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Mr. Adams is a man of his word. On Tuesday, after we published the list of Black-Owned Coffee Shops in Brooklyn, our Borough President, Eric Adams announced he planned to not just tweet about it#BLKCoffeeinBK [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BLKCoffeeinBK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], but support
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Members of Community Board 15 voting in a meeting (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Ever wanted to get more involved with the direction of your neighborhood? Now’s the chance to apply to be a member of your local Community Board and have a say in shaping your neighborhood’s
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Borough President Eric L. Adams at a high school in Midwood last week (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last week, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams announced an investment of more than $55 million in funds for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education in Brooklyn schools. The funds represent more
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Mayor de Blasio made his Vision Zero budget announcement at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, which will be among DOT’s targets for major safety improvements in 2017. (Photo via NYC DOT / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BPtHpTLj2sI/?tagged=visionzero])On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced
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(Photo via 3bulldogges)Holiday donation drives are in full swing, but there’s still time to contribute to these five local toy drives to brighten the holidays for kids — and families — right in our neighborhood. Council Member Jumaane Williams’ Holiday Toy Drive [http://myemail.constantcontact.com/WILLIAMS-INVITES-COMMUNITY-TO-PARTICIPATE-IN--DISTRICT-45-s--HOLIDAY-TOY-DRIVE.html?soid=1102557709761&
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(Sample 2-way bike lane image via Transportation Alternatives petition [https://campaigns.transalt.org/petition/two-way-protected-bike-path-flatbush]) [Update 12/7: We spoke to the petition’s founder and added in her story throughout] Local Council Members take note: A petition for a 2-way protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue [https://campaigns.transalt.
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Assemblymember James Brennan (Photo via Assemblymember Brennan’s office). Assemblymember James Brennan will speak tonight at the first Fall community meeting of the Albemarle Neighborhood Association. The meeting is open to the public. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is also scheduled to be at the meeting, which will be tonight
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Photo by Alex EllefsonToday, a group of 21 elected officials from all levels of government threw their support behind Councilman Mark Treyger in his campaign for the open Democratic district leader position in Assembly District 46. Treyger’s endorsements includes Public Advocate Tish James, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President
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Board of Standards and Appeals Chairwoman Margery Perlmutter delivering the Mayor’s proclamation. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In recognition of the obstacles overcome to build their mosque, Mayor Bill de Blasio named a day in honor of Thursday’s opening ceremony for the Muslim American Society’s [http://www.
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Borough President Adams watching surveillance footage with Rabbi Eli Cohen (Courtesy Patrick Rheaume of the Brooklyn Brooklyn Borough Office)Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has introduced Operation Safe Shopper, a pilot program between civic groups and the NYPD in which security cameras will be installed throughout commercial strips borough-wide to
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(Photo: L.C. Nøttaasen [https://www.flickr.com/photos/magnera/3984413077/] / Flickr)By Elizabeth Elizalde In the wake of last week’s nationwide violence, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, community members, and law enforcement, will hold a candlelight vigil to honor the Lousiana, Minnesota, and Dallas shooting victims on
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Black Lives Matters demonstrators in Union Square, New York City. (Courtesy: Instagram / mbc.hiroots [https://www.instagram.com/p/BHsr3MuDkg1/?tagged=blacklivesmatternyc])In the wake of last week’s nationwide violence, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, community members, and law enforcement, will hold a candlelight vigil to honor the
Arts & Culture
Former Borough President Marty Markowitz at the Coney Island Amphitheater. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)For many, it was a milestone in the revitalization of Coney Island. For one person, it was a dream come true. Former Borough President Marty Markowitz saw his vision of building an oceanside concert venue
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Courtesy of Councilman Vincent Gentile’s OfficeElected officials rallied Monday in support of City Council legislation to increase penalties for aggravated illegal home conversions, which are defined as three or more illegal dwelling units being created within one structure, which threaten the safety of occupants and neighbors. To prevent such
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush Avenue, looking north toward Grand Army Plaza, with Prospect Park on the left. (Photo: Google Maps)(This story was updated with a statement from the Prospect Park Alliance on 5/26/16, 2:25pm.) The effort to enhance public access to Prospect Park along its Flatbush Avenue side got