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Dec
10
Life in Limbo: The Interminably Slow Pace of Adoptions

Life in Limbo: The Interminably Slow Pace of Adoptions

Photo by Liv Bruce on UnsplashThe story of Michael Orlando Clark, Jr., a Michigan kindergartener who invited his entire class
5 min read
Dec
09
Rezonings Underestimated Development and Displacement in both Williamsburg and Park Slope, Study Shows

Rezonings Underestimated Development and Displacement in both Williamsburg and Park Slope, Study Shows

Construction at Greenpoint Landing continues apace, with a second tower rising next to One Blue Slip. Paul Stremple/Bklyner.WILLIAMSBURG/
7 min read
Dec
06
New Crown Heights Nursing Home Feels Like a Five-Star Hotel

New Crown Heights Nursing Home Feels Like a Five-Star Hotel

The Brooklyn Center. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.CROWN HEIGHTS — After 14 years of being closed, the old St. Mary’s Hospital
4 min read
Nov
29
‘What About Us?’ Neighbors Question de Blasio on ‘Affordable’ Housing

‘What About Us?’ Neighbors Question de Blasio on ‘Affordable’ Housing

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBEDFORD STUYVESANT – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY [http://www.vocal-ny.org/] stood outside a luxury apartment building– which
3 min read
Nov
27
Lincoln High School Students Terrorize Businesses and Residents on Brighton Beach Block

Lincoln High School Students Terrorize Businesses and Residents on Brighton Beach Block

Entrance to a building, where Lincoln High School students gathered. Courtesy of a resident.BRIGHTON BEACH – For residents and storekeepers
6 min read
Nov
27
Projected $6.1 Billion State Budget Deficit Signals Crisis for Brooklyn’s Poor Families

Projected $6.1 Billion State Budget Deficit Signals Crisis for Brooklyn’s Poor Families

New HRA center in Bushwick. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BROOKLYN — One out of every four Brooklynites lives in poverty and depends
3 min read
Nov
19
Uptick in Bay Ridge Crimes Is Blamed on New Bail Reforms and Anti-Police Rhetoric

Uptick in Bay Ridge Crimes Is Blamed on New Bail Reforms and Anti-Police Rhetoric

Nicole Malliotakis. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE — Over the weekend, over three dozen residents woke up to their vehicles
6 min read
Nov
15
Lindsey Boylan Is Running for Congress in the 10th Congressional District

Lindsey Boylan Is Running for Congress in the 10th Congressional District

Lindsey Boylan. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/BORO PARK – The 10 Congressional District, which encompasses the Upper West Side in
5 min read
Nov
13
‘You Will Sit In The Cafeteria And Watch All The Kids Eat While You Are Fasting’ Lunch Aide Tells Muslim Boy

‘You Will Sit In The Cafeteria And Watch All The Kids Eat While You Are Fasting’ Lunch Aide Tells Muslim Boy

Young men in a mosque. (Photo: Rifky Nur Setyadi on Unsplash)BAY RIDGE – A Muslim family, along with Council on
4 min read
Nov
13
Residents Want B71+ Bus Service Restored to Connect Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, and Park Slope

Residents Want B71+ Bus Service Restored to Connect Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, and Park Slope

B71 coalition gather outside of Park Slope Library with Council Member Brad Lander and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. Hannah H.
3 min read