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Nov
25
National Grid Finally Lifts Gas Embargo and Will Pay $36 Million in Fines

National Grid Finally Lifts Gas Embargo and Will Pay $36 Million in Fines

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAfter months of denying gas to new customers and holding them hostage, the National Grid moratorium has
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Nov
21
55-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Brownsville

55-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Brownsville

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROWNSVILLE – Another pedestrian is dead after being struck by a driver while attempting to cross the middle
1 min read
Nov
18
City Council says all NYC School Districts Must Develop Integration Plans

City Council says all NYC School Districts Must Develop Integration Plans

Parents attend a public meeting in Brooklyn’s District 15. PHOTO CREDIT: Christina Veiga/ChalkbeatBy Reema Amin, Chalkbeat [https://www.
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Nov
14
Youth Violence On The Rise In Brooklyn: High School Students On Their Fears

Youth Violence On The Rise In Brooklyn: High School Students On Their Fears

A bunch of thugs stabbed and robbed a student’s older brother of his jewelry, the teenager recalled, seemingly reliving
4 min read
Nov
13
Spread Love the Brooklyn Way: Give Where You Live!

Spread Love the Brooklyn Way: Give Where You Live!

Dr. Melony Samuels, the executive director of The Campaign Against Hunger, center with supporters.This holiday season, Brooklyn Community Foundation
2 min read
Nov
12
Pitch In To Help Our Neighbors

Pitch In To Help Our Neighbors

CAMBA volunteersEvery November we have been asking you, our readers, to open your hearts and your wallets and to give
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Nov
11
Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Elsa, the woman that was cuffed for selling churros, speaking at the rally. (Photo: Lloyd Mitchell)CYPRESS HILLS – A woman
4 min read
Nov
11
Mother of Four Killed in Hit-and-Run in Cypress Hills

Mother of Four Killed in Hit-and-Run in Cypress Hills

CYPRESS HILLS – A 50-year-old pedestrian is dead after a driver struck her and left the scene. On October 28 at
1 min read
Nov
11
Man Raped 13-Year-Old Girl In Canarsie

Man Raped 13-Year-Old Girl In Canarsie

CANARSIE – Cops need help looking for the man they believed raped a 13-year-old girl last week. On Friday, November 1
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Nov
08
Coach Gio’s Unlikely Basketball Journey From Tbilisi To Brooklyn

Coach Gio’s Unlikely Basketball Journey From Tbilisi To Brooklyn

Giorgi Koguashvili at FIAO in Bensonhurst. Photo by Eli Smith/BklynerWhen Giorgi Koguashvili was a six-year-old in post-Soviet Georgia, his
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