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Dec
28
Alarming Southern Brooklyn COVID – 19 Numbers, Again

Alarming Southern Brooklyn COVID – 19 Numbers, Again

The city’s COVID-19 positivity rate exceeded 7% for the third straight day [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/
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Dec
28
One Killed, One Critical After Retaining Wall Collapses

One Killed, One Critical After Retaining Wall Collapses

Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerSUNSET PARK/BORO PARK – At around 01:10 pm Monday afternoon, 911 received calls for a retaining wall
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Dec
28
OPINION: Community Boards Must Share the Blame for not Demanding Safe Streets

OPINION: Community Boards Must Share the Blame for not Demanding Safe Streets

This is a common sight near Graham and Metropolitan Ave intersection. By Paul Kelterborn.Paul Kelterborn is a resident of
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Dec
28
Final Weekend Of The Year Brings Three More Violent Deaths

Final Weekend Of The Year Brings Three More Violent Deaths

DITMAS PARK – On Saturday, December 26, just after 7:30pm, police responded to a 911 call about a man shot
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Dec
23
This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More

This Week In Brooklyn: Hotel Files For Bankruptcy, Post Office Named After Mother Cabrini & More

Development in Brooklyn. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Wednesday! We at Bklyner hope you are all safe and well. Let’
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Dec
23
“Arbitrary, Capricious and Downright Unfair:” Brooklyn Community Boards Push Back on Budget Cuts

“Arbitrary, Capricious and Downright Unfair:” Brooklyn Community Boards Push Back on Budget Cuts

On Friday afternoon, the city’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) convened an emergency virtual meeting with the city’
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Dec
22
Flatbush Avenue Subway Station To Honor Garrett Goble, A Motorman Killed In Arson Fire

Flatbush Avenue Subway Station To Honor Garrett Goble, A Motorman Killed In Arson Fire

At the ceremony yesterday. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit) FLATBUSH – The Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College Subway Station
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Dec
22
OPINION: Erasing the work of Women of Color & Disunity in the Brooklyn Democratic Party

OPINION: Erasing the work of Women of Color & Disunity in the Brooklyn Democratic Party

I am the first in my family to graduate from law school and the first to be a political activist
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Dec
21
Man Dead After Crashing Car Into Garbage Truck

Man Dead After Crashing Car Into Garbage Truck

At the scene of the crash. (Photo via Loudlabs)CANARSIE – A 32-year-old man is dead after crashing his car into
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Dec
18
NYC announces sweeping changes to middle, high school application process

NYC announces sweeping changes to middle, high school application process

Erasmus High School in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerChristina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York The coronavirus pandemic will force major changes in
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