Central Brooklyn

Sep
15
Tuesday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Arrests & Forcible Touching

Tuesday Crime Blotter: Robberies, Arrests & Forcible Touching

BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Cops are looking for a man who allegedly sexually harassed a woman last week. On Monday, September 7
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Sep
14
$50 Fine for Refusal to Wear a Mask on Public Transit Takes Effect Today

$50 Fine for Refusal to Wear a Mask on Public Transit Takes Effect Today

MTA Chairman & CEO Patrick J. Foye, Interim NYCT President Sarah Feinberg, LIRR President Phil Eng, and NYCT Chief Customer
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Sep
11
Free Backpacks & School Supplies Giveaway On Sept. 12 & 13

Free Backpacks & School Supplies Giveaway On Sept. 12 & 13

The BacktoSchool Giveaway last year when there was no pandemic, and social distancing wasn’t required. (Photo via YM Brooklyn,
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Sep
11
EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorse Crystal Hudson For City Council

EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorse Crystal Hudson For City Council

Hudson (left) at the Atlantic Terminal Houses NYCHA development. (Photo via Hudson’s campaign)BROOKLYN – Tenant leaders from four New
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Sep
11
City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC

City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC

This Saturday, September 12, we celebrate our waterfront. The event is organized by Waterfront Alliance [https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/about-us/
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Sep
11
Remembering September 11, 2001

Remembering September 11, 2001

Coney Island Beach. (Photo: Erica Price/Bklyner)Today marks 19 years when planes were hijacked and struck into the Twin
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Sep
11
Blended or Remote – Public School Parents Speak About How They Made Their Decisions

Blended or Remote – Public School Parents Speak About How They Made Their Decisions

Remote school. Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=
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Sep
10
Teachers From The School With One Of The First COVID-19 Cases Ring Alarm Bells On How Poorly Protocols Work

Teachers From The School With One Of The First COVID-19 Cases Ring Alarm Bells On How Poorly Protocols Work

Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Teachers from MS88, one of two Brooklyn Schools schools (PS 1 is the other)
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Sep
10
Garbage, Open Dining, and Private Streets Dominate Transportation Committee Hearing

Garbage, Open Dining, and Private Streets Dominate Transportation Committee Hearing

Sushi Katsuei, on 7th Ave in Park Slope, preparing for their 5 o’clock outdoor dinner service. Keira Wingate/BklynerMembers
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Sep
09
Indoor Dining Returns at 25% on September 30th, Heavy Restrictions

Indoor Dining Returns at 25% on September 30th, Heavy Restrictions

Governor Cuomo announced today that indoor dining would return at 25% in New York City on September 30th. Cuomo gave
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