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Oct
28
Smashed Windows, Graffiti After Protest Offshoot in Brooklyn

Smashed Windows, Graffiti After Protest Offshoot in Brooklyn

In a continuation of the months-long protests against racial violence, last night nearly 200 people marched up Atlantic Avenue seemingly
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Oct
28
Small Businesses Hopeful ‘Open Storefronts’ Will Help Keep Holiday Shopping Local

Small Businesses Hopeful ‘Open Storefronts’ Will Help Keep Holiday Shopping Local

The Mayor announced today that he would be expanding allowances for New York City’s non-restaurant businesses. The new Open
3 min read
Oct
21
Brooklyn Is Now Red And Yellow, But No School Till Monday Soonest

Brooklyn Is Now Red And Yellow, But No School Till Monday Soonest

How is that possible? Will schools that were in orange and yellow zones that were ordered shut now reopen? What
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Oct
20
Brooklyn’s Unemployment At 14.1% As Residents Drop Out Of Labor Force

Brooklyn’s Unemployment At 14.1% As Residents Drop Out Of Labor Force

New York State Department of Labor released September employment data today showing that unemployment in Brooklyn fell to 14.1%
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Oct
20
Commercial Eviction Moratorium Extended Through Jan 1, 2021

Commercial Eviction Moratorium Extended Through Jan 1, 2021

Stores for rent along Flatbush Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an Executive Order extending the state’
1 min read
Oct
16
Home Brewing Alone Together

Home Brewing Alone Together

John LaPolla (center) co-owns Bitter & Esters [https://bitterandesters.com/], the only homebrew shop in New York City, pictured here
4 min read
Oct
09
Ursula Brings Breakfast Burritos, Other New Mexican Fare to Crown Heights

Ursula Brings Breakfast Burritos, Other New Mexican Fare to Crown Heights

Ursula in Crown Heights. Credit: Noah FecksWhen chef Eric See was forced to close down his Bushwick café, the Awkward
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Oct
09
Openings and Closings: Guyanese, Greenwood, and Groceries

Openings and Closings: Guyanese, Greenwood, and Groceries

Welcome back to another week of Openings and Closings. This week we have lots of hellos, including a new beachfront
6 min read
Oct
08
‘It’s Really Unfair:’ Sunset Park Salons React to Cuomo COVID Cluster Closures

‘It’s Really Unfair:’ Sunset Park Salons React to Cuomo COVID Cluster Closures

By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2020/10/7/21507105/sunset-park-salons-cuomo-covid-cluster-closures] by THE CITY [https:
4 min read
Oct
06
Latest On Southern Brooklyn’s COVID Cluster – Return To Lockdown

Latest On Southern Brooklyn’s COVID Cluster – Return To Lockdown

In an attempt to reign in the spread of COVID19, and in response to the city’s request to restrict
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