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Borough President Eric Adams

Feb
03
Smoke Bombs, Vandalized Subway Stations: Was It Worth It?

Smoke Bombs, Vandalized Subway Stations: Was It Worth It?

Protesters at Grand Central Terminal Friday night. Rachel Baron/Bklyner. MANHATTAN — Friday night, hundreds of protesters gathered at Grand Central
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Nov
26
Tenants File Class Action Lawsuit Against a Manhattan Beach Landlord Over Rent

Tenants File Class Action Lawsuit Against a Manhattan Beach Landlord Over Rent

65 Oriental Blvd. (Photo via Google Maps)MANHATTAN BEACH – Tenants have filed a class-action lawsuit against their landlord alleging they
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Sep
24
Borough President Eric Adams Hosts DC Trip To Anti-Gun Violence Rally

Borough President Eric Adams Hosts DC Trip To Anti-Gun Violence Rally

BOROUGH HALL – The National Rally to End Gun Violence is tomorrow in Washington D.C and Borough President Eric Adams
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Jul
12
NYPD’s New Mental Health Task Force Needs to Add Meditation, Brooklyn BP Says

NYPD’s New Mental Health Task Force Needs to Add Meditation, Brooklyn BP Says

Borough President Eric Adams at the press conference standing next to PBA second vice president Joseph Alejandro (Image by Sam
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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
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Jan
10
Anti-Semitic Stickers In Greenpoint Surface With Numbers 14 and 88

Anti-Semitic Stickers In Greenpoint Surface With Numbers 14 and 88

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGREENPOINT – A series of anti-Semitic messages written on United States Postal Service mailing labels were discovered posted
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Dec
12
Politicians Demand Safety Improvements After Gravesend Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run

Politicians Demand Safety Improvements After Gravesend Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run

This morning, Borough President Eric Adams and Councilmember Mark Treyger arrived at the corner of West 2nd Street and Avenue
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Dec
10
VIDEO: NYPD Violently Yanks 1-Year-Old From Mother At SNAP Office

VIDEO: NYPD Violently Yanks 1-Year-Old From Mother At SNAP Office

BOERUM HILL – A video showing NYPD officers forcibly tearing a one-year-old child out of the arms of his mother [https:
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Oct
15
Road Rage or a Hate Crime? Brutal Beating in Borough Park Sparks Outrage

Road Rage or a Hate Crime? Brutal Beating in Borough Park Sparks Outrage

The brutal attack took place at the intersection of 46th and 13th, apparently sparked by a man crossing the street
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Oct
05
Politicians Push New Transit Options, But Are They Viable L Train Alternatives?

Politicians Push New Transit Options, But Are They Viable L Train Alternatives?

With the L Train shutdown six months away—and weekend closures of the entire line in the meantime—Brooklyn residents
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