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Aug
22
Lips Cafe: Family, Community and Coffee in East Flatbush

Lips Cafe: Family, Community and Coffee in East Flatbush

EAST FLATBUSH – On December 15th, 2018, Jamane Weekes needed a haircut. It was late, around 7:00 pm, his regular
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Aug
13
Lots of Affordable Housing Lotteries Open /Close This Week

Lots of Affordable Housing Lotteries Open /Close This Week

Athena North/South [https://athenabrooklyn.com/]A large development in Clinton Hill / Prospect Heights opens lottery tomorrow. Via Athena North/
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Aug
01
Jaleesa Rudder Has Lupus And Needs A New Kidney – Can You Help?

Jaleesa Rudder Has Lupus And Needs A New Kidney – Can You Help?

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – On Christmas Eve in 2006, when Jaleesa Rudder was just 14-years-old, she went to the emergency
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Jul
29
4 New Developments Going Up in Central Brooklyn

4 New Developments Going Up in Central Brooklyn

160 Clarkson Avenue, where a new apartment building is planned (Image via Google Maps)FLATBUSH — Since we wrote about an
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Jul
24
‘Nothing Has Changed Since the Previous Election’: Bklyner Speaks With Clarke Challenger Adem Bunkeddeko

‘Nothing Has Changed Since the Previous Election’: Bklyner Speaks With Clarke Challenger Adem Bunkeddeko

Adem Bunkeddeko. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)CROWN HEIGHTS — Rep. Yvette Clarke will next year again have to fight for her
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Jul
23
Brooklyn Businesses and Restaurants Impacted by Blackout

Brooklyn Businesses and Restaurants Impacted by Blackout

Brooklyn businesses scrambled this week as they dealt with the impact of the blackout initiated by Con Edison. “Due to
2 min read
Jul
23
‘This is Outrageous’: Local Pols React to Con Ed Power Outages

‘This is Outrageous’: Local Pols React to Con Ed Power Outages

Blackout in Mill Basin (Photo by Todd Maisel)SOUTHEAST BROOKLYN — Con Ed turned the lights out in pockets of Brooklyn,
3 min read
Jul
17
‘Can we speed that up?’: De Blasio, DOT Explain Slow Expansion of Citi Bike in Outer Boroughs

‘Can we speed that up?’: De Blasio, DOT Explain Slow Expansion of Citi Bike in Outer Boroughs

Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testing out dockless bikes in the Rockaways last week (Via Mayor’
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Jul
16
More Citi Bikes Coming to More Brooklyn Neighborhoods by 2023

More Citi Bikes Coming to More Brooklyn Neighborhoods by 2023

Citi Bike. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN—Citi Bike will within the next four years be expanded in a number
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Jul
09
21 Alleged Brooklyn Gang Members Indicted, Brooklyn DA Announces

21 Alleged Brooklyn Gang Members Indicted, Brooklyn DA Announces

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez pointing to a video being displayed at the press conference (Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN—
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