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BROWNSVILLE – A 47-year-old man is dead after being shot multiple times last night. On Wednesday, June 17 at around 9:06 p.m., cops found a 47-year-old man on Osborn Street near Thatford Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital where he was
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The Mayor painting the BLM mural in Bed Stuy. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)It’s Wednesday! We hope you are well and staying safe. We hope you are social distancing while outside and remembering to wear face coverings! * There were 448 new positive confirmed coronavirus cases in NYC,
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BCHS resident Gail Nichol Pierre. Courtesy of BCHS.Gail Nichol Pierre lives at Navy Green, a housing complex maintained by Brooklyn Community Housing and Services [https://bchands.org/] (BCHS), a Brooklyn-based organization that provides supportive housing for the formerly homeless, as well as case management, mental health counseling, and a
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Photo via Dominique Sindayiganza, @sindayiganza [https://www.instagram.com/sindayiganza/], with permission.BED STUY – Rubie Inez Williams believes in a strong community. She believes that the youth will excel if there a community to love and support them. She believes in investing in the Black youth, something she’s been
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EAST FLATBUSH – Two men were shot early this morning. One of them died, while the other is in stable condition in the hospital. On Wednesday, June 17 at around 1:55 a.m., coups found 35-year-old Jomo Glasgow, a Queen resident known as Dj Trouble, unconscious and unresponsive on East
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIt’s Tuesday! Can you believe we’re already halfway through June? A lot has been happening, so let’s get started. * There were 324 new positive confirmed coronavirus cases in NYC, compared to the 443 cases from yesterday. There were 22 new coronavirus-related deaths, compared to
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Photo via Simcha Eichenstein’s office.BORO PARK/MIDWOOD – The weather is getting nicer and kids are getting restless staying inside their homes. While public parks are open, playgrounds remain closed and there is no set date when the Mayor is planning to open them. But, some locals are not
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CANARSIE – A crash with a car killed a 38-year-old motorcyclist last Friday. On June 12 at around 3:45 p.m., 38-year-old Sherman Simpson of Canarsie was riding his motorcycle, traveling westbound on Conklin Ave, at – according to the NYPD – high speed. At the same time, a 23-year-old man was
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIt’s Monday! The weather is cooler today than it was last week. Remember to keep wearing your face coverings when you are around your neighbors. * There were 443 new positive coronavirus cases in NYC and 18 new confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in the city. * Borough President Eric
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Alhassan Umar (right) at a protest. (Photo via Mamadou Barry, [https://www.instagram.com/leboss.official/] Leboss Shoots Photography, [https://www.instagram.com/lebosshoots/] with permission)THE BRONX – When Alhassan Umar was almost two years old, he moved to the Bronx from Ghana. A few months later, 23-year-old Amadou Diallo
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Photo via David L. Bowles, @aquanasium [https://www.instagram.com/aquanasium/], with permission.PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Thousands of people in masks and white clothing rallied outside the Brooklyn Museum and then took part in a silent march for Black transgender lives. Earlier this week, two Black transgender women, Riah Milton from
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The sky yesterday. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)It’s finally Friday! We hope you have a relaxing weekend. Remember to wear face-covering when you are outside, and remember to social distance! * There were 441 new positive confirmed coronavirus cases in NYC, compared to the 394 cases from yesterday. There were