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Aug
07
OPINION: Domestic Violence Laws Must Address Coercive Control

OPINION: Domestic Violence Laws Must Address Coercive Control

By Robert Weiner and Kimberly Bartenfelder According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, [https://ncadv.org/] “While data proves
3 min read
Jul
25
Noted: Longer Reads & Listens About Streets, Shores, And History

Noted: Longer Reads & Listens About Streets, Shores, And History

Cortelyou Road by Antonio M Rosario.The Last Stand of Brooklyn’s Underground Railroad [https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-york-underground-railroad-house]
1 min read
Jul
22
Surprise Inspection At Brooklyn Detention Center Reveals “Cruelly Hot Conditions”

Surprise Inspection At Brooklyn Detention Center Reveals “Cruelly Hot Conditions”

BOERUM HILL – Council Member Brad Lander joined the NYC Board of Correction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/boc/index.page]
3 min read
Jul
19
‘New Yorkers Must Stay Vigilant’: Local Pols Blast Trump, Prepare For More ICE Raids

‘New Yorkers Must Stay Vigilant’: Local Pols Blast Trump, Prepare For More ICE Raids

Rep. Yvette Clarke speaks at the press conference (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner) LOWER MANHATTAN — Local politicians on Friday instructed
3 min read
Jul
18
Lander To Demand “Real F Express” Service At MTA Meeting On Monday

Lander To Demand “Real F Express” Service At MTA Meeting On Monday

PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander has launched a petition [https://www.landerfornyc.com/real-f-express?utm_source=TW&utm_
2 min read
Jul
15
Boerum Hill Residents Sue To Stop 80 Flatbush Upzoning

Boerum Hill Residents Sue To Stop 80 Flatbush Upzoning

BOERUM HILL – After a mixed-use development including two towers received approval to rise on the border of Boerum Hill and
3 min read
Jul
15
A Touch of France in Brooklyn on Bastille Day

A Touch of France in Brooklyn on Bastille Day

BOERUM HILL – Smith Street was transformed into a small French heaven on Sunday, July 14, in celebration of Bastille Day,
4 min read
Jul
11
BP Adams, Brooklyn Residents Weigh in on Proposed Jail Plan

BP Adams, Brooklyn Residents Weigh in on Proposed Jail Plan

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERBOERUM HILL—As the process for the city’s plan to build borough-based jails to replace Rikers
4 min read
Jul
10
Local Pols Blast MTA’s Express F Subway Plan

Local Pols Blast MTA’s Express F Subway Plan

Brad Lander at Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal Open House (Photo: Nathan Haselby) PARK SLOPE— The MTA’s plans to run
2 min read
Jun
26
11-Story Condo Planned For Former Times Plaza Post Office & Other Developments

11-Story Condo Planned For Former Times Plaza Post Office & Other Developments

BOERUM HILL/PARK SLOPE – The long vacant Times Plaza Station Post Office on Atlantic Avenue will soon become an eleven-story
3 min read