Eastern Brooklyn

Oct
14
Activists And Lawmakers Call To Abolish City’s Tax Lien Sale

Activists And Lawmakers Call To Abolish City’s Tax Lien Sale

Brother Paul Muhammad (right) and his son, Chris. Jeff Winter/BklynerActivists, advocates, and elected officials stood in the wet cold
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Oct
13
Tuesday Crime Blotter: Bikes, Burglaries & Assaults

Tuesday Crime Blotter: Bikes, Burglaries & Assaults

BRIGHTON BEACH – Cops are looking for a man they believe was involved in a burglary early last month. On Tuesday,
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Oct
12
Elected Officials Demand Refund from the Brooklyn Absentee Ballot Bungle Firm

Elected Officials Demand Refund from the Brooklyn Absentee Ballot Bungle Firm

An ad on a LinkNYC kiosk in Crown Heights warns Brooklyn voters about faulty absentee ballots. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy
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Oct
08
One Dead, Three Injured In Brownsville Shooting

One Dead, Three Injured In Brownsville Shooting

BROWNSVILLE – One person is dead and three are injured after a shooting that took place last night around 10:40
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Oct
07
What’s Happening In Brooklyn: Boro Park Protest, The Red Zone, Crashes

What’s Happening In Brooklyn: Boro Park Protest, The Red Zone, Crashes

Ocean Parkway (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)We are already a week into October! We wish we had some good news,
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Oct
07
Consolidation of Three Brooklyn Hospitals Restarts Mid-Pandemic, Staff, Community, and Advocates Push Back

Consolidation of Three Brooklyn Hospitals Restarts Mid-Pandemic, Staff, Community, and Advocates Push Back

In mid-March, a $700 million state plan to restructure three central Brooklyn hospitals was put on hold [https://www.thecity.
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Oct
07
Giving Birth During Pandemic: East Flatbush Moms Dream Of Homebirth, Try To Make The Best Of It

Giving Birth During Pandemic: East Flatbush Moms Dream Of Homebirth, Try To Make The Best Of It

On a table set up outside on Rogers Avenue in East Flatbush for a community baby shower, gift bags filled
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Oct
06
Latest On Southern Brooklyn’s COVID Cluster – Return To Lockdown

Latest On Southern Brooklyn’s COVID Cluster – Return To Lockdown

In an attempt to reign in the spread of COVID19, and in response to the city’s request to restrict
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Oct
06
OPINION: I Wish Our City And Schools Stepped Up For Immigrant Mothers.

OPINION: I Wish Our City And Schools Stepped Up For Immigrant Mothers.

Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
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Oct
06
Mayor’s Misleading ZIP Code Talk Means Zip

Mayor’s Misleading ZIP Code Talk Means Zip

There has been so much talk of ZIP codes recently. COVID-19 hot spot areas, watch areas, areas where schools are
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