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Sep
19
Deborah Lauter on Hate Crimes, Segregation and Standing Up Against Threats

Deborah Lauter on Hate Crimes, Segregation and Standing Up Against Threats

Deborah Lauter. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CITY HALL – Hate crimes have spiked all over the country. They have risen in
5 min read
Sep
18
National Grid Continues Denying New Gas, Holding Brooklyn Hostage

National Grid Continues Denying New Gas, Holding Brooklyn Hostage

A sample of the letter National Grid has been sending people, asking them to lobby. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN
4 min read
Sep
18
Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON/PARK SLOPE – Shahana Hanif was meant to survive. When she was diagnosed with
8 min read
Sep
17
Affordable Housing: Who Can Really Afford This?

Affordable Housing: Who Can Really Afford This?

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY walked into a luxury apartment building– which the City has deemed
5 min read
Sep
12
Hungry and Homeless: Medgar Evers College Battles Student Food And Housing Insecurity

Hungry and Homeless: Medgar Evers College Battles Student Food And Housing Insecurity

DeCosta Headley, chair of the DREAM Foundation delivers opening remarks. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Earning good grades is only half
3 min read
Sep
11
Enzo Farachio, ‘A Sweet Boy Who Spread Light & Love,’ Killed By Driver

Enzo Farachio, ‘A Sweet Boy Who Spread Light & Love,’ Killed By Driver

Enzo Farachio.MIDWOOD – The name of the boy killed yesterday was Enzo Farachio. At around 2:45 on Tuesday, September
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Sep
10
Is Brooklyn Prepared For A Big Storm? City Says Yes, Local Pols Say No.

Is Brooklyn Prepared For A Big Storm? City Says Yes, Local Pols Say No.

Before the Nor’easter. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)It’s September which means it’s officially storm season. Forget hurricanes,
7 min read
Sep
06
Little Pakistan Stands With Jammu & Kashmir

Little Pakistan Stands With Jammu & Kashmir

A man holding the Azad Kashmir flag. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Makki Masjid has long served as a place
3 min read
Sep
06
National Grid Is Denying Gas To New Affordable Housing Projects

National Grid Is Denying Gas To New Affordable Housing Projects

National Grid’s monthslong moratorium on new gas hookups is having a significant impact on affordable housing in Brooklyn, with
6 min read
Sep
04
Placard Privilege – Too Good A Deal To Give Up

Placard Privilege – Too Good A Deal To Give Up

Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)By Ben Verde and Zainab Iqbal BOROUGH HALL – Borough President Eric Adams laid out
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