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Mar
17
Here is what your Council Members are doing during this Pandemic

Here is what your Council Members are doing during this Pandemic

Elected officials out in Southern Brooklyn discussing expanding H+H Coney Island capacity to serve the area. In particular – converting
11 min read
Mar
16
“Stay Home” Difficult When There’s No Cooking Gas

“Stay Home” Difficult When There’s No Cooking Gas

250 Parkville. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD/KENSINGTON – There’s a brick building that sits on Parkville Avenue. It’s
5 min read
Mar
10

‘Save the CUNY Students’: Students Petition to Cancel In-Person Classes

Brooklyn College Campus. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Several universities in New York have shut-down their in-person classes, moving them online
6 min read
Mar
04
Kids Spent Days in Class with City Teacher Now Showing Coronavirus Signs

Kids Spent Days in Class with City Teacher Now Showing Coronavirus Signs

Photo of a classroom, by NeONBRAND on Unsplash.Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen for THE CITY. Originally posted on
4 min read
Feb
28
WTF: No F Trains on Weekends to Coney Island During Prime Season

WTF: No F Trains on Weekends to Coney Island During Prime Season

CONEY ISLAND — The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is suspending F train service on the Culver Line [https://new.mta.info/
4 min read
Feb
27
Fears of Coronavirus Bring Business Down in Sunset Park Chinatown

Fears of Coronavirus Bring Business Down in Sunset Park Chinatown

Businesses on Sunset Park’s 8th Avenue are open and welcoming customers. Ana Lucia Murillo/Bklyner.SUNSET PARK — Sunset Park’
4 min read
Feb
26
Ditmas Park Neighbors Still Homeless a Year After Fire

Ditmas Park Neighbors Still Homeless a Year After Fire

Tuesday rally. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.DITMAS PARK — Tenants and housing advocates protested outside Brooklyn Housing Court on Tuesday, on the
4 min read
Feb
12
Briefly Noted: Bridges, Politics, and Free MTA

Briefly Noted: Bridges, Politics, and Free MTA

Brooklyn Bridge. Photo bytom coe [https://unsplash.com/@tomcoe?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Jan
29

Gowanus Canal Cleanup Begins

Gowanus Canal. Photo by Udi via Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/udi/8145783849/]GOWANUS — Today, the U.S. Environmental
3 min read
Jan
28
72-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Gravesend; Driver Arrested

72-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Gravesend; Driver Arrested

West 6th Street and Avenue S. Via Google Maps.GRAVESEND — A pedestrian passed away after being struck by a car
2 min read