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May
04
Monday Crime Blotter: Cop Impersonator, MTA Employee Forcibly Touched & More

Monday Crime Blotter: Cop Impersonator, MTA Employee Forcibly Touched & More

BAY RIDGE – The NYPD is looking for a man who forcibly touched an MTA employee at the subway station. On
4 min read
May
04
Young Adults Transitioning Out Of Foster Care During COVID-19 Need Help

Young Adults Transitioning Out Of Foster Care During COVID-19 Need Help

Early morning in Coney Island/Fishing. Liena Zagare/BklynerI’ve spent nearly 18  years in the New York foster care
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May
01
Tenants Demand Rent Cancelation For At Least Four Months, #RentStrike

Tenants Demand Rent Cancelation For At Least Four Months, #RentStrike

Brooklyn building. Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=
4 min read
Apr
30
Halal Food Carts Launched To Feed Over 1,000 People Every Day During Ramadan

Halal Food Carts Launched To Feed Over 1,000 People Every Day During Ramadan

BROOKLYN – Several local organizations have gotten together to launch four food carts that will give out free halal iftar meals
3 min read
Apr
30
Subways Will Stop Running At Night For Now, Starting May 6

Subways Will Stop Running At Night For Now, Starting May 6

Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerMTA announced earlier today that it will close the subway system for deep-cleaning every night between
2 min read
Apr
29
Our Streets, Our Stories – Doctors, New Moms, Amazon Employees, And Other Neighbors Share Their COVID-19 Stories in Local Oral History Archive

Our Streets, Our Stories – Doctors, New Moms, Amazon Employees, And Other Neighbors Share Their COVID-19 Stories in Local Oral History Archive

Brooklyn Public Library, Courtesy of BPLDuring this unprecedented time, the Brooklyn Public Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/] is asking residents
2 min read
Apr
28
How To File For Unemployment: Tips From Local Council Member

How To File For Unemployment: Tips From Local Council Member

Sheepshead Bay. Liena Zagare/BklynerWhile we are seeing a positive trend in data, with deaths, hospitalizations, and critical care cases
6 min read
Apr
28
Hope in the Time of Coronavirus

Hope in the Time of Coronavirus

Photo by Rachel Silberstein/ BklynerThis is one of those moments when you realize you are not in control. You are
2 min read
Apr
27
NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID-19 Toll Undercounted

NYC South Asian Leaders Say Community COVID-19 Toll Undercounted

Sky above Kensington, Brooklyn. Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBy Christine Chung, Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Ann Choi, Originally published in THE CITY
6 min read
Apr
27
Mayor Will Open Some Streets To Pedestrians And Bicyclists In May

Mayor Will Open Some Streets To Pedestrians And Bicyclists In May

Parkside Av. Liena Zagare/BklynerThis morning Mayor Bill de Blasio said the City will, over the next month – May – “create
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