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Fairway Market in Red Hook. Liena Zagare/BklynerFairway store in Red Hook, along with Douglaston in Queens and Plainview and Westbury on Long Island, are expected to close by July 17, according to the company’s updated filings with the Labor Department. Fairway has been struggling since 2016 and the
COVID-19
Removed basketball hoop at St. Andrew’s Playground on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Kingston Ave. Curtis Brodner/BklynerIt was almost exactly three months ago [/basketball-hoops-coronavirus-brooklyn/] that Mayor Bill de Blasio instructed the Parks department to remove hoops from some 80 playgrounds in hopes to reduce the spread of
Announcements
Hosting family? Planning a business trip? Thinking of a long weekend away from your home state? Starting at midnight tonight anyone arriving in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut from states that have high COVID 19 numbers is expected to quarantine for 14 days. That includes residents returning home from
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Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.The Mayor is finally doing something about the fireworks that have been lighting up the sky over the city for the last few weeks. He’s convening a task force.
Central Brooklyn
By Adrian Childress/BklynerLast week AG James held two public hearings and listened to 17 hours of testimony from one hundred members of the public. You will find below the statement that Police Commissioner Dermot Shea read at the public hearing on police and public interaction during protests, held earlier
East New York
EAST NEW YORK – On Saturday, June 20, 2020, minutes after 11:00 am, NYPD received a call that a man had been shot in front of 334 Milford Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his neck. EMS transported him to Brookdale Hospital where
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Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerMayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning that steps are being taken to speed up the investigations within NYPD in cases where there’s a substantial injury to a civilian, and outlined how police disciplinary records will be made public.
Central Brooklyn
Officials announced 213,548 more passengers took buses and subway on Monday, June 8, the first day of Phase 1 reopening of the city, compared to the week before. MTA New York City Transit staff on Sunday, June 7 prepared for the the subway’s safe return as New York
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)Following 10 days of mostly peaceful protests against police brutality, marred by at times violent clashes between NYPD and the protesters, as well as calls from residents and local politicians to cut NYPD’s budget, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday a
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city is yet to reveal its transportation plan to deal with the additional 200,000-400,000 workers are expected to return to work next week, but everyone, including the Mayor, expects an increase in car traffic, and Mayor has so far focused on making mass
Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress [https://unfucktheworldnow.org/]/BklynerLast night neighbors joined neighbors to protest. To stand in solidarity. To say enough is enough. It was not enough. > You do know there are answers to these questions, right? https://t.co/gaopr7fypu — Jumaane Williams
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New York State’s primaries are on June 23 this year and since with the exception of Bay Ridge all local Brooklyn races are solidly Democratic, whoever wins in the June primary wins in November. The stakes are high in what is an extremely poorly attended voting event under the