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Q&A With Edwin Raymond On His Run For City Council District 40

Edwin Raymond. (Photo via Raymond)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for office is massive. One of those term-limited is Council Member Mathieu Eugene, who represents District 40— Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Park, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. A

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Farewell, for now.

Pre-pandemic Brooklyn. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Today is my last day at Bklyner. I started in May 2017 when I had just finished up my sophomore year at Brooklyn College. I was desperate to write and Liena Zagare, for some reason, gave me a chance, and for that I am

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Cyclist Fatally Struck By MTA Bus Driver

Photo by David von Diemar on UnsplashWILLIAMSBURG – A 33-year-old cyclist has died after an MTA driver crashed into him last night. On Wednesday, December 23, at around 7:33 p.m., 33-year-old Adrian Coyotl Delosantos, a man from Bushwick, was riding an e-bike northbound on Graham Avenue, just north of

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This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More

Development in Brooklyn. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Wednesday! We at Bklyner hope you are all safe and well. Let’s begin with indicators. The daily number of people admitted to NYC hospitals for suspected COVID-19 – today’s report, 224 patients. Hospitalization rate per 100,000 people – 3.19 people

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Flatbush Avenue Subway Station To Honor Garrett Goble, A Motorman Killed In Arson Fire

At the ceremony yesterday. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)FLATBUSH – The Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College Subway Station will be home to a memorial in honor of train operator Garrett Goble who was killed in an arson fire in March in Harlem. On March 27 at around 3

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Fire Truck Crashes Into Gravesend Storefront

Fire Truck crashes into a storefront. (Photo via Hillel Lichtenstein)GRAVESEND – Six people are injured after a fire truck crashed into a car and then a storefront last night. On Sunday, December 20 at around 11:30 p.m., a fire truck was responding to a fire on Bay Parkway

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New Rollercoaster Coming To Coney Island Amusement Park

A rendering of the new rollercoaster Phoenix. (Photo via Deno’s Wonder Wheel)CONEY ISLAND – A new rollercoaster, Phoenix, is coming to Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in the summer of 2021. “With the year that we have all had, we wanted to share some good news for the

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This Week In Brooklyn: Tipping Delivery Workers, Pfizer, And Suing The NYPD

If you want to take a break from sledding, build a snowman instead. (Photo: Keira Wingate/Bklyner)We’re nearing the end of the year, and what a year this has been! We hope you are all staying warm and keeping safe because we are still in a pandemic. The

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Bay Ridge Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Criminal Tax Fraud

Photo by Bill Oxford on UnsplashBAY RIDGE – A local tax preparer and his company the Five Pillars Financial Services, LTD, pleaded guilty to criminal tax fraud for allegedly stealing sales tax payments from his clients. According to an investigation by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and

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Lifting Black Voices: 5 Leaders Awarded Grants To Help Tackle Racial Disparities In Brooklyn

The recipients of the grant. (Alford, top left; Dr. Blackstock, bottom left; Dr. Johnson, middle; Kalam Id-Din II, top right; and Smith, bottom right)BARCLAYS CENTER – Five Black Brooklyn community leaders are the first recipients of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation Social Justice Fund, which aims to support social

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60 City Council Candidates Promise To Support Free & Fully Funded CUNY

Broken ceilings at Brooklyn College. (Photo via the cuny_brokelyn_college Instagram page, which highlights broken facilities on the CUNY campuses in an effort to bring more awareness.)BROOKLYN – Sixty City Council candidates have signed a petition promising to support a free and fully-funded CUNY, an institution relied on by

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Thank You For Your Service: 8 Nursing Staff Members Student Debt To Be Paid Off

The Brooklyn Hospital Center. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Eight nursing staff members at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) will be able to pay off their student debt thanks to a $400,000 gift from the staff at Alger, an investment firm. Four nurse managers Stephen Gooding, Jenelle Codrington,

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Snow Advisory For Tomorrow: No Outdoor Dining, ASP Suspended & All Remote Learning

Snow squall on Cortelyou, December 18, 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBROOKLYN – Get ready for lots of snow! New York City is expected to get up to a foot of snow tomorrow, Wednesday, December 16, and is supposed to last until Thursday. Outdoor dining on city streets will be suspended at 2

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Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Of A 15-Year-Old Girl In East NY

Photo by Bill Oxford on UnsplashEAST NEW YORK – A man was arraigned on an indictment in which he was charged with sex trafficking of a child, promoting prostitution, and rape for the alleged sex trafficking of a 15-year-old girl. According to the investigation, on October 13, 2020, 40-year-old Bryant Entzminger,

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Masbia Soup Kitchen Celebrates The First Night Of Hanukkah

Lighting the menorah. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Happy Hanukkah! The eight-day Festival of Lights, which began at sundown last night, is observed by lighting the menorah, special prayers, and eating fried food. Hanukkah is a time celebrated amongst family, and many families are not able to be together because

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Remembering Dr. Ahmad Jaber, One Of Bay Ridge’s Greatest

Dr. Ahmad Jaber. (Photo: Joey O’Loughlin, Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.)BAY RIDGE – One of the most prominent Muslim and Arab leaders in Brooklyn, Dr. Ahmad Jaber, who founded a number of community-based organizations and masjids after surviving loss and poverty, and someone who was an

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Brooklyn Student Wins College Scholarship

Laura Rendon Albarracin at her internship at the Whitney Museum.Laura Rendon Albarracin, 19, is a freshman at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn. She immigrated to the United States four years ago from Colombia and lives with her mother and 11-year-old brother in a small apartment in Queens. In

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It’s Snowing In Brooklyn & Lots Of Other News

The Diocese of Brooklyn and DeSales Media Group lit a 35-foot Christmas tree in more than 14,000 lights on Grand Army Plaza. (Photo via DeSales Media)Yes, you read that right– it’s snowing! Coronavirus numbers are also rising, so please stay safe and wear your mask. According to

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23 Progressive Women Endorse Brad Lander For Comptroller

Brad Lander. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A group of 23 progressive women from across the city just endorsed Council Member Brad Lander for comptroller. Women include those in all parts of government and in the non-profit sector such as Council Members Margaret Chin and Debi Rose, former Manhattan Borough

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Suspended Attorney Charged With Stealing Deeds To Brooklyn Homes Worth $7.8 Million

Photo by Bill Oxford on UnsplashMIDWOOD – An attorney was arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with stealing the deeds to eight properties in foreclosure worth a total of $7.8 million by defrauding seven homeowners, by allegedly making them believe he was negotiating a sale on their

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Friday In Brooklyn: Lots Of Food, Coronavirus Outbreak At MDC, And Toxic Pollution

Coney Island Ave and Foster Ave on this rainy day. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)The first week of December has come and gone. Before you know it, we’ll be in 2021. We hope you are staying safe and warm! Here are some stories to check out: Have you tried

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Max Rose Says Goodbye To Congress

Max Rose. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Max Rose delivered his farewell address this morning after serving two years as Congressman for the 11th Congressional District. The district, which encompasses Staten Island, Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, and Bensonhurst, will soon be represented

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America’s First Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Is A Native Brooklynite

1480 Ocean Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps)MIDWOOD – America’s first Second Gentleman, Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s husband Douglas Emhoff was born in Brooklyn. Emhoff and his parents lived at 1480 Ocean Avenue, near Avenue J, until he was about five years old, Curbed reported.  The building is near

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$4.6 Million Secured For Coney Island High School Greenhouse

A rendering of the greenhouse.CONEY ISLAND – A total of $4.6 million has been secured for a brand new STEM greenhouse facility at Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies, Council Member Mark Treyger announced. The greenhouse will be located on the east side of the school site and

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Q&A With Antonio Reynoso On His Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Antonio Reynoso. (Photo via Reynoso’s office)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat is currently held by Eric Adams, who is term-limited and is running for NYC Mayor. Council Member Antonio Reynoso –who was born and raised in Williamsburg to parents