Liena Zagare

Liena Zagare

Mar
05
A Year In Brooklyn: COVID-19

A Year In Brooklyn: COVID-19

This week marked the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID19  in NYC. Today, March 5, marks a year
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Feb
26
Editorial: Be Creative, But Build The Housing

Editorial: Be Creative, But Build The Housing

Communities across Brooklyn have been organizing, from Bushwick to Industry City to Gowanus, to oppose development projects that will change
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Feb
22
Fulton Crossing Brings New Heights To Bed-Stuy

Fulton Crossing Brings New Heights To Bed-Stuy

Welcome to Fulton Crossing [https://www.fultoncrossingbk.com/], Brooklyn’s latest highrise luxury residential development seeking tenants and residents. 1430
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Feb
17
Brad Lander Endorses Antonio Reynoso for Brooklyn Boro President.  Reynoso Endorses Lander for NYC Comptroller.

Brad Lander Endorses Antonio Reynoso for Brooklyn Boro President. Reynoso Endorses Lander for NYC Comptroller.

Brooklyn councilmembers Brad Lander and Antonio Reynoso have partnered before, advocating for reforms across the city over the last eight
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Feb
16
City Releases Vaccine Data By Zip, Shows Least Hit Neighborhoods Getting Vaccinated Faster

City Releases Vaccine Data By Zip, Shows Least Hit Neighborhoods Getting Vaccinated Faster

This morning NYC DOH released current vaccination data by zip code, and – no surprise – the neighborhoods that were least hit
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Feb
12
Warbasse To Get Vaccination Location, Homebound Seniors Promised Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Warbasse To Get Vaccination Location, Homebound Seniors Promised Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits a NYCHA vaccination site at Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn on Friday, February 12, 2021. Michael
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Feb
08
Indoor Dining Returns on Friday, February 12

Indoor Dining Returns on Friday, February 12

Food from Leland Eating and Drinking House, via Prospect Heights Neighbors Facebook Page.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that indoor
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Jan
28
Briefly: New Jobs, Bike Lanes on Bridges, Flashing Alerts, Brooklyn History And More

Briefly: New Jobs, Bike Lanes on Bridges, Flashing Alerts, Brooklyn History And More

BAM has hired Hanif Abdurraqib as guest curator at large to curate music engagements and work on special, long-term projects.
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Jan
21
Meet Rita Joseph: On Education, Housing, Cops and Running to Represent Flatbush In City Council

Meet Rita Joseph: On Education, Housing, Cops and Running to Represent Flatbush In City Council

Rita Joseph at Georges Diner, March 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerRita Joseph is a local teacher running to represent her neighborhood
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Jan
19
The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Campus Food Pantry Opens in Bed-Stuy

The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 presented by HSS. (Photo by Michelle Farsi)A public school in
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