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Protesters at Grand Central Terminal Friday night. Rachel Baron/Bklyner. MANHATTAN — Friday night, hundreds of protesters gathered at Grand Central Terminal to address perceived growing police brutality on the MTA, and to demand free subway fare for all. It was the culmination of a full day of citywide strikes. The
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65 Oriental Blvd. (Photo via Google Maps)MANHATTAN BEACH – Tenants have filed a class-action lawsuit against their landlord alleging they deregulated rent-stabilized apartments and charged illegally inflated rents. The lawsuit was filed by Grimble & LoGuidice and generated by the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) [https://housingrightsny.org/], which is a
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BOROUGH HALL – The National Rally to End Gun Violence is tomorrow in Washington D.C and Borough President Eric Adams is hosting a bus to take people there. The bus will depart at Brooklyn Borough Hall (209 Joralemon Street) at 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25 and will
Health
Borough President Eric Adams at the press conference standing next to PBA second vice president Joseph Alejandro (Image by Sam Raskin/Bklyner)CITY HALL— Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams says the NYPD’s recently formed mental health and wellness task force [https://nypost.com/2019/07/08/nypd-launches-health-and-wellness-task-force-amid-spate-of-cop-suicides/] is missing
Boerum Hill
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERBOERUM HILL—As the process for the city’s plan to build borough-based jails to replace Rikers Island moves forward, Brooklynites weighed in this week on the proposed Brooklyn jail and the initiative as a whole. Ahead of Wednesday’s City Planning Commission hearing on the four
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGREENPOINT – A series of anti-Semitic messages written on United States Postal Service mailing labels were discovered posted around the neighborhood Sunday morning. According to Greenpointers.com [https://greenpointers.com/2019/01/07/greenpoint-inundated-with-anti-semitic-and-hate-propaganda/] , a couple discovered the labels on several lampposts along McGuinness Boulevard and removed them.
Carroll Gardens
This morning, Borough President Eric Adams and Councilmember Mark Treyger arrived at the corner of West 2nd Street and Avenue Y to call on the city to improve street safety at the intersection where a local woman was killed yesterday in a hit-and-run collision. Francine LaBarbara, 57, was walking home
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – A video showing NYPD officers forcibly tearing a one-year-old child out of the arms of his mother [https://www.facebook.com/nyashia.ferguson/videos/2165023130216850/] during a physical altercation at the Human Resources Administration/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) office at 275 Bergen Street last Friday, December 7,
Borough Park
The brutal attack took place at the intersection of 46th and 13th, apparently sparked by a man crossing the street too slowly (Screenshot via Google Maps) BOROUGH PARK – Over the weekend, a brutal attack on a Jewish man in the streets of Brooklyn has led to public outcry over what
Bushwick
With the L Train shutdown six months away—and weekend closures of the entire line in the meantime—Brooklyn residents and local politicians are looking into any kind of alternative transportation they can find. Of course, the MTA has its plans: bolster service on adjacent lines to absorb passengers, a
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The Health Department debuted breastfeeding information toolkits today at the Brooklyn Public Library (Via Brooklyn Public Library [https://twitter.com/BKLYNlibrary] Twitter)Today, the Health Department’s Center for Health Equity announced it would be opening a new Baby Café at the Neighborhood Health Action Center in Brownsville, as well
Business
The new freelance hub in DUMBO will provide space to work and opportunities for professional development (Photo via Made in NYC)DUMBO – New Yorkers working freelance jobs in creative fields will have a new place to log in, learn and network in Brooklyn this October. Today, the Mayor’s office
East New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, Council Member Rafael Espinal and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams break ground on a new school facility in East New York (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)EAST NEW YORK – Breaking ground on a new public school in
Arts & Culture
Police searched participants bags and used hand-held metal detectors to search for weapons and alcohol at J’Ouvert 2017 (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)J’Ouvert and the West Indian Day are just a few weeks away, but preparation for a safe and successful Carnival have been in the works for some
Arts & Culture
CONEY ISLAND – Coney Island is a must stop destination for Brooklynites, New Yorkers and tourists alike during the summer, boasting everything from boardwalk games and swimming to events ranging from the wild Mermaid Parade [/mermaid-parade-2018/] to Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest [/joey-chestnut-gobbles-record-nathans-famous-hot-dog-eating-contest/]. Now, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
Coney Island
Now that the LPC has approved “scenic landmark” status, the Reigelmann Boardwalk’s look will be preserved (Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)CONEY ISLAND – Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee voted unanimously to approve Coney Island’s Reigelmann Boardwalk as a scenic landmark [/boardwalk-lpc/], furthering the cause of preservation of