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One Brooklyn Health System Seeks to Improve Census Count

One Brooklyn Health System [http://www.brookdalehospital.org/] is spearheading a new initiative to increase 2020 Census engagement in its catchment area of Central and North Brooklyn, some of the most under-counted neighborhoods in an already severely under-counted city [/fearing-federal-funding-cuts-city-focuses-on-counting-all-brooklynites-in-the-2020-census/] . The newly formed hospital system, consisting of Brookdale University Hospital

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Bloody Night In Brooklyn: At Least 6 Shot, One Dead in 12 Hours

East 29th Street and Clarendon Road shooting, a detective investigates, East Flatbush Todd Maisel/BklynerCENTRAL/EASTERN BROOKLYN – Six people were shot, and one died from gunshot wounds since between last night and this morning, according to police. The shootings were centered in three of the four highest crime areas that

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Four Brooklyn Precincts Get Extra Cops For Summer

Chief of Department Terence A. Monahan made an announcement at One Police Plaza about staffing and increases in manpower at certain precincts in the city for the summer. Todd Maisel/BklynerBeginning on Wednesday, May 22nd, cops normally assigned to desk duty hit the streets of 73rd, 75th, 79th, and 67th

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Vocational Training Gets $175M Boost

BEDFORD STUYVESANT — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul came to Bedford Stuyvesant Monday to highlight a $175 million initiative that will boost funding to the workforce development programs across New York state. Hochul joined Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. at Per Scholas. Kadia Goba/Bklyner The initiative aims to help improve the pipeline

affordable housing

When it comes to affordable housing, rent-stabilized landlords aren’t the problem. They’re the solution.

This piece was written by Janice Hamilton and Lincoln Eccles. Hamilton provides affordable rent-stabilized housing to families in her 8-unit building in Prospect Heights, while Eccles houses 14 families in his rent-stabilized building in Crown Heights. Rent-stabilized buildings like ours are family businesses. Our immigrant grandparents and parents came to

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The Future of Housing Affordability in New York City

Like many other regions across the United States, New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis, in which one-third of the city’s residents spend more than half of their income on housing costs. On May 14, Public Agenda – a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and public engagement organization

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How Hungryroot Helps New York’s Busy Creatives Eat Healthy

Surviving in New York isn’t easy, especially if you have a career in the arts. Emily Cordes, a 32-year-old resident of Ditmas Park and an actress, can attest to this. Along with auditioning and performing, Cordes also works as a part-time fundraiser and marketer for a performing arts institution

Arts & Culture

Spend Your Summer in Brooklyn with FIT

The Fashion Institute of Technology is perhaps best known as a school for aspiring fashion creatives and entrepreneurs, with a campus located in the heart of Manhattan’s fashion district. But FIT offers so much more to New Yorkers, with courses and programs being offered in Brooklyn, too. FIT shows

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Mondays at Pratt Institute: Weekly Openings of New Work by Graduating MFA Artists

Discover the bold work of emerging fine arts talent at Pratt Shows [http://bit.ly/2W1yYKq]. New exhibits open every Monday from 5-8 PM on the Brooklyn campus through mid-May. Photos courtesy of Fiona VeroniqueEvery Monday night Pratt opens its doors and invites you into its gallery spaces to explore

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Police Investigating 2018 Death Of 6-Month-Old As Homicide

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – The death of a baby boy last year is now being investigated as a homicide, police announced Friday. Just before 6pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2018, police responded to a call at a home on Gates Avenue between Nostrand and Marcy where they found six-month-old Gianni

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Fashion Week Brooklyn – F/W 2019’s Inclusive Designer Showcase

Coketta finale walk at Fashion Week Brooklyn. Photo by FWBK/Trudy Giordano BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Fashion Week Brooklyn (FWBK)’s F/W 2019 Collections designer showcase was a sartorial mix of high and low fashion for the season. Five brands took the runway on Friday night at the 630 Flushing Avenue event

Announcements

Food Bank For NYC Offering Free Tax Assistance For Low-Income New Yorkers

BED-STUY/DOWNTOWN/SUNSET PARK – Tax Day is Monday, April 15. If you haven’t filed your taxes yet—and need help doing so—Food Bank For New York City [https://www.foodbanknyc.org/] has set up tax assistance sites across the five boroughs offering free tax preparation service to low-income