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Apr
23
Lander Announces Winning PBNYC Projects For District 39

Lander Announces Winning PBNYC Projects For District 39

PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander announced the winners of this year’s District 39 Participatory Budgeting (PBNYC) projects [https:
4 min read
Apr
19
Passover and Good Friday Celebrated With Burning of Chametz And Carrying of Crosses

Passover and Good Friday Celebrated With Burning of Chametz And Carrying of Crosses

Burning of chametz in Boro Park. Todd Maisel/BklynerFriday marked the beginning of Passover in the Jewish faith and Good
3 min read
Apr
18
Another Cyclist Fatally Struck By Truck

Another Cyclist Fatally Struck By Truck

A ghost bike to commemorate the death of a cyclistBORO PARK – A 26-year-old cyclist died after being struck by a
1 min read
Apr
09
Councilman Kalman Yeger Loses Committee Seat Over Controversial Tweet

Councilman Kalman Yeger Loses Committee Seat Over Controversial Tweet

BOROUGH PARK — The city council voted to remove Councilman Kalman Yeger from the Immigration Committee on Tuesday over his remarks
2 min read
Apr
08
Busy Parents, Let Hungryroot Be Your Healthy Food Concierge

Busy Parents, Let Hungryroot Be Your Healthy Food Concierge

Photo Credit: Avi GlicksteinAs a parent of two young kids, I’ve got limited time – and energy – for shopping and
5 min read
Apr
02
Police Injuries As Thousands Take To Boro Park Streets To Mourn Grand Rabbi

Police Injuries As Thousands Take To Boro Park Streets To Mourn Grand Rabbi

BORO PARK — Police struggled to control thousands of mourners on Tuesday who came out to funeral services to honor a
2 min read
Apr
02
Rabbi Yisroel ‘Skulen Rebbe’ Dies at 95

Rabbi Yisroel ‘Skulen Rebbe’ Dies at 95

BORO PARK —  Thousands of mourners will descend upon Borough Park to honor The Skulener Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal who
2 min read
Apr
01
One Vote for One Book, One New York

One Vote for One Book, One New York

The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and BuzzFeed have launched One Book, One New York – where New Yorkers
2 min read
Mar
31
No, we didn’t “organize the protest” in Borough Park.

No, we didn’t “organize the protest” in Borough Park.

Dov Hikind at the protest last week. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)In the aftermath of last week’s protest and
1 min read
Mar
29
Watch Out For Falling Objects: MTA Begins Clearing Underside of Elevated D line

Watch Out For Falling Objects: MTA Begins Clearing Underside of Elevated D line

The MTA has begun cleaning the undersides of the elevated L lines on Stillwell Avenue and onto 86th Street of
3 min read