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Eastern Brooklyn

Aug
06
EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Promises Brownsville Almost $9 Million In Wake Of Mass Shooting

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Promises Brownsville Almost $9 Million In Wake Of Mass Shooting

Mayor Bill de Blasio flanked by Commissioner James O’Neill seek answers on the shooting that killed a man and
3 min read
Aug
05
Briefly Noted: More de Blasio Real Estate Woes And Other News

Briefly Noted: More de Blasio Real Estate Woes And Other News

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a press conference at City Hall after an NYPD judge recommend firing Officer Daniel Pantaleo
2 min read
Aug
02
Brooklyn Pols Call for Pantaleo to be Fired

Brooklyn Pols Call for Pantaleo to be Fired

Jasmine Robinson speaks into a microphone with a protester holding a sign that reads “Justice for Eric Garner Now! Your
3 min read
Aug
02
Over 900 NYC classrooms serving the city’s youngest children have deteriorating lead paint, new data show

Over 900 NYC classrooms serving the city’s youngest children have deteriorating lead paint, new data show

PS 130 is listed among schools with lead paint in classrooms. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Reema Amin, Alex Zimmerman, Christina Veiga,
5 min read
Aug
01
Borough President Adams Calls Third Party Transfer Program ‘Racist’

Borough President Adams Calls Third Party Transfer Program ‘Racist’

BOROUGH Hall — Borough President Eric Adams on Thursday said the city housing agency’s implementation of a controversial property transfer
4 min read
Aug
01
One Man Dead, One Charged With DWI After Speeding Van Crashes Into Construction Vehicle

One Man Dead, One Charged With DWI After Speeding Van Crashes Into Construction Vehicle

EAST NEW YORK – One man is dead after a speeding van operated by an intoxicated driver crashed into a parked
1 min read
Aug
01
Weekend Art Events: August 2-4 (First Saturday At Brooklyn Museum, 70s Soul Jam, Salsa Sunday & More)

Weekend Art Events: August 2-4 (First Saturday At Brooklyn Museum, 70s Soul Jam, Salsa Sunday & More)

This is a great weekend for music! Check out a variety of performances happening throughout Brooklyn. From DJ Nosaj Thing
4 min read
Jul
30
Ranked-Choice Voting More ‘Democratic’ Than Current System, Progressive Brooklyn Groups Says

Ranked-Choice Voting More ‘Democratic’ Than Current System, Progressive Brooklyn Groups Says

A New Kings Democrats monthly meeting in 2018 (Photo Courtesy of New Kings Democrats President Brandon West)In November voters
3 min read
Jul
30
Unimpressed With City’s Third Party Transfer Hearing Answers, Cornegy Pledges to Fix Program

Unimpressed With City’s Third Party Transfer Hearing Answers, Cornegy Pledges to Fix Program

Council Member Robert Cornegy at a press conference before last week’s Third Party Transfer Program Hearing (Image by Sam
4 min read
Jul
30
LPI Bill Passes, Allowing Bicyclists To Follow Pedestrian Signals

LPI Bill Passes, Allowing Bicyclists To Follow Pedestrian Signals

Last week, the New York City Council passed a bill [https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3872945&
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