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Sep
15
With a week left to reopen, can Mayor de Blasio convince NYC that school buildings are safe?

With a week left to reopen, can Mayor de Blasio convince NYC that school buildings are safe?

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza tour P.S. 59 in Brooklyn with labor leaders on Sept. 2, 2020.
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Sep
14
Brooklyn Gun Buyback Takes 33 Guns Off New York Streets

Brooklyn Gun Buyback Takes 33 Guns Off New York Streets

Thirty three guns are now off New York’s streets thanks to a gun buyback held in Brooklyn on Saturday.
4 min read
Sep
14
$50 Fine for Refusal to Wear a Mask on Public Transit Takes Effect Today

$50 Fine for Refusal to Wear a Mask on Public Transit Takes Effect Today

MTA Chairman & CEO Patrick J. Foye, Interim NYCT President Sarah Feinberg, LIRR President Phil Eng, and NYCT Chief Customer
2 min read
Sep
14
Adulticiding in South-Eastern Brooklyn

Adulticiding in South-Eastern Brooklyn

Parts of Bergen Beach, Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Mill Basin, Mill Island, and Paerdegat Basin will be sprayed down with pesticides
1 min read
Sep
11
EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorse Crystal Hudson For City Council

EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorse Crystal Hudson For City Council

Hudson (left) at the Atlantic Terminal Houses NYCHA development. (Photo via Hudson’s campaign)BROOKLYN – Tenant leaders from four New
3 min read
Sep
11
City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC

City Of Water Day – Celebrating Island Living Across NYC

This Saturday, September 12, we celebrate our waterfront. The event is organized by Waterfront Alliance [https://waterfrontalliance.org/who-we-are/about-us/
3 min read
Sep
11
Remembering September 11, 2001

Remembering September 11, 2001

Coney Island Beach. (Photo: Erica Price/Bklyner)Today marks 19 years when planes were hijacked and struck into the Twin
3 min read
Sep
11
Three People Shot, One Killed In Brownsville

Three People Shot, One Killed In Brownsville

Cops believe the suspects fled in two cars, including this one.BROWNSVILLE – Cops are looking for suspects who shot three
2 min read
Sep
11
Blended or Remote – Public School Parents Speak About How They Made Their Decisions

Blended or Remote – Public School Parents Speak About How They Made Their Decisions

Remote school. Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=
8 min read
Sep
10
Garbage, Open Dining, and Private Streets Dominate Transportation Committee Hearing

Garbage, Open Dining, and Private Streets Dominate Transportation Committee Hearing

Sushi Katsuei, on 7th Ave in Park Slope, preparing for their 5 o’clock outdoor dinner service. Keira Wingate/BklynerMembers
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