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NYPD Deputy Inspector Craig Edelman (middle) makes an appearance in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2021 State of the City video. Screengrab/NYC Mayor’s Office/YouTube By Greg B. Smith and Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/1/22261453/nypd-brutality-video-de-blasio-precinct-reform-slideshow]
Central Brooklyn
Tevina Willis, lead community organizer for the nonprofit Red Hook Initiative, listened to officials explain rezoning plans for District 15 at a meeting that was held at P.S. 676.Are you a parent concerned with the future of public school education [https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/
Arts & Culture
One of Amy ‘Amz’ Collado’s favorite New York staples is a cup of coffee and butter roll from the bodega. When she was thinking of names for her new skate club, the classic food item moniker stuck. Amy Collado/Author photo“I love coffee. And for a dollar, you
Central Brooklyn
Sledding happening throughout Prospect Park. December 2020. Keira Wingate/BklynerEvery time we get decent snow, brave Brooklynites brace the cold weather at the best sledding spots throughout Brooklyn, pandemic or no pandemic. Sledders shout “1..2..3” before heading down the hill in Prospect Park. Keira Wingate/BklynerNYC Parks is
Central Brooklyn
By Alex Zimmerman and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/1/27/22252172/nyc-school-enrollment-decline] The number of public school students has fallen sharply across New York City this year, declining 4%, or roughly 43,000, according to new city and state data that offer the
East New York
Assembly Member Charles Barron and Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries.Firebrand Assembly Member Charles Barron has a powerful foe in his run for East New York’s City Council seat. Influential Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries, whose Brooklyn district includes East New York, is backing Nikki Lucas [https://electnikkilucas.com/], a Starrett
Central Brooklyn
These two kids are in trouble. Between the dates of December 9, 2020, and December 20, 2020, it was reported to police that two teenagers, aged 16 and 18 cops think, had committed 12 robberies. Images of the two robbers police are searching for. By NYPD Crime Stoppers.The boys
Eastern Brooklyn
Police are searching for an individual who has robbed several cab drivers over the past few months. https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/236-21-BRS-Rob-Pattern-176.mp4 Between 5:30 pm on November 5, 2020, and 5:30 pm on January 12, 2021, the wanted individual entered
Business
Food Ford Halal Food vendor located on Bedford Ave./ Anna Conkling BklynerThe City Council is voting tomorrow, January 28, on a street food vendor permit bill. The bill, which was first proposed in 2018, [https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3686667&GUID=A0683818-66E6-4651-8B31-3D65EE4D61B1&Options=&Search=
Business
How can New York City get our economy back on track as we all fight furiously to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic? It’s a question that everyone is desperate to answer, as New York City’s economy continues to take a beating from the COVID crisis. Between December 2019 and
Announcements
New York, NY – The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment announces that applications are open for the 3rd Annual New York City Public School Film Festival.NYC Department of Education (DOE) students can apply now through March 16, 2021. The NYC Public School Film Festival, which honors the diversity
brighton beach
The city still does not have a plan for how to vaccinate homebound seniors living in the five boroughs, leaving a vulnerable population of tens of thousands of people behind as the city continues with its inoculation program. As of Tuesday morning, the city has administered 650,546 vaccine doses,