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Jul
23
22-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Crown Heights Yesterday, Murder up 50% in 77 Precinct

22-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In Crown Heights Yesterday, Murder up 50% in 77 Precinct

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsCROWN HEIGHTS – A 22-year-old man was shot and killed yesterday a few inches away from his home.
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Jul
22
Absentee Votes Allow Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forrest Declare Victory Over Incumbent Assemblymen

Absentee Votes Allow Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forrest Declare Victory Over Incumbent Assemblymen

Emily Gallagher (left) and Phara Souffrant Forrest (right).BROOKLYN – Almost a month after elections, Emily Gallagher finally declared victory in
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Jul
22
Brooklyn Youth Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief For Palestinian Refugees

Brooklyn Youth Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief For Palestinian Refugees

Photo via Hossam el-Hamalawy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/elhamalawy/6359922733/in/photolist-aG1gse-aLmeUR-ooTq7U-o7CJxF-nAgrhU-5RWCwo-5S7668-8ZatUS-5Nk1kr-5PH6NT-nj1peY-nAuTVv-nj1hAZ-nAd1k4-igwTJ-nj1v5z-nAgj7b-nj1ykU-nj1tHj-nj1mLS-nAv5Wt-nyskAC-ejvPRP-nj1rTg-nAv8vA-nj1fTv-nAcY9R-nj1fj4-5NpgyW-nAgqsC-nysiQJ-nj1rnq-nAgfBq-nAcXNa-nCh7bK-nAgev7-5PH6cM-nAuV1X-nAuZte-nAgfzS-nj1kuq-nj1pco-nAuVWV-nysnCJ-nAuUbR-nCh8s2-nj1vwN-nAd6ec-nAgrGm-nj1vWL] /Flickr Creative Commons.BROOKLYN –  Even though Palest
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Jul
21
City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

A Health + Hospitals coronavirus testing center at Gotham Health in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, July 17, 2020. | Rachel Holliday Smith/THE
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Jul
20
COVID Rent Relief – Only Two Weeks To Apply

COVID Rent Relief – Only Two Weeks To Apply

Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Jul
17
Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Brooklyn Immigrant Community Coalition – Distribution at Good Shepherd Church. (Photo: Rathkopf Photography, with permission)The health and prosperity of each
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Jul
16
Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

PARK SLOPE – On Tuesday morning at the corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, dozens of families stood outside the
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Jul
16
Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Signs at the Brownsville Market. Photo courtesy of Seeds in the Middle.On Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, there are five
4 min read
Jul
16
Fourth Graders Write Essays To Raise Awareness Of 2020 Census

Fourth Graders Write Essays To Raise Awareness Of 2020 Census

A student from P.S.257 made this poster to encourage people to fill out the census. (Photo via HITN)
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Jul
16
NYC vows to provide child care for 100K families to ease burden of part-time school schedules

NYC vows to provide child care for 100K families to ease burden of part-time school schedules

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Thursday, July 16, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
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