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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Last night was the vigil for 10-year-old Enzo Farachio [/enzo-farachio/]. He was killed by a driver while waiting at the bus stop on his way home from school two days ago. Yesterday, the community mourned. It was supposed to rain all throughout the
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GREENPOINT – As neighbors and advocates for ending traffic violence were mourning the death of 10-year-old Enzo Farachio in Midwood [/enzo-farachio/] last night, another pedestrian neighborhoods away was run over by a driver and killed. On Thursday, September 12 at around 8:04 p.m., a 62-year-
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At a community garden tour last year. (Photo via BQLT).Often, you need a key to get in. Some, have waiting lists for new members. But this weekend you have a chance to visit a dozen of them thanks to the Brooklyn Queens Lands Trust (BQLT) [https://bqlt.org/], a
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Last week the Walentas Family Foundation [https://www.twotreesny.com/about-us/art-and-community] announced “The David Prize [https://www.thedavidprize.org/],” a new $1 million award program that will support five innovators working to make New York City a better place. Via thedavidprize.org [https://www.thedavidprize.org/
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BARCLAYS – The burger joint Chick-fil-A opened at 166 Flatbush Avenue this morning, right across the Barclays Center, with lines around the corner. The big Southern chain known for its chicken sandwiches — which has also faced criticism after its founder spoke out against same-sex marriage [https://www.vox.
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Enzo Farachio.MIDWOOD – The name of the boy killed yesterday was Enzo Farachio. At around 2:45 on Tuesday, September 10, Enzo was waiting at the bus stop on Ocean Avenue by Avenue L. He was going home from school and was going to take the B49 home to Ocean
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Before the Nor’easter. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)It’s September which means it’s officially storm season. Forget hurricanes, it seems that every time it pours, Brooklyn gets flooded even though over $20 billion was allocated for the City’s resiliency plan. Puddles form on streets, water goes up
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MIDWOOD – A 10-year-old boy waiting at the bus stop at Ocean Ave and Ave L was killed by the driver of a gray Lexus, and his parents may not even know it yet. A 10-year-old boy was killed and two others seriously injured when a driver
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BAY RIDGE – Two years, two council members, and $4.7 million later, the historic Fort Hamilton High School Athletic Field has been renovated – 18 years since last improvements were made to the large property. In 2017, funding for the six-acre field located at 83rd to 85th Street between Colonial
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Hurricane Dorian at the Bahamas. (Photo via Weather Channel)Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas on September 1 as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 200 mph. It hung around the island for two days and killed at least 44 people, many of whom are still missing. “This disaster
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Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGOWANUS – A cyclist is fighting for his life after being hit by a driver of a sanitation truck last night. On Sunday, September 8 at around 9:30 p.m., a 62-year-old man was riding his e-bike in Gowanus. When he was at the
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WILLIAMSBURG – An off-duty NYPD School Safety Agent was arrested after assaulting a police officer that was trying to stop a fight between her and a man over the weekend. On Saturday, September 9 at around 10:30 p.m., 33-year-old Melinda Breland was outside Cozzi Pizza on