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Jun
12
Meet the 6th Municipal District Candidates For Civil Court Judge: Caroline Cohen

Meet the 6th Municipal District Candidates For Civil Court Judge: Caroline Cohen

Caroline CohenCENTRAL BROOKLYN – You may not have heard about it, but there’s a judicial election coming up in central
5 min read
Jun
11
Crown Heights Middle Schoolers Get Visit from NFL Star

Crown Heights Middle Schoolers Get Visit from NFL Star

Malcolm Jenkins playing football in a middle school gym (Image by Sam Raskin/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS—Students at a middle
4 min read
Jun
07
‘Guns Crush and Shatter Dreams’: Students Stage Walkout to Protest Gun Violence

‘Guns Crush and Shatter Dreams’: Students Stage Walkout to Protest Gun Violence

Middle school students march and chant during walkout (Image via Sam Raskin/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS— Students and teachers walked out
3 min read
Jun
06
Crown Heights Man Given 24 Years to Life For Kidnapping and Murder

Crown Heights Man Given 24 Years to Life For Kidnapping and Murder

Supreme Court of New York Liena Zagare/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – A Crown Heights man has been sentenced to 24 years to
2 min read
Jun
05
Brooklyn Leads in Child Care Deserts, Comptroller Report Finds

Brooklyn Leads in Child Care Deserts, Comptroller Report Finds

Image via Sam Raskin/ BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS— There aren’t enough child care centers for residents of low-income areas of the
4 min read
Jun
04
As Crime Dropped, Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Soared: NYPD

As Crime Dropped, Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Soared: NYPD

Image via Olivia OldhamBUSHWICK – While overall crime in the city continues to fall, the NYPD on Tuesday announced hate crimes
2 min read
Jun
03
Crown Heights/PLG: Openings

Crown Heights/PLG: Openings

CROWN HEIGHTS/PROSPECT HEIGHTS/PLG – It’s restaurant season and here’s what’s opening in Crown Heights, Prospect Heights
2 min read
May
31
Anti-Semitic Incident At Jewish Children’s Museum

Anti-Semitic Incident At Jewish Children’s Museum

Photo: Mordechai LightstoneCROWN HEIGHTS – Another act of anti-Semitism. Last night, a note saying “Hitler is coming” was on a billboard
2 min read
May
30
Search For CB9 District Manager Drags On And On And On & More

Search For CB9 District Manager Drags On And On And On & More

CROWN HEIGHTS — Another contentious Community Board 9 meeting for the record. This time three members of the executive board walked
3 min read
May
29
One Brooklyn Health System Seeks to Improve Census Count

One Brooklyn Health System Seeks to Improve Census Count

One Brooklyn Health System [http://www.brookdalehospital.org/] is spearheading a new initiative to increase 2020 Census engagement in its
3 min read