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Apr
25
Hikind Throws in the Proverbial Towel

Hikind Throws in the Proverbial Towel

MIDWOOD – After rumors that Assemblymember Dov Hikind would face a fierce opponent during the upcoming midterm elections, the longtime incumbent
1 min read
Apr
20

Friday Crime Blotter: An Early Morning Sexual Assault in a Park, Plus a Slew of Arrests

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)EAST NEW YORK – Police are looking for the man who sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint in
2 min read
Apr
10
PB District 39 Project Expo: Self-Defense Workshops For Muslim Women, Fitness Area For Seniors, Saving Endangered Bats & More

PB District 39 Project Expo: Self-Defense Workshops For Muslim Women, Fitness Area For Seniors, Saving Endangered Bats & More

Voting for Participatory Budgeting [/heres-everything-on-the-participatory-budget-ballots-next-week/] began Saturday, April 7 and runs though Sunday, April 15. If you haven’t voted
11 min read
Apr
02
Blake Morris Hopes To Unseat State Senator Simcha Felder

Blake Morris Hopes To Unseat State Senator Simcha Felder

Blake MorrisWhile State Sen. Simcha Felder of the 17th senatorial district was delaying budget talks in Albany, Brooklyn resident, Democratic
3 min read
Mar
29
BKLYNER Brings the Summer Camp Fair to you

BKLYNER Brings the Summer Camp Fair to you

On Sunday, March 25th BKLYNER held a Summer Camp Fair featuring 26 camps.  Camps from across Brooklyn came together to
13 min read
Mar
29
Local Official Says Palestine Doesn’t Exist, Refers To People As “So-Called Palestinians”

Local Official Says Palestine Doesn’t Exist, Refers To People As “So-Called Palestinians”

Kalman Yeger, at a CB14 meeting in 2015. (Photo via BKLYNER)BORO PARK – Councilman Kalman Yeger, representing District 44, yesterday
2 min read
Mar
27
Councilman Kalman Yeger and Boro Park JCC Distribute 150 tons of food to needy families for Passover

Councilman Kalman Yeger and Boro Park JCC Distribute 150 tons of food to needy families for Passover

Kalman YegerBOROUGH PARK – This Friday is the beginning of Passover (Pesach) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover], and Borough Park
1 min read
Mar
20
Shaheen Pasha on American Dream, Mental Illness, and Telling Stories

Shaheen Pasha on American Dream, Mental Illness, and Telling Stories

Photo via Shaheen PashaBOROUGH PARK – At five years old, many kids grab a hairbrush, use it as a microphone, and
7 min read
Mar
08
Today’s Links: Products of Brooklyn Reveal History, Public Art Planned for Parks & More

Today’s Links: Products of Brooklyn Reveal History, Public Art Planned for Parks & More

The second storm in a week hit Brooklyn last night, leaving some snow (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * The Business of Brooklyn:
1 min read
Mar
06
Today’s Links: Seals Spotted in New York Waters, Celebrities Spotted in Brooklyn Nabes & More

Today’s Links: Seals Spotted in New York Waters, Celebrities Spotted in Brooklyn Nabes & More

Balloons for sale in Brooklyn (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER) * Remembering the Great Blizzard of 1888 [https://www.brownstoner.com/history/blizzard-1888-new-york-brooklyn-snow-storm-history-environmental-subway/
1 min read