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Jan
21
Community Group Looks to Halt Demolition of Flatbush Bank Building

Community Group Looks to Halt Demolition of Flatbush Bank Building

The Flatbush Savings Bank Building in November 2020. (Image: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)An activist group is asking the city to
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Jan
20
Flatbush Serial Robber Only Targets Men, and Other Crimes

Flatbush Serial Robber Only Targets Men, and Other Crimes

MIDWOOD – Within the 70th precinct, which contains Midwood, Fiske Terrace, Ditmas Park, and Prospect Park South, there is someone who
4 min read
Jan
20
The Brooklyn Book Bodega Looks to Fill the Borough with “100 Book Homes”

The Brooklyn Book Bodega Looks to Fill the Borough with “100 Book Homes”

Volunteers from the Brooklyn Navy Yard distribute books at a Brooklyn Book Bodega event in Fort Greene in November. The
6 min read
Jan
20
New SNIPES Store In Crown Heights + Nike Dunks Pop-Up Museum Open Thursday

New SNIPES Store In Crown Heights + Nike Dunks Pop-Up Museum Open Thursday

SNIPES [https://www.snipesusa.com/] is opening its latest Brooklyn store in Crown Heights this Thursday, January 21st. The store
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Jan
19
The Brooklyn Borough President’s Race: The Big Spender, The Self-Funder, The Big Numbers, and The Dark Horse

The Brooklyn Borough President’s Race: The Big Spender, The Self-Funder, The Big Numbers, and The Dark Horse

On Friday, candidates across New York City submitted their latest campaign finance disclosure reports to the city’s Campaign Finance
8 min read
Jan
18
A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

Tiny Purple Pantries/ Lindsay ManolakosSmall purple boxes have been popping up across Brooklyn this summer. “Give What You Can, Take
4 min read
Jan
15
Council Member Mathieu Eugene Fined $10,717 for 2017 Campaign Violations

Council Member Mathieu Eugene Fined $10,717 for 2017 Campaign Violations

Council Member Mathieu Eugene. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) voted on Friday to
4 min read
Jan
15
Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Monday, January 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. day. A week after the attack on the Capitol, in the middle
3 min read
Jan
15
Home Invasion In Flatbush

Home Invasion In Flatbush

The NYPD is looking for three individuals who last Friday, January 8, invaded and robbed an apartment at 145 East
1 min read
Jan
15
Local Electeds Push Back on Planned Family Shelter At Former Brooklyn College Dorm

Local Electeds Push Back on Planned Family Shelter At Former Brooklyn College Dorm

1 Kenilworth Place. Joe Strini /PropertySharkA group of Flatbush-area elected officials is pushing back on the city’s plans to
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