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Sama Ali. (Photo via MAS Youth Center)BATH BEACH – Seven-year-old Sama Ali was on her scooter wearing pink Adidas sandals. She was with her family and was crossing the street at the signal, NYPD confirmed, after spending some time at the nearby park when a driver in a truck making
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Prospect Park Lake in August. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN – Someone dumped hundreds of live eels into the Prospect Park Lake last night. On Sunday, September 27 at around 7:30 p.m., a man reportedly entered Prospect Park through the Vanderbilt Street entrance carrying two garbage bags.
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Dr. Reza Fakhari. (Photo via Fakhari)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Dr. Reza Fakhari, 67, was born and raised in Iran. He immigrated to the United States when he was 18-years-old. He first went to Minnesota for his undergraduate studies and then moved to NYC. He has spent more time living in Brooklyn
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The fire that took place early Sunday morning. (Photo: Loudlabs NYC)CANARSIE – A private school caught on fire early Sunday morning. On Sunday, September 27 just ten minutes before 6:00 a.m., a fire tore through the Yeled V’Yalda Early Childhood Center, located on Farragut Road near Ralph
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Don’t forget to fill out your census! (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – It’s finally Friday! There’s a lot that has happened this week, including rising COVID-19 numbers in our borough. Yes, you read that right—the pandemic has not ended. Please keep wearing your masks
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Outdoor dining on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. (Photo: Ellie Plass/Bklyner)Outdoor dining will now a permanent fixture in the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning on the Brian Lehrer Show. “I really want us to take this model and make it a part of the life
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A meal hub in NYC. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – Two years ago, the city launched a halal and kosher school lunch pilot program. The pilot, which Council Member Chaim Deutsch and then-Council Member Rafael Espinal secured $1 million in the City Council budget for, started in April
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Council Member Reynoso speaking at a press conference in Williamsburg a few years ago. (Photo: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – The race for the next borough president is underway. As of right now, three people are running, hoping to take the seat in 2021. Today, current Council Member Antonio Reynoso was
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SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Two yeshivas have been ordered to shut down by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) as cases of coronavirus rise, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office“We’ve shut down two yeshivas. No one wants to shut down the yeshiva. That’
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De Blasio at the press conference this morning when he announced the furloughs. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Over 9,000 managerial and unrepresented city employees will be furloughed for five days between October and March in an effort to save the city $21 million, Mayor Bill de Blasio
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BROOKLYN – There are exactly nine days left to submit the 2020 census! Have you filled yours out yet? Brooklyn is in danger of being undercounted yet again, and the consequences will be significant for the next ten years. Federal funds for things like public education, affordable housing, infrastructure will be
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The Brooklyn Municipal Building is located at Black Lives Matter Blvd. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Four days after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Brooklyn Municipal Building will be named after her. “Everyones feeling pain… feeling deep loss