Central Brooklyn

May
12
How NYC Schools Officials Played Down The COVID-19 Threat

How NYC Schools Officials Played Down The COVID-19 Threat

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza speaks at a news conference at the Office of Emergency Management about the Coronavirus, March 2,
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May
11
Weekend Crime Blotter: Two Murders On Mother’s Day, Serial Sexual Abuser Arrested, and more

Weekend Crime Blotter: Two Murders On Mother’s Day, Serial Sexual Abuser Arrested, and more

BRIGHTON BEACH – This past Sunday, May 10, shortly before 8 am, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious
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May
11
Operation Feed Brooklyn Works With Restaurants To Feed Hospital Workers

Operation Feed Brooklyn Works With Restaurants To Feed Hospital Workers

Photo via Operation Feed Brooklyn.BROOKLYN – Operation Feed Brooklyn [https://www.operationfeedbrooklyn.com/] is yet another great local initiative that
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May
07
Bunkeddeko Calls For Massive Investment In Environmental Infrastructure For Post Pandemic World 

Bunkeddeko Calls For Massive Investment In Environmental Infrastructure For Post Pandemic World 

Navy Yard. Liena Zagare/BklynerCOVID-19 pandemic has shown the world just how harsh the inequalities in our society are. Communities
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May
06
Where To Get Free Mask In Brooklyn This Week

Where To Get Free Mask In Brooklyn This Week

The city is set to distribute millions of free face coverings, and this is the latest set of locations [https:
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May
06
25-Year-Old Shot & Killed In Crown Heights

25-Year-Old Shot & Killed In Crown Heights

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – A 25-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home last night. On Tuesday, May
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May
04
Monday Crime Blotter: Cop Impersonator, MTA Employee Forcibly Touched & More

Monday Crime Blotter: Cop Impersonator, MTA Employee Forcibly Touched & More

BAY RIDGE – The NYPD is looking for a man who forcibly touched an MTA employee at the subway station. On
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May
04
Young Adults Transitioning Out Of Foster Care During COVID-19 Need Help

Young Adults Transitioning Out Of Foster Care During COVID-19 Need Help

Early morning in Coney Island/Fishing. Liena Zagare/BklynerI’ve spent nearly 18  years in the New York foster care
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May
01
Tenants Demand Rent Cancelation For At Least Four Months, #RentStrike

Tenants Demand Rent Cancelation For At Least Four Months, #RentStrike

Brooklyn building. Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=
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Apr
30
Halal Food Carts Launched To Feed Over 1,000 People Every Day During Ramadan

Halal Food Carts Launched To Feed Over 1,000 People Every Day During Ramadan

BROOKLYN – Several local organizations have gotten together to launch four food carts that will give out free halal iftar meals
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