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Jul
10
Some Libraries Reopen Monday With Grab-And-Go Services

Some Libraries Reopen Monday With Grab-And-Go Services

Flatbush Library Branch getting ready for reopening. (Photo via BPL)BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is finally reopening on
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Jul
10
How To Stay Safe During Tropical Storm Fay

How To Stay Safe During Tropical Storm Fay

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN – Tropical Storm Fay is here! It is expected to be windy and rain all day today
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Jul
09
How 25 People Served 426 Years In Prison For Crimes They Did Not Commit

How 25 People Served 426 Years In Prison For Crimes They Did Not Commit

Photo by Bill Oxford on UnsplashBROOKLYN – “Brian and I were born just one year apart and raised in Brooklyn by
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Jul
08
NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC public schools are planning on reopening on a part-time basis in the
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Jul
07
NYC To Expand Internet For Low-Income Families

NYC To Expand Internet For Low-Income Families

The internet. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – In a time where New Yorkers need access to the internet more than
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Jul
06
Remembering Humayun Butt Of Brighton Beach

Remembering Humayun Butt Of Brighton Beach

Humayun Butt. (Photo via his family)BRIGHTON BEACH – Humayun Butt was a dad to four children. He was a grandpa
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Jun
24
Wondering When You Will Get The $420 Per Public School Student Food Benefits?

Wondering When You Will Get The $420 Per Public School Student Food Benefits?

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBROOKLYN –  At the end of May, it was announced that through a federal relief effort,
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Jun
23
Irregularities At Poll Sites Across Brooklyn

Irregularities At Poll Sites Across Brooklyn

BROOKLYN – Primary elections are today! Like we wrote yesterday, [/dont-forget-to-vote-on-tuesday-heres-how/] the Primary is the election that truly matters, particularly in
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Jun
17
Rubie Inez Williams On Investing In The Black Youth Through The Arts

Rubie Inez Williams On Investing In The Black Youth Through The Arts

Photo via Dominique Sindayiganza, @sindayiganza [https://www.instagram.com/sindayiganza/], with permission.BED STUY – Rubie Inez Williams believes in a
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May
15
Avenue C Iftar Goes Virtual During Pandemic, Keeps Community Close

Avenue C Iftar Goes Virtual During Pandemic, Keeps Community Close

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN – Ramadan is a time where neighbors get together and break bread when the sun sets; the
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