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