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May
07
Opinion: What We Can Do This Spring to have a Maskless Summer

Opinion: What We Can Do This Spring to have a Maskless Summer

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5 min read
May
07
Brooklyn Borough President Candidates Talk Yeshiva Regulation at Forum

Brooklyn Borough President Candidates Talk Yeshiva Regulation at Forum

At a virtual forum Thursday afternoon, five leading candidates for Brooklyn Borough President weighed in—or demurred—on a hot-button
4 min read
May
06
Brooklyn Public Library Cuts the Ribbon on Remodeled Central Branch

Brooklyn Public Library Cuts the Ribbon on Remodeled Central Branch

The “New & Noteworthy” section at the remodeled Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. (Image: BPL)The leadership of
4 min read
May
04
First Poll of Brooklyn Borough President Race Finds Reynoso and Cornegy Atop Close Field

First Poll of Brooklyn Borough President Race Finds Reynoso and Cornegy Atop Close Field

The first formal poll of the Brooklyn Borough President’s race shows Council Members Antonio Reynoso and Robert Cornegy Jr.
5 min read
Apr
28
Andrew Yang Scores Endorsement from Key Orthodox Borough Park Leaders

Andrew Yang Scores Endorsement from Key Orthodox Borough Park Leaders

Andrew Yang. (Image: Campaign)The heads of several major Hasidic sects in Borough Park jointly endorsed Andrew Yang for mayor
4 min read
Apr
27
District 40 Council Candidates On Small Business Support, Zoning and the NYPD’s Budget

District 40 Council Candidates On Small Business Support, Zoning and the NYPD’s Budget

One candidate wants to downzone the neighborhood. Another wants to remove up to $3 billion from the NYPD’s budget.
5 min read
Apr
26
Church Avenue is Now Also Known as Pierre Toussaint Boulevard

Church Avenue is Now Also Known as Pierre Toussaint Boulevard

Church Avenue from Nostrand Avenue to Coney Island Avenue has been co-named Pierre Toussaint Boulevard. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFrom Nostrand and
3 min read
Apr
22
After Vandal Hits Prospect Park Trash Cans, Staff and Volunteers Partner for a Clean-Up

After Vandal Hits Prospect Park Trash Cans, Staff and Volunteers Partner for a Clean-Up

(Image: Prospect Park Alliance)After dozens of trash cans in Prospect Park were overturned on Tuesday night, covering the green
2 min read
Apr
21
With Solar Panels on NYCHA Roofs, Initiative Looks to Give Energy Savings to Low-Income New Yorkers

With Solar Panels on NYCHA Roofs, Initiative Looks to Give Energy Savings to Low-Income New Yorkers

Workers installing solar panels at Carver Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development in northern Manhattan. (Image: Accord Power
3 min read
Apr
19
East Flatbush Celebrates New Affordable Housing For Seniors

East Flatbush Celebrates New Affordable Housing For Seniors

Bishop Philius Nicolas, the founder of Evangelical Crusade Church, speaking at the celebration of the affordable housing that he championed
3 min read