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Retired cop shot in Kensington, a pandemic food pantry, and more

Hugo Smith

Jun 8, 2021 — 2 min read

Good evening! In this issue, we've got a retired cop killed at East 3rd Street and Church Ave, the one year anniversary of a pandemic food pantry, an opinion piece from a Brooklyn Borough President candidate, and information about a grant for Brooklyn-based non-profits.

Retired Cop Killed In Shooting In Kensington

By Bklyner Staff | June 8th, 2021

A retired police office was shot at the intersection of East 3rd Street and Church Avenue after reportedly having a confrontation with another man. He was transported to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. A 33-year old man was shot in the shoulder and is in stable condition.

Bklyner Bulletin

🌙 Where is Eric Adams? It's not clear he's at home, wherever that is. Politico reports on the confusing whereabouts of our Borough President and mayoral hopeful. Meanwhile, London's Daily Mail sent paparazzi to photograph Maya Wiley outside her Ditmas Park house—so at least we know where she lives.

Camp Friendship Food Pantry Has Been Looking Out For Its Neighbors For a Year Now

By Mukta Ahmad | June 8th, 2021

Camp Friendship Food Pantry celebrated its one-year anniversary on Saturday. The group, which formed amidst the pandemic, has distributed food to ~1,000 neighbors per week since its formation.

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By Robert Cornegy | June 8th, 2021

"Industry City was a terrible missed opportunity and a mistake we cannot make again. It is easier to destroy than to build - but we won’t bring Brooklyn back by refusing to negotiate new development," argues Robert Cornegy, currently running for Brooklyn Borough President in the upcoming election.

Applications Open For Spark Prize For Brooklyn Nonprofits

By Bklyner Staff | June 8th, 2021

Know any non-profits with deep roots in Brooklyn? The Brooklyn Community Foundation is distributing $600,000 to organizations with a strong commitment to advancing racial justice in Brooklyn.

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Bklyner Endorses Brannan for Council District 47

If you want your district to have the best possible representation in the city council right away, you should look beyond politics and pick Justin Brannan, a moderate Democrat.

Should Kagan or Brannan Represent Bay Ridge and Coney Island in City Council?

Ahead of the November 7 local elections, when we get to pick our city council members again, NY1 held a debate Tuesday night (you can watch it here) between the two incumbents in what will be the new District 47 – Ari Kagan, a recent Republican representing current Council District 47,

We’re Not Under a Rock, Mayor Adams, We’re on a Shrinking One

After seven inches of rain punished New York City on Friday, Mayor Eric Adams took almost a whole day to make his first comments about a storm that effectively ground his city, the country’s largest, to a halt. After having seven separate public events without acknowledging the storm, Adams

Streets, Migrants, And More

The weather has turned pleasant and just about every neighborhood in Brooklyn wants you to come out and enjoy all it has to offer — from Atlantic Antic Downtown, 3rd Avenue Fair in Bay Ridge, art crawls in Ditmas Park and Prospect Lefferts Gardens, to lots of literary events to go