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Oil Spill In Gravesend/BKLYNERFour months after BKYLNER revealed a large, unreported oil spill in Gravesend [/breaking-oil-spill-dumps-27000-gallons-toward-gravesend-bay/], city officials are pushing to ensure future spills can’t be kept secret. City Council Member Vincent Gentile, with the support of Council Members Costa Constantinides, and Jumaane Williams will be introducing two
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Candidates at the 43rd District Debate (Megan McGibney/BKLYNER)BAY RIDGE — Tuesday night saw nine candidates for the city’s 43rd District debate each other at Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge. The 43rd District is one of the most contested seats for this year’s City Council election, due
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BAY RIDGE – A fire at a home in Bay Ridge injured 3 civilians and 6 firefighters early this morning. The FDNY responded to the 2-alarm fire at 247 73rd St just before 7:00am, August 15. The brick home “had fire coming out of every window on the first floor,
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Brooklyn has become a capitol for all kinds of capital and the thriving luxury market reflects that. Here are six opulent homes listed for sale in Brooklyn in the last week. (Courtesy Zillow/Jose Nunez Warren of Lewis Sotheby’s International Realty [https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/79723117_
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CEC20 Members. Incoming President Bob Lee in the center. Megan McGibney/BKLYNER) Community Education Council 20 (CEC20) [https://www.cec20.org/] began a new era during an August meeting at its Bay Ridge headquarters Wednesday night. CECs represent parents in their districts, and serve as liaisons between parents and schools.
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Congresswoman Yvette Clarke refused to accept the U.S. Army’s rejection of her call to rename two streets at Fort Hamilton, in a statement issued Monday, August 7. The streets—General Lee Avenue and Stonewall Jackson Drive—are named after Confederate generals. Both Lee and Jackson were stationed at
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Photo: The Brannan CampaignThe 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those candidates include four Republicans and five Democrats vying to represent Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach. We’re reaching out to all nine candidates for a Q & A
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Photo: KPC 2017“I want to make sure that when I put my head on the pillow at night, that I can sleep soundly knowing that I did the right thing,” Kevin Peter Carroll. The 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those
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Cops are on the lookout for a suspect who allegedly broke into the basement of a home and stole jewelry on Monday. The suspect is accused of breaking into a home near Ovington Avenue and 6th Avenue on July 10 around 6:40pm, said cops. After breaking through the basement
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Photo: McCabe CampaignThe 43rd District currently has nine candidates running for Vincent Gentile’s City Council seat. Those candidates include four Republicans and five Democrats vying to represent Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Bath Beach. We’re reaching out to all nine candidates for a Q & A to
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Brooklyn Bridge (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Police report a distressed man jumped to his death from the Brooklyn Bridge early Thursday morning. A bicyclist flagged down police officers at approximately 3:30am on June 29 after observing a man on the outer beams of the Manhattan-bound side of the
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One of the joys of living in New York City is that, no matter how long one lives here, there is always some unfamiliar area of the city to explore. Unfortunately, we sometimes feel we have to limit ourselves because of transportation options—or lack thereof. And even if getting
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Photo via Assemblyman William Colton’s office.On Saturday, more than 200 young volunteers worked to clean up Bensonhurst. The clean-up event on Saturday, June 17, was a part of the bigger “Speak-Up & Clean-Up [/colton-and-treyger-kick-off-first-speak-up-clean-up-campaign-of-2015-bensonhurst/] ” campaign (launched in 2011) organized by Assemblyman William Colton, District Leaders Nancy Tong and
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In the world we live in now, there’s always a new fad—something that captures our attention, something we delve into. It can be as small as a Fidget Spinner [https://addictivefidgettoys.com/], or remember those skateboards [http://www.techdeck.com/] that could do tricks with just your fingers?
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There is a group of investigative journalists (editors, reports, producers), volunteers, and interns who report on Central Brooklyn— and only Central Brooklyn. Their analyses and stories “chronicle [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brooklyndeep/brooklyn-deep-reporting-our-truth/description] neighborhood change in Central Brooklyn and bring transparency to the institution of power.” They are
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The rally in outside State Senator Marty Golden’s Bay Ridge office yesterday afternoon gathered about 150 people at its peak. People present were largely from the State Senator’s district, and were hoping to have their voices heard. It was quite the sight, and the Senator missed it. The