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Jul
28
A Shooting & Stabbing In Ten Hours

A Shooting & Stabbing In Ten Hours

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBROOKLYN – In a span of just ten hours, two neighbors were killed, one by gun, one by
2 min read
Jul
27
Five Dead, One Injured In Four Separate Shootings Over The Weekend

Five Dead, One Injured In Four Separate Shootings Over The Weekend

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBROOKLYN – This was another weekend with shootings and deaths. In four separate shootings across the borough, five
4 min read
Jul
24
Brooklyn History One Map At A Time

Brooklyn History One Map At A Time

Map of the county of Kings, showing the Senate districts; October 1869, Map Collection, B A-1869d.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society.
3 min read
Jul
24
The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte with Majority Council Member Laurie Cumbo at a City Hall press conference addressing maternal health issues. William
3 min read
Jul
24
Friday Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Stabbing & Beating A 12-Year-Old

Friday Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Stabbing & Beating A 12-Year-Old

BED STUY – Cops are looking for six guys who beat up a 12-year-old boy inside a deli two weeks ago.
4 min read
Jul
22
Absentee Votes Allow Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forrest Declare Victory Over Incumbent Assemblymen

Absentee Votes Allow Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forrest Declare Victory Over Incumbent Assemblymen

Emily Gallagher (left) and Phara Souffrant Forrest (right).BROOKLYN – Almost a month after elections, Emily Gallagher finally declared victory in
3 min read
Jul
22
Brooklyn Youth Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief For Palestinian Refugees

Brooklyn Youth Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief For Palestinian Refugees

Photo via Hossam el-Hamalawy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/elhamalawy/6359922733/in/photolist-aG1gse-aLmeUR-ooTq7U-o7CJxF-nAgrhU-5RWCwo-5S7668-8ZatUS-5Nk1kr-5PH6NT-nj1peY-nAuTVv-nj1hAZ-nAd1k4-igwTJ-nj1v5z-nAgj7b-nj1ykU-nj1tHj-nj1mLS-nAv5Wt-nyskAC-ejvPRP-nj1rTg-nAv8vA-nj1fTv-nAcY9R-nj1fj4-5NpgyW-nAgqsC-nysiQJ-nj1rnq-nAgfBq-nAcXNa-nCh7bK-nAgev7-5PH6cM-nAuV1X-nAuZte-nAgfzS-nj1kuq-nj1pco-nAuVWV-nysnCJ-nAuUbR-nCh8s2-nj1vwN-nAd6ec-nAgrGm-nj1vWL] /Flickr Creative Commons.BROOKLYN –  Even though Palest
5 min read
Jul
21
City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

A Health + Hospitals coronavirus testing center at Gotham Health in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, July 17, 2020. | Rachel Holliday Smith/THE
4 min read
Jul
21
“Our Students Can’t Afford A Gap Year”, St. Francis College’s President Discusses Plans For Fall Reopening

“Our Students Can’t Afford A Gap Year”, St. Francis College’s President Discusses Plans For Fall Reopening

St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights. Courtesy of the college.St Francis College [https://www.sfc.edu/]‘s President Miguel
3 min read
Jul
20
COVID Rent Relief – Only Two Weeks To Apply

COVID Rent Relief – Only Two Weeks To Apply

Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
2 min read