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Apr
23
Ramadan In Brooklyn During A Pandemic: A Virtual Community & Stronger Faith

Ramadan In Brooklyn During A Pandemic: A Virtual Community & Stronger Faith

The Quran. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – At this time last year, streets in Muslim-majority communities were packed. People were
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Mar
25
Looking for Info on Coronavirus in Spanish?

Looking for Info on Coronavirus in Spanish?

Photo of 5th Avenue in Sunset Park. Ana Lucia Murillo.As coronavirus continues to spread rapidly through New York, like
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Mar
20
Brooklyn Briefing 3/20: Marriage Bureau Closed, Tax Filing Deadline Extended, Luna Park Opening Postponed

Brooklyn Briefing 3/20: Marriage Bureau Closed, Tax Filing Deadline Extended, Luna Park Opening Postponed

A testing site on Flushing Avenue. Photo via Liam Quigley. [https://twitter.com/_elkue]Good Morning! It’s another Friday
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Mar
19
Brooklyn Briefing 3/19: 1K Doctors & Nurses Volunteer In 24 Hours, 4 Brooklyn Nets Players Test Positive, Enroll For Health Insurance

Brooklyn Briefing 3/19: 1K Doctors & Nurses Volunteer In 24 Hours, 4 Brooklyn Nets Players Test Positive, Enroll For Health Insurance

Via Governor Cuomo’s office.Updated throughout the day. Good morning! Here’s the latest on Coronavirus. New numbers are
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Mar
05
Crime Blotter: Stolen Purse, Stolen Backpack, and Unprovoked Assault

Crime Blotter: Stolen Purse, Stolen Backpack, and Unprovoked Assault

BROWNSVILLE — Friday, February 14, around 2:30 p.m., a 14-year-old boy met two men on the 5th floor of
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Mar
04
Crime Blotter: Broken Bottles, Broken Windows, and Boro Park Robberies

Crime Blotter: Broken Bottles, Broken Windows, and Boro Park Robberies

KENSINGTON/BOROUGH PARK — On Monday, January 20, around 10:20 p.m., a 17-year-old had arranged on Facebook Marketplace to
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Feb
27
Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Pizza Man Assaulted, and Man Pushed onto Subway Tracks

Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Pizza Man Assaulted, and Man Pushed onto Subway Tracks

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — Wednesday, February 26, just after 3:30 p.m. a man entered Chase Bank at 975 Bedford Avenue and
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Feb
26
Crime Blotter: Robberies at Gunpoint, Stolen E-Bikes and Cellphones

Crime Blotter: Robberies at Gunpoint, Stolen E-Bikes and Cellphones

CYPRESS HILLS — Police are looking for four people they suspect of being involved in a string of robberies over the
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Feb
12
Extraordinary Nonprofit Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Latinx Community

Extraordinary Nonprofit Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Latinx Community

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Workshop participants at Mixteca’s mural. Courtesy of Mixteca.SUNSET PARK — Veronica Rosales was born
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Oct
23
Two Young Girls Were Assaulted in Dyker Heights by Indecent Male

Two Young Girls Were Assaulted in Dyker Heights by Indecent Male

Sketch of suspect, courtesy of NYPD.DYKER HEIGHTS — The New York City Police released information yesterday on a man who
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