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Nov
12
What Happened to the $10 Million the Mayor Promised for Sewage Backup Valves in Southern Brooklyn?

What Happened to the $10 Million the Mayor Promised for Sewage Backup Valves in Southern Brooklyn?

SOUTH BROOKLYN — At a town hall [/mayors-promises-sheepshead-last-nights-town-hall/] in Sheepshead Bay back in September 2017, Mayor de Blasio promised a $10
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Nov
12
The Saddest Walking Tour Of Kensington Highlights Fatal Crashes

The Saddest Walking Tour Of Kensington Highlights Fatal Crashes

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerKENSINGTON – Over a dozen neighbors gathered at the corner of Church Avenue and East 4th Street to
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Nov
06
Steven Patzer Is Running To Represent District 47 In City Council

Steven Patzer Is Running To Represent District 47 In City Council

Steven Patzer. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/CONEY ISLAND – Steven Patzer is an almost-23-year-old who is running to represent District
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Nov
04
New Yorkers Angry at Cops Take It to the Streets

New Yorkers Angry at Cops Take It to the Streets

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — On Friday night packed with anger and emotion, over 1,000 people marched and protested
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Oct
29
Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Hurricane Sandy.Hurricane Sandy slammed into Brooklyn in 2012. It caused 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation. [http:
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Oct
15
Intentional Integration: This School Has Lessons to Share in Navigating the Race Inequity Issues

Intentional Integration: This School Has Lessons to Share in Navigating the Race Inequity Issues

School District 13 is a classic example of gentrification in Brooklyn, representative of the last decade and a half in
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Oct
01
Muslim Woman Waiting 58 Months For Oath Ceremony That Was Scheduled And Then Canceled For Reasons Unknown

Muslim Woman Waiting 58 Months For Oath Ceremony That Was Scheduled And Then Canceled For Reasons Unknown

At an oath ceremony in Canarsie in June. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – A Brooklyn woman has been waiting
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Sep
25
Flatbush Tenant Coalition: Empowering Tenants One Mother At A Time

Flatbush Tenant Coalition: Empowering Tenants One Mother At A Time

From L to R: Sabrina Francois, Melissa Cribb-Pichonneau, Estefania Trujillo Preciado, and Alejandra Nasser. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK
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Sep
20
Thousands of Brooklyn Students Strike Against Climate Change

Thousands of Brooklyn Students Strike Against Climate Change

Thousands of school children went on a day strike and instead went on a climate march, thousands of those from
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Sep
20
‘Criminal Injustice System’ Alive and Well: Wrongfully Convicted Crown Heights Man Discusses Biopic

‘Criminal Injustice System’ Alive and Well: Wrongfully Convicted Crown Heights Man Discusses Biopic

The Black Lady Theatre serves as a cultural hub in Crown Heights for the arts, learning, sharing and experiencing Afrikan
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