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FLATBUSH — Thousands came out to celebrate Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign kickoff Saturday in Midwood. Sanders announced his 2020 campaign on Feb. 19 and within days declared he’d launch his campaign in his hometown, Brooklyn [/bernies-first-stop-brooklyn/]. Bernie Sanders rally at Brooklyn College in Midwood. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Supporters trudged
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WILLIAMSBURG – A cycle that doesn’t seem to end. Another cyclist was struck and run over by a tanker truck, which did not care enough to stay at the scene. On February 28 at around 11:36 p.m., cops responded to a collision on Broadway near Marcy Avenue and
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SUNSET PARK – Mohamed Bahi, 35, is humble. He’s the founder of the non-profit Muslims Giving Back but refers to himself as a volunteer. Muslims Giving Back has allowed Bahi to transform a mosque for the better, create a free bakery in Yemen, open a women’s shelter in Brooklyn,
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GOWANUS – The EPA team members working on the Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup [https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206222] returned to the Gowanus CAG Tuesday evening for the first time since being furloughed during the federal government shutdown. Gowanus Canal seen from the 9th Street Bridge (Photo:
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The MTA crew getting part of a tree off the track on Feb 25. (Photo: MTA)High winds, downed trees, signal problems, automatic brakes, and a sick passenger – and how was your commute? This morning one Ditmas Park resident told us they were going to vote (Public Advocate special elections
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Plans released for a development project at the Crown Heights Spice Factory. CROWN HEIGHTS — Plans to replace the Spice Factory on Franklin Avenue are moving forward in what is shaping up to be an enormous project that boasts nearly 1,600 units, half of which will be affordable to some.
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Women of the Chabad of Bushwick light candles in the window to rededicate the synagogue and bring in the Sabbath. Todd Maisel/BklynerBUSHWICK – The Jewish community of the Chabad of Bushwick showed their resilience on the Sabbath Friday night, February 22, by lighting candles in the very window of the
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Photo via Chaim Deutsch.BRIGHTON BEACH – Hate only seems to be getting stronger. More swastikas were found in Southern Brooklyn, this time drawn on playground equipment over the weekend. The horrible incident took place at the Brighton Beach Playground, located at Brighton 2nd St & Brightwater Ct. Council Member Chaim
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Photo via Flickr Creative Commons/mstearne.DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – An off-duty train conductor was arrested after punching a woman on the subway over the weekend. On February 23 at around 2 a.m., 44-year-old Twain Glover was on the Manhattan-bound A Train coming to the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station. The Daily News reported
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Lucy Kalantari. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – For her sixth birthday, Lucy Kalantari got a piano and $30 she used not on toys, but on piano lessons. This year, she received a Grammy for the Best Children’s Album. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/31-women-take-home-awards-grammys-2019-1184290] We talked to Kalantari earlier
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A Microscopic Look at the Measles Virus (Source: Center For Disease Control via Wikimedia Commons)WILLIAMSBURG — The measles toll in Brooklyn jumped to 90 with 15 new cases in Williamsburg since October 2018, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The health department said eight
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BORO PARK – A car drove onto a sidewalk endangering the lives of children in order to avoid waiting behind school buses. Yesterday, former Assemblyman Dov Hikind went on Twitter to post a video of the incident, which takes place at Vizhnitz Cheder on 53rd Street in Borough Park. Hikind tweeted