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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 is currently held by Eric Adams, who is term-limited and is running for NYC Mayor. A few months ago, Brooklyn resident and community leader Khari Edwards [https://khariedwards.com/] announced

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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 a dumping ground for garbage. Now, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is calling for people to document the culprit(s) and make their streets cleaner. “You know, this is our

Big Story

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 and moved to Delaware to attend college. He didn’t move to Brooklyn until 2015. Four years later, he ran to be the next District 45 Council Member but didn’

Arts & Culture

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 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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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 for children in need Wednesday. Maria Nitti, the owner of Isabella’s Creations [http://www.isabellascreations.com/] (6605 13th Avenue) in Dyker Heights was declared “Hero of the Month” for

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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://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/seth-low-playground-bealin-square] has been gated off by and bulldozers parked are there round the clock. What we are seeing is the second phase of a multi million

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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 way for Fiscal Year 2017, thanks to a pledge by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The money is actually one-tenth of Adams’ total pledge of $1 million for all 10

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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 community? Do you have opinions about real estate development, educational institutions, city-wide policies, and the future of our neighborhood? If you are a New York City Resident and passionate about

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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 college institutions — and their students are the beneficiaries of a $13.3 million allocation of funds from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office, designated specifically for STEM education programs. Pretty

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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 white [/photo-of-the-day-that-time-of-year/] decorations weren’t a dead giveaway, Bensonhurst’s beloved 18th Avenue Feast is here! The 10-day Italian food and culture festival, formally known as Festa di Santa Rosalia,

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Standing Where Neighbor Raphael Kurton Was Fatally Shot In Ditmas Park, Our Community Calls For Peace

One of our youngest neighbors at Friday’s community peace gathering.“I want everyone to repeat his name: Raphael Kurton, Raphael Kurton, Raphael Kurton,” Councilman Jumaane Williams said as neighbors who gathered to call for an end to violence in our community Friday night wiped away tears, their shoulders shaking,

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Borough President Wants Brooklyn Burn Center Following Midwood Blaze

Source: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s OfficeBrooklyn Borough President Eric Adams yesterday launched a campaign to establish a burn center in the city’s most populous borough – and pledged funds for promising proposals – following the tragic Midwood fire that left seven children dead [/neighbors-mourn-death-seven-children-midwood-fire/] this weekend. Currently, the only burn

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Tomorrow: Brooklyn Beep Eric Adams To Be Guest Speaker At MBCG Monthly Meeting

PS 195. Source: Google MapsThe next meeting of the Manhattan Beach Community Group will be tomorrow, January 21, 8:00pm at Public School 195, 131 Irwin Street. The guest speaker will be former police officer and current Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The meeting will focus on current police issues,

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Dozens Of Local Restaurants Offer Prix Fixe Deals For “Dine In Brooklyn,” Kicking Off Oct. 20

Local restaurants participated in the event’s launch and tasting last week at Borough Hall (Source: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s Office)The 11th annual Dine in Brooklyn [http://dineinbk.com/] event is set to kick off next Monday, and with $25 prix fixe dinners offered at more than 150

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Borough President Urging Safety Following Second Brooklyn Death By Snow Plow In Two Weeks

Eric AdamsBrooklyn Borough President Eric Adams issued a statement yesterday afternoon urging fellow Brooklynites to “take extra precautions” for their safety. The statement came hours after a second death in Brooklyn to be caused by a snow removal vehicle in just 10 days. “Today, Brooklyn mourns the passing of Min

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P.S. 20 Expands School Gardening Program to All Students

[SlideDeck2 id=408 ress=1] By Priscila Ortiz Green thumbs are popping up in P.S. 20 [http://ps20.org] with a parent-led initiative to expand the school’s garden program to all 300 students. Starting in 2011, The Clinton Hill School’s farm program originally only catered to two

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Bensonhurst Native To Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Source: PolitickerEver since Councilman Domenic Recchia announced last month that he wouldn’t be seeking the borough president’s seat, the race to replace term-limited Marty Markowitz grew quiet. State Senator Eric Adams appeared to have it all locked up. Enter Bensonhurst native and attorney John Gangemi, a former councilman-at-large

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Councilman Recchia To Run For Borough President, Sources Say

Councilman Recchia, left, and Senator Adams, right.Coney Island City Councilman Domenic Recchia is reportedly eyeing the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, potentially pitting Northern and Central Brooklyn versus Southern Brooklyn for the largely powerless position. Sources told the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brownstone-belt-grabs-upcoming-borough-president-race-pundits-article-1.1223840] that

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Coney Island Hero Honored At Seaside Concerts

The following is a press release from Borough President Marty Markowitz: On Thursday, July 12, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz presented a proclamation to Coney Island resident Lawrence Bowers prior to the Seaside Summer Concert Series, honoring him for rescuing a man and child off Coney Island this summer. At

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Op-Ed: Building A Better Transit Future In Brooklyn

The following op-ed was written by mayoral candidate and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer [http://www.mbpo.org/]. The future looked rosy 100 years ago, when New York undertook a revolutionary plan to build a vast network of subways and elevated trains. But it looks considerably different today, as we

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Scissura Takes Another Step Towards BP Run

Carlo Scissura (photo by Andrew Schwartz via cityhallnews.com)A report this morning in City Hall’s newsletter says that Marty Markowitz’s chief of staff Carlo Scissura [/bensonhurst-native-scissura-possibly-next-borough-president/] has taken another step towards a run for Borough President. According to city election rules, chiefs of staff for elected officials

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BP Markowitz Holds Teen Writing Contest On Bullying

The writing contest is held in conjunction with the Brooklyn Book Festival. Ready, set… “write” on! Borough President Marty Markowitz is reaching out to all of Brooklyn’s high schoolers (high school students attending school in Brooklyn or who live in Brooklyn) to participate in his Sixth Annual “Brooklyn Lit