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Mar
27
Parents File Lawsuit To Keep The Best Elementary School In District 16 Open

Parents File Lawsuit To Keep The Best Elementary School In District 16 Open

2017 School Performance DashboardBEDFORD STUYVESANT – It was recognized as a Rewards school [/21-brooklyn-public-schools-named-best-new-york-state/] this winter – named one of the best
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Mar
21
Cynthia Nixon Comes To Brownsville To Speak Her Mind

Cynthia Nixon Comes To Brownsville To Speak Her Mind

Cynthia Nixon by Kadia Goba/BKLYNERBROWNSVILLE – A day after officially announcing her New York State gubernatorial run, Cynthia Nixon [http:
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Mar
19
Weekend Crime Blotter: Rape in Canarsie, Police DWI in Marine Park & More

Weekend Crime Blotter: Rape in Canarsie, Police DWI in Marine Park & More

CANARSIE – Police are on the lookout for the armed man who raped a 12-year old girl in Canarsie earlier this
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Mar
14
4 Dead, Including 1-Year Old, In Brownsville Quadruple Murder

4 Dead, Including 1-Year Old, In Brownsville Quadruple Murder

The Riverdale Towers on Thatford Avenue in Brownsville, where the quadruple murder took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – Four
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Mar
09
A Woman On A Mission: District 41’s Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel

A Woman On A Mission: District 41’s Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel

Ampry-Samuel (foreground) at a press conference at City Hall on February 20, putting pressure on NYCHA to fix heat and
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Mar
02
School News

School News

We almost had a new schools chancellor yesterday.“Almost two weeks ago, Alberto Carvalho was offered the job leading the
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Feb
28
Best Tech Summer Camps in Brooklyn

Best Tech Summer Camps in Brooklyn

We know our kids love their devices so why not let them learn what is behind the screen.  From learning
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Feb
23
Weekend Subway Closures: February 23-25

Weekend Subway Closures: February 23-25

Brooklyn Subways (Via the MTA)Another weekend, another series of closures from the MTA. Here’s a quick rundown of
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Feb
21
Fencing, Baseball, African dance and all-around fun day camps

Fencing, Baseball, African dance and all-around fun day camps

To be a kid in Brooklyn today. What’s their fancy – fencing? baseball? African dance? Art? Tinkerer? or are do
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Feb
06
Early Voting In New York Needs Funding To Become Reality – OPINION

Early Voting In New York Needs Funding To Become Reality – OPINION

By Steve Ettlinger. Ettlinger is a writer and sculptor who is active in various local civic groups, and a 34-year
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