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East New York

Dec
10
Brooklyn Artist Will Throw Holiday Party for the Homeless

Brooklyn Artist Will Throw Holiday Party for the Homeless

Keisha Martin (third from left) with fellow nonprofit colleagues and some of the shelter’s clients. Courtesy of Keisha Martin.
4 min read
Dec
05
Kids in These Neighborhoods Are Way More Likely to Be Exposed to Lead

Kids in These Neighborhoods Are Way More Likely to Be Exposed to Lead

From Comptroller’s report [https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/new-york-city-comptroller-scott-stringers-investigation-into-child-lead-exposure/?utm_source=Media-All&utm_campaign=2685b3df50-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_
4 min read
Nov
26
Junior High School on Lockdown During Alleged Kidnapping in East New York

Junior High School on Lockdown During Alleged Kidnapping in East New York

Junior High School 292 Margaret S. Douglass was briefly placed on lockdown after an alleged kidnapping. Lloyd Mitchell/BklynerEAST NEW
1 min read
Nov
25
Motorcyclist Struck by Car in East New York

Motorcyclist Struck by Car in East New York

Collision in East New York. Lloyd Mitchell/Bklyner.EAST NEW YORK —  A motorcyclist was struck by a car this morning
1 min read
Nov
04
Two Siblings From East New York Are Missing

Two Siblings From East New York Are Missing

Kayla and Steven Small.EAST NEW YORK – Two siblings have been reported missing from their home over the weekend. 12-year-old
1 min read
Nov
01
A Modern Retelling of Shakespeare Will Shine Light on Criminal Justice and #MeToo

A Modern Retelling of Shakespeare Will Shine Light on Criminal Justice and #MeToo

Cast of Measure for Measure. Photo by Christine Jean Chambers.“Who will believe thee Isabel?” Angelo utters these words in
3 min read
Oct
22
Driver Crashes into Sanitation Truck in East New York, Dies

Driver Crashes into Sanitation Truck in East New York, Dies

On Sunday, October 20 shortly after 9, police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision near Cozine
1 min read
Oct
18
These Buildings Are Accepting Applications For Affordable Apartments Right Now

These Buildings Are Accepting Applications For Affordable Apartments Right Now

141 Metropolitan Ave [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/856.pdf], Williamsburg * Apartments are available for tenants at 130% of
3 min read
Oct
09
Top NYPD Brass Clears the Air About New Marijuana Enforcement Rules in Communities of Color

Top NYPD Brass Clears the Air About New Marijuana Enforcement Rules in Communities of Color

Deputy Inspector John Buttacavoli, Deputy Inspector John Mastronardi, Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Brownsville community activist Kwesi Johnson, Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, NYPD
4 min read
Oct
04
47-Year Old Man Killed By Unidentified Hit-And-Run Driver in East New York

47-Year Old Man Killed By Unidentified Hit-And-Run Driver in East New York

Via NYPDA 47-year old Queens man died on September 23 after being struck by an SUV on Conduit Boulevard at
1 min read