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Postcards In The Park: Appealing To Voters A Different Way

At their postcarding event last Saturday where 1,200 postcards were completed. (Photo: Lia Minkoff)PARK SLOPE – Every Saturday for the last month and a half, two local women have been meeting at Prospect Park encouraging people to handwrite postcards to mail to voters throughout the country. Deborah Kaufmann and

Dr. Reza Fakhari Is A Strong Defender Of Human Rights— And Teaches Students To Be As Well

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

Remembering & Honoring The Legacy Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg In Brooklyn

People were carrying posters of what RBG meant to them; like this poster right here. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg struck the nation. But it particularly struck the borough she grew up and was raised in. [/outside-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-childhood-home-families-pay-their-respects/] And now, the

In-Person Classes Delayed For Most Students… Again

NYC public schools will not physically reopen for all students on Monday, September 21. Instead, there will be a phased-in reopening by grade levels throughout the next two weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning. All students will still be taking online classes on Monday. Only children in 3K,

P.S. 139 Shuts Down For 24 Hours After Second Confirmed Coronavirus Case

Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/school?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] DITMAS PARK – P.S. 139 will be shutting down for 24 hours

Alejandra Caraballo Runs For City Council To Uplift All In The Community

Alejandra Caraballo. (Photo via Caraballo’s campaign)PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Alejandra Caraballo, 29, announced yesterday her run for City Council in District 35 — Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Bedford Stuyvesant–in the next year’s elections. The seat will be vacant after Council Member Laurie Cumbo finishes

NYC School Re-Opening Pushed Back Ten Days

NYC school re-opening has been delayed by ten days, as part of the deal with the teachers’ union to prevent a strike, the Mayor announced this morning. Schools were supposed to open for the Fall semester on September 10. Now, remote learning will begin on September 16 and in-person classes

Isaiah Benloss Is Fighting For His Life After Being Injured In Car Crash

Isaiah Benloss. (Photo via his family)FLATBUSH – Isaiah Benloss, 18, was in a Lyft car coming back home to his family after spending the night at his friend’s house. The car was just a three-minute drive away from his home in Flatbush when the crash occurred [/early-morning-car-crash-on-ocean-avenue-beverly-leaves-two-injured/]. Around 3:

Early Morning Car Crash On Ocean Avenue & Beverly Leaves Two Injured

A torn up car after the crash on Ocean Avenue and Beverly Road. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – An early morning car crash on Ocean Avenue and Beverly Road has left two people in the hospital, with one in very serious condition. In the month of July alone, there were

Was Brooklyn Prepared For Tropical Storm Isaias?

A fallen tree in Bath Beach. (Photo via Steve Patzer, with permission)SOUTHERN BROOKLYN – Tropical Storm Isaias left about 22,000 Brooklyn households without power last night. The number is now down to 5,632. In Manhattan this morning? The number is 67. Fallen trees have taken over the streets.