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Dec
02
America’s First Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Is A Native Brooklynite

America’s First Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Is A Native Brooklynite

1480 Ocean Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps)MIDWOOD – America’s first Second Gentleman, Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s husband Douglas
1 min read
Dec
02
$4.6 Million Secured For Coney Island High School Greenhouse

$4.6 Million Secured For Coney Island High School Greenhouse

A rendering of the greenhouse.CONEY ISLAND – A total of $4.6 million has been secured for a brand new
3 min read
Dec
02
Q&A With Antonio Reynoso On His Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Q&A With Antonio Reynoso On His Run For Brooklyn Borough President

Antonio Reynoso. (Photo via Reynoso’s office)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing.
10 min read
Dec
01
Syed Bukhari, A Midwood Cabbie, Delivered 40,000 Meals During Pandemic

Syed Bukhari, A Midwood Cabbie, Delivered 40,000 Meals During Pandemic

Syed Bukhari.MIDWOOD – Last year, Syed Bukhari, 37, got tired of driving a cab, something he had been doing for
6 min read
Nov
30
What’s Happening In Brooklyn: Kids Returning To School, Lots Of Trees & Strangers Spilling Stories

What’s Happening In Brooklyn: Kids Returning To School, Lots Of Trees & Strangers Spilling Stories

Verrazzano Bridge. Liena Zagare/BklynerIt’s the day before December! Where has the time gone? We hope you are staying
3 min read
Nov
30
Up To $10,000 Reward For Info On Death Of 20-Year-Old Girl

Up To $10,000 Reward For Info On Death Of 20-Year-Old Girl

BED STUY – Last week, six teenagers were injured and a 20-year-old died after a shooting that took place at a
2 min read
Nov
25
75 Trees Planted In Prospect Park This Fall To Honor Loved Ones

75 Trees Planted In Prospect Park This Fall To Honor Loved Ones

Planting a commemorative tree near the Parkside + Ocean Avenue entrance, next to a tree felled by Hurricane Isaias. (Photo via
2 min read
Nov
25
Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Midwood, Driver Arrested

Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Midwood, Driver Arrested

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Nov
25
One Dead In Three-Car Crash In Williamsburg After Tire Blows Out

One Dead In Three-Car Crash In Williamsburg After Tire Blows Out

One of the vehicles involved in the fatal crash this morning. (Photo via Loudlabs)WILLIAMSBURG – A 28-year-old man is dead
1 min read
Nov
24
David Dinkins, NYC’s First & Only Black Mayor, Dies At 93

David Dinkins, NYC’s First & Only Black Mayor, Dies At 93

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray celebrate David Dinkins’ 90th Birthday at Gracie Mansion
3 min read