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Nov
03
I Still Believe In Our City: Campaign To Honor Asian & Pacific Islander And Black New Yorkers

I Still Believe In Our City: Campaign To Honor Asian & Pacific Islander And Black New Yorkers

The artwork at the Atlantic Avenue Subway Station. (Photo via NYCCHR)BARCLAYS CENTER – A new public art campaign launched today
3 min read
Nov
03
1987 Murder Conviction Overturned After Investigation

1987 Murder Conviction Overturned After Investigation

Photo by Bill Oxford [https://unsplash.com/@bill_oxford?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
2 min read
Oct
30
One Day Left To Give Feedback On Citi Bike Phase 3 Expansion

One Day Left To Give Feedback On Citi Bike Phase 3 Expansion

Citi Bike. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – There is just one day left to give feedback on the Citi Bike
3 min read
Oct
30
Halloween Spirit In Brooklyn: Fear And Sadness Won’t Stop Safe Celebrations

Halloween Spirit In Brooklyn: Fear And Sadness Won’t Stop Safe Celebrations

Halloween house in Prospect Park South. Liena Zagare/BklynerHalloween is spookier than ever this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 min read
Oct
29
Brooklyn Landlords Hit With Class Actions for Tricky Rent Math After Taking Tax Breaks

Brooklyn Landlords Hit With Class Actions for Tricky Rent Math After Taking Tax Breaks

By Rachel Holliday Smith. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/10/29/21540279/brooklyn-landlords-hit-with-class-action-for-tricky-tax-break-rent-math] by
5 min read
Oct
29
Five People Shot, Two Teenagers Killed In Three Separate Shootings

Five People Shot, Two Teenagers Killed In Three Separate Shootings

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
2 min read
Oct
29
Driven Crazy: Alternate Side Parking Rules Stay In Effect in Brooklyn Red Zone

Driven Crazy: Alternate Side Parking Rules Stay In Effect in Brooklyn Red Zone

Yossi Eliav, 22, moved his car because alternate side parking remains in effect inside the red zone in Kensington, Brooklyn,
3 min read
Oct
27
Residents Have Had Enough Of ‘Senseless Bloodshed’ On Brooklyn Streets

Residents Have Had Enough Of ‘Senseless Bloodshed’ On Brooklyn Streets

At a march against gun violence in 2018. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Violence in the borough has increased compared
4 min read
Oct
26
After Early Voting Brings Long Lines, Pols Call For Change At Board Of Elections

After Early Voting Brings Long Lines, Pols Call For Change At Board Of Elections

Day one of early voting at the Barclays Center. (Photo via Katie Lapham, with permission)BROOKLYN – Early voting began on
5 min read
Oct
26
OPINION: The Hidden Costs of Turning a Blind Eye 

OPINION: The Hidden Costs of Turning a Blind Eye 

The ultra-Orthodox community in New York is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 infections after losing hundreds of members in
2 min read