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Sep
25
This Week In Brooklyn: COVID Numbers & Justice For Breonna Taylor

This Week In Brooklyn: COVID Numbers & Justice For Breonna Taylor

Don’t forget to fill out your census! (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – It’s finally Friday! There’
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Sep
17
This Week In Brooklyn: School Re-Opening Delayed, Mayor Of Carroll Gardens, Soup Kitchens & Guns

This Week In Brooklyn: School Re-Opening Delayed, Mayor Of Carroll Gardens, Soup Kitchens & Guns

Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island to pack food packages for senior citizens
3 min read
Sep
16
New Efforts To Keep Garbage Off The Streets

New Efforts To Keep Garbage Off The Streets

A litter basket in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Garbage has been top of mind for quite a
3 min read
Aug
31
Other Brooklyn News This Monday: Slumlords, Community Boards, Infection Rates & More

Other Brooklyn News This Monday: Slumlords, Community Boards, Infection Rates & More

Late summer fruit in Midwood. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Happy Monday! Today is the last day of August. Labor Day
3 min read
Aug
24
Other News In Brooklyn: Wedding At The BLM Mural & Marching For The Dead

Other News In Brooklyn: Wedding At The BLM Mural & Marching For The Dead

City officials encouraged neighbors to get tested in Sunset Park last week. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)Happy Monday!
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Aug
18
Other News In Brooklyn: Love During A Pandemic, Ringing Bells & A Rat Infestation

Other News In Brooklyn: Love During A Pandemic, Ringing Bells & A Rat Infestation

COVID-19 testing outreach workers in Sunset Park. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)Happy Tuesday! 100 years ago today, the
2 min read
Aug
17
District 13 Principals To DOE: Delay The Re-Opening Of Schools

District 13 Principals To DOE: Delay The Re-Opening Of Schools

Photo by Feliphe Schiarolli [https://unsplash.com/@flpschi?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
4 min read
Aug
13
Little Pakistan Will Celebrate Pakistan Independence Day With A Cultural Caravan On Sunday

Little Pakistan Will Celebrate Pakistan Independence Day With A Cultural Caravan On Sunday

Before the pandemic, thousands of people would gather on Coney Island Avenue to celebrate Pakistan’s independence in August. (Photo
3 min read
Aug
11
Tuesday in Brooklyn: A Rave In Prospect Park, Block Parties, Summer Heat

Tuesday in Brooklyn: A Rave In Prospect Park, Block Parties, Summer Heat

Volunteers distribute packaged lunches to nursing home staff at Rutland Nursing Home in Brooklyn as part of the Food for
3 min read
Aug
10
Briefing 8/10: Deaths, Aging Elevators & Radioactive Dead Horse Bay

Briefing 8/10: Deaths, Aging Elevators & Radioactive Dead Horse Bay

Crape Myrtle in full bloom in Kensington. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)It’s Monday, and it’s hot and it
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