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›By Ese Olumhense and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/health/2020/6/30/21309498/kings-county-hospital-gynecological-cancer-care-canceled] Kings County Hospital staff protested proposed cuts to gynecologic oncology services, June 29, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYMedical residents at the city-run Kings County Hospital are urging elected
Animals
Kensington Dog Run. Liena Zagare/Bklyner“Our paw pals throughout New York City will soon be able to frolic in our reopened dog runs, including the newly constructed Kensington dog run. Dog runs along with other amenities like basketball courts, bocce courts, tennis courts and more will reopen as part
Arts & Culture
Lefferts Historic House is closed for renovations. BklynerWhile the Lefferts Historic House is undergoing renovations, its programming is moving online, and last week Prospect park Alliance made the official announcement of Pop-Up Lefferts. Lefferts House is an 18th-century farmhouse that features a working garden, historic artifacts, period rooms and exhibits
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Flatbush Library, file photo. Liena Zagare/BklynerBrooklyn Public Library (BPL) along with New York Public Library and Queens Public Library announced yesterday plans to start reopening some of its branches [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/nyc-public-libraries-0?fbclid=IwAR27Op-UGI9sHudgXaB9bop-SbFjSxUT0P2UubTl9CmilY90HxCrTIl8lhI] starting Monday, July 13 for limited service. The library has devised
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Edwin Raymond (middle). (Photo via Raymond’s office, with permission)FLATBUSH – The race to represent Flatbush just got even more crowded. Edwin Raymond, of East Flatbush, formally announced Thursday morning his run for the 40th City Council seat to represent Flatbush, East Flatbush, PLG, and bits of surrounding neighborhoods. Raymond
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BUSHWICK – Cops are looking for a man who demanded a sexual act from a woman and then forced her hands on his private parts. On Wednesday, June 17 at around 12:15 a.m., a 29-year-old woman was walking to a local bodega on the corner of Cooper Street and
Big Story
Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeBROOKLYN – At the end of May, it was announced that through a federal relief effort, the state was approved to disperse the Coronavirus Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer or P-EBT. The sweeping program [https://otda.ny.gov/news/2020/2020-05-12.asp] would automatically send families the
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The results trickling in from the city Board of Elections for Tuesday’s primary election show many races too close to call. We are unlikely to know the final results for a while, possibly weeks, because of the abnormally high number of absentee voters this year due to coronavirus. This
Announcements
BROOKLYN – Summer is finally here! After months of quarantine, the Mayor announced that beaches will be opening on July 1. He also announced the expansion of Cool It! NYC, a plan to help New Yorkers beat the heat this summer. The Wall Street Journal broke the story [https://www.wsj.
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Many New Yorkers opted to vote in-person on Tuesday after requesting but not receiving their absentee ballot. Scores of others who did receive absentee ballots decided to vote in-person anyway, whether out of fear over not getting their vote counted, solidarity with ancestors who fought for the right to vote,
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BROOKLYN – Primary elections are today! Like we wrote yesterday, [/dont-forget-to-vote-on-tuesday-heres-how/] the Primary is the election that truly matters, particularly in this borough. Primaries are also notorious for low turnout, and this year matters are further complicated by the current pandemic restrictions and the fact that many of those who requested
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN – Primary elections are tomorrow, and in Brooklyn, Primary is the election that matters [/in-brooklyn-june-primary-is-the-election-day/]! Why? In a heavily Democratic county, the November election just rubber stamps the primary election’s selections as residents tend to vote down the line for Democrats. On the ballots this year,