Central Brooklyn

Oct
23
‘I’m Going To Talk To Proud Boys To Come To Boro Park’ Heshy Tischler Says

‘I’m Going To Talk To Proud Boys To Come To Boro Park’ Heshy Tischler Says

Heshy Tischler interrupts Dr. Mitchell Katz, President, and CEO of NYC Health and Hospitals at a press conference in Gravesend
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Oct
23
Papergirl-Brooklyn’s Location Specific Interactive Exhibits Contemplate Art And Community Across Eight Neighborhoods

Papergirl-Brooklyn’s Location Specific Interactive Exhibits Contemplate Art And Community Across Eight Neighborhoods

Papergirl-Brooklyn installing the Bushwick exhibit at Mayday Space. Courtesy of Lanna Apisukh.The team behind Papergirl-Brooklyn [https://www.papergirlbk.com/
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Oct
23
NYCHA’S Lead Paint Crisis Explodes as Known Number of Apartments Where Kids Risk Exposure Triples

NYCHA’S Lead Paint Crisis Explodes as Known Number of Apartments Where Kids Risk Exposure Triples

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability at City Hall on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography
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Oct
22
Seven People Shot, Two Dead In Two Shooting Incidents Last Night

Seven People Shot, Two Dead In Two Shooting Incidents Last Night

The shooting incident on Hawthorne Street. (Photo via Loudlabs NYC)BROOKLYN – Seven people were shot, and two have died in
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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
29-Year-Old Stabbed To Death By Church B/Q Stop

29-Year-Old Stabbed To Death By Church B/Q Stop

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
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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’
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Oct
16
Arts And Business Meet On Atlantic Avenue

Arts And Business Meet On Atlantic Avenue

A person passing by David Kutz’s art. (Photo via Arts Gowanus on Atlantic Ave, with permission)BROOKLYN – Beginning tomorrow,
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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
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