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For David, who is in nursing school, this will be his last year as a lifeguard in Coney Island. (Photo: Erica Price/Bklyner)It’s Tuesday. Can you believe how quickly the first week of July passed by? We hope you’re staying safe and well. And if there are
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The internet. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – In a time where New Yorkers need access to the internet more than ever, the city will be accelerating broadband internet deployment in all five boroughs in an effort to connect 600,000 underserved people to jobs, training, education, mental health supports, and
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BROWNSVILLE – A 27-year-old man was found dead inside his bathroom last night. On Monday, July 6 at around 7:30 p.m., cops found Josiah Forde unconscious and unresponsive inside the bathroom in his home on Hull Street near Broadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. As of now,
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Nina. Photo courtesy of Nina.Three years ago, after a car accident left her contemplating the possibility that she might die without anyone knowing her true gender identity, Nina (not her real name) finally decided to come out as a transgender woman. She made the announcement during a family reunion,
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First day of Lifeguards on duty at NYC beaches during NYC’s phase 2 re-opening during the coronavirus pandemic, on July 1st, 2020 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. (Photo by Erica Price)It’s a rainy evening! It’s the perfect breeze, the sound of thunder, and rain.
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Humayun Butt. (Photo via his family)BRIGHTON BEACH – Humayun Butt was a dad to four children. He was a grandpa to eight. And he was a father figure to many. He loved to laugh. He would make his wife chai for breakfast every morning. At the end of March, he
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Portrait of Mayo Orozco by artist Nadia Westcott. Courtesy of Joe Matunis.Two new murals in Williamsburg – one at the event space 74Wythe [https://www.74wythe.com/], the other right inside the South 4th Street entrance to Domino Park – pay tribute to the people holding New York together. Just inside
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At Asiyah Women’s Center.SUNSET PARK – After New York was put on PAUSE back in March to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone was expected to stay home as much as possible. There were few places to go, with businesses, schools and houses of worship shuttered. Those in need
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Watching the city council debate the budget at Occupy City Hall. Photo by Sandy Nurse, with permission.As New Yorkers, we know what it means to be bold. As women, we know what it means to be defiant in the face of systems that weren’t designed for us. And
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Jonathan (not pictured), a Navy vet who’s currently based out of Brooklyn, originally from South Carolina, has set up the flags numerous times on the pier in Coney Island since 2012’s Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Erica Price/BklynerThis year has been something else – it has broken our hearts,
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Photo: FDNYCARROLL GARDENS – A three-story building that was home to Body Elite Gym collapsed yesterday. There were no serious injuries. On Wednesday, July 1 at around 4:45 p.m., a building located at 348 Court Street (on the corner of Union Street) for reasons yet to be determined fell
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe month of June has finally ended and we are now in July! The coronavirus pandemic is still out there, so please continue to wear face coverings and keep a distance. * Emergency personnel are currently on scene of a building collapse at Court Street & Union Street