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Nov
13
Q&A With Khari Edwards On His Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Q&A With Khari Edwards On His Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Khari Edwards. (Photo via Edwards)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat
5 min read
Oct
06
Illegal Dumping On Farragut Road In East Flatbush Is Out Of Control

Illegal Dumping On Farragut Road In East Flatbush Is Out Of Control

The Borough President at the dumping ground. (Photo via Eric Adams)EAST FLATBUSH – Farragut Road near Utica Avenue has become
4 min read
Jun
12
Power. Courage. Strength: Hercules Reid On What His Blackness Means To Him

Power. Courage. Strength: Hercules Reid On What His Blackness Means To Him

Photo via Hercules Reid.EAST FLATBUSH – Hercules Reid, 27, is not a native Brooklynite. He was born and raised upstate
5 min read
Jun
30
Dream Come True: Markowitz Tours Newly Completed Amphitheater

Dream Come True: Markowitz Tours Newly Completed Amphitheater

Former Borough President Marty Markowitz at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For many, it was a
3 min read
Jun
23
Dyker Heights Baker Honored For Organizing Birthday Parties For Homeless Children

Dyker Heights Baker Honored For Organizing Birthday Parties For Homeless Children

Courtesy of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ OfficeBrooklyn Borough President Eric Adams honored a local baker who organizes birthday celebrations
2 min read
May
18
What’s Up With All The Seth Low Playground Construction?

What’s Up With All The Seth Low Playground Construction?

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanBy now, you may have noticed that a large portion of Seth Low Playground [https:
2 min read
Feb
17
BP Adams Pledges $1 Million In Participatory Budgeting Funds To 10 Council Districts

BP Adams Pledges $1 Million In Participatory Budgeting Funds To 10 Council Districts

Courtesy of Councilman Treyger’s OfficeGood news for participatory budgeting (PBNYC) fans: An extra $100,000 could be coming your
2 min read
Feb
08
Apply To Be A Community Board Member! Applications Due Next Week

Apply To Be A Community Board Member! Applications Due Next Week

Members of Community Board 15. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Are you passionate about engaging in significant decisions in your
1 min read
Oct
13
Local Schools Infused With $1.2 Million In STEM Funding From BP

Local Schools Infused With $1.2 Million In STEM Funding From BP

Photo by Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office.Seventy Brooklyn schools — from elementary and middle to high school and
2 min read
Aug
19

Bensonhurst’s 18th Avenue Feast Kicks Off Tomorrow — Here’s What You Need To Know

Rice balls at last year’s 18th Avenue Feast (Photo by Ned Berke/Bensonhurst Bean)If the red, green, and
2 min read