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Oct
28
Simple, Cheap, And (sort of) Planned: Brooklyn Parks Become The Most Popular Wedding Venue

Simple, Cheap, And (sort of) Planned: Brooklyn Parks Become The Most Popular Wedding Venue

Courtesy of Megan & Kenneth, wedding photographers.Brooklyn’s parks have become some of the most popular wedding venues for
4 min read
Oct
27
Residents Have Had Enough Of ‘Senseless Bloodshed’ On Brooklyn Streets

Residents Have Had Enough Of ‘Senseless Bloodshed’ On Brooklyn Streets

At a march against gun violence in 2018. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Violence in the borough has increased compared
4 min read
Oct
27
COVID-19 Daily Updates From The Mayor: Remain Vigilant

COVID-19 Daily Updates From The Mayor: Remain Vigilant

As November is getting sooner, the weather is getting colder. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)The threshold daily number
2 min read
Oct
27
New COVID-19 Screening & Testing Program For MTA Employees

New COVID-19 Screening & Testing Program For MTA Employees

The MTA Mask Force handing out masks. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)NEW YORK – The MTA
2 min read
Oct
26
Trump 2020 In Brooklyn

Trump 2020 In Brooklyn

BROOKLYN – It’s a week before the election day, and campaigning is in full swing. On Sunday, supporters of President
3 min read
Oct
26
Fighting Hunger in Brooklyn: One Food Pantry At A Time

Fighting Hunger in Brooklyn: One Food Pantry At A Time

Over 100 residents in Brownsville wait for bags of fresh produce on a ‘pantry day’ at the Salvation Army. Denny
4 min read
Oct
26
After Early Voting Brings Long Lines, Pols Call For Change At Board Of Elections

After Early Voting Brings Long Lines, Pols Call For Change At Board Of Elections

Day one of early voting at the Barclays Center. (Photo via Katie Lapham, with permission)BROOKLYN – Early voting began on
5 min read
Oct
26
20-Year-Old Student Visiting Brooklyn From Indiana Killed By Stray Bullet

20-Year-Old Student Visiting Brooklyn From Indiana Killed By Stray Bullet

BUSHWICK – Ethan Williams, a 20-year-old young man from Indiana who was visiting NYC and studying filmmaking, was shot and killed
1 min read
Oct
26
OPINION: The Hidden Costs of Turning a Blind Eye 

OPINION: The Hidden Costs of Turning a Blind Eye 

The ultra-Orthodox community in New York is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 infections after losing hundreds of members in
2 min read
Oct
23
LIRR Heroes Save Life Of Man Who Fell Into East NY Station Tracks

LIRR Heroes Save Life Of Man Who Fell Into East NY Station Tracks

The employees helping the man to safety. (Photo: MTA)EAST NEW YORK – Five employees at the Long Island Rail Road
2 min read