Dec
24
Farewell, for now.
Pre-pandemic Brooklyn. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Today is my last day at
Bklyner. I started in May 2017 when I
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brooklyn
Dec
23
This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More
Development in Brooklyn. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Wednesday! We at
Bklyner hope you are all safe and well. Let’
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Dec
18
Lifting Black Voices: 5 Leaders Awarded Grants To Help Tackle Racial Disparities In Brooklyn
The recipients of the grant. (Alford, top left; Dr. Blackstock, bottom left; Dr.
Johnson, middle; Kalam Id-Din II, top right;
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Dec
15
Snow Advisory For Tomorrow: No Outdoor Dining, ASP Suspended & All Remote Learning
Snow squall on Cortelyou, December 18, 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerBROOKLYN – Get
ready for lots of snow! New York City is
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Dec
10
Brooklyn Student Wins College Scholarship
Laura Rendon Albarracin at her internship at the Whitney Museum.Laura Rendon
Albarracin, 19, is a freshman at St. Joseph’
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Dec
09
It’s Snowing In Brooklyn & Lots Of Other News
The Diocese of Brooklyn and DeSales Media Group lit a 35-foot Christmas tree in
more than 14,000 lights on
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Dec
02
America’s First Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Is A Native Brooklynite
1480 Ocean Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps)MIDWOOD – America’s first Second
Gentleman, Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s husband Douglas
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Nov
12
Q&A With Pearlene Fields On Her Run For Brooklyn Borough President
Pearlene Fields. (Photo via Fields)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn
Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat
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Nov
06
In Other News: Frontline Workers Receive Nike Sneakers, Missing Neighbors & The BQE
Setting sun lights up Newkirk Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt’s been a crazy few
days, hasn’t it? The election
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Nov
04
Brooklyn’s Winners & Losers
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – With the
exception of four people (three of them currently have fewer
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