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Mar
19
Woman Throws Oxygen Tank, Causes Subway Delays

Woman Throws Oxygen Tank, Causes Subway Delays

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/FORT GREENE — Earlier this week an incident at the Nevins Street subway station caused delays and inconvenienced the
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Mar
05
Crime Blotter: Stolen Purse, Stolen Backpack, and Unprovoked Assault

Crime Blotter: Stolen Purse, Stolen Backpack, and Unprovoked Assault

BROWNSVILLE — Friday, February 14, around 2:30 p.m., a 14-year-old boy met two men on the 5th floor of
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Feb
25
Congressman Jeffries Weighs in on Gentrification, Affordable Housing in State of District Speech

Congressman Jeffries Weighs in on Gentrification, Affordable Housing in State of District Speech

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries at the 2020 State of the District. Nigel Roberts/BklynerDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Standing before a lively crowd, Congressman
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Feb
07
Brooklyn Tech Names a New Leader: David Newman, Who Served as Acting Principal

Brooklyn Tech Names a New Leader: David Newman, Who Served as Acting Principal

Brooklyn Tech, Photo by BKLYNEROriginally posted on Chalkbeat [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2020/02/06/brooklyn-tech-names-a-new-leader-david-newman-who-served-as-acting-principal/?utm_source=republish&
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Feb
04
Celebrate Black History Month in Brooklyn Through Food

Celebrate Black History Month in Brooklyn Through Food

It’s February, and since 1976, February has been designated by every U.S. President as Black History Month. This
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Jan
31
BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX rendering 2020 via DOTThe Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) [https://www.brooklynqueensconnector.nyc/] proposal to build a streetcar along the Brooklyn
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Jan
16
Openings and Closings: Breakfast, Boardgames, and Beer

Openings and Closings: Breakfast, Boardgames, and Beer

Welcome back to another installment of openings and closings. We have a lot of goodbyes this week, from Polish diners
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Jan
15
Brooklyn Tech Student Missing Since Thursday Was Found

Brooklyn Tech Student Missing Since Thursday Was Found

Update: A 14-year-old Brooklyn girl, Jenna Hospendales, that went missing after school on Thursday, has been found in “good condition,
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Jan
13
More Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Messages Found at Brooklyn Technical High School

More Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Messages Found at Brooklyn Technical High School

FORT GREENE – More anti-Semitic tags, this time at an elite High School in Brooklyn. At 5:12 p.m. on
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Dec
31
Where to Eat Brunch on New Year’s Day in Brooklyn

Where to Eat Brunch on New Year’s Day in Brooklyn

Happy 2020! The only thing better than going out on New Year’s Eve is going out on New Year’
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