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Mar
18
Masbia Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen is Giving 14 Day Supplies to Help, Needs Volunteers

Masbia Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen is Giving 14 Day Supplies to Help, Needs Volunteers

Masbia of Flatbush in 2018. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – Many people and organizations have been stepping up [/coronavirus-in-brooklyn-what-you-can-do-to-help/] to
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Mar
17
“People Still Not Taking This Seriously”: Get With The Program, Neighbors!

“People Still Not Taking This Seriously”: Get With The Program, Neighbors!

While the rest of the city is shutting down and neighbors are keeping their distance, others are celebrating as if
2 min read
Mar
17
Essential Business: Ajwa Grocery Carries On

Essential Business: Ajwa Grocery Carries On

Ajwa grocery. Maria Newsom/BklynerOn ordinary days, the AJWA Grocery at the intersection of Coney Island and Foster Avenues in
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Mar
10

‘Save the CUNY Students’: Students Petition to Cancel In-Person Classes

Brooklyn College Campus. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Several universities in New York have shut-down their in-person classes, moving them online
6 min read
Mar
09
ICE Arrest Worker At A Flatbush Restaurant

ICE Arrest Worker At A Flatbush Restaurant

Jenny Sanz speaks about her sister. Liena Zagare/BklynerEarly last Sunday, March 1, ICE agents entered a local restaurant in
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Feb
27
Elderly Man Found Dead near Brooklyn College

Elderly Man Found Dead near Brooklyn College

Body being removed from the scene. Credit: Diego Luzuriaga via Loudlabs. FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD — Yesterday evening, an elderly man was found
1 min read
Feb
26
Ditmas Park Neighbors Still Homeless a Year After Fire

Ditmas Park Neighbors Still Homeless a Year After Fire

Tuesday rally. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.DITMAS PARK — Tenants and housing advocates protested outside Brooklyn Housing Court on Tuesday, on the
4 min read
Feb
26
Crime Blotter: Robberies at Gunpoint, Stolen E-Bikes and Cellphones

Crime Blotter: Robberies at Gunpoint, Stolen E-Bikes and Cellphones

CYPRESS HILLS — Police are looking for four people they suspect of being involved in a string of robberies over the
3 min read
Feb
20
“SalviYorkers”: The Story Of Salvadorans In New York City

“SalviYorkers”: The Story Of Salvadorans In New York City

The cover of “SalviYorkers” displays a photo of Geronima Campos, a Salvadoran woman who lived in New York. Courtesy of
4 min read
Feb
19
19-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Flatbush

19-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Flatbush

Barbershop on Church Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATE – 2/20/2020 – This stabbing has been reclassified as murder, NYPD informs. FLATBUSH
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