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Jul
29
Briefing 7/29: Boozing Elsewhere, Vacating Tenants & Police Misconduct

Briefing 7/29: Boozing Elsewhere, Vacating Tenants & Police Misconduct

The MTA Mask Force giving out free masks to straphangers. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit)It’
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Jul
27
86 St R Station and Bedford Av L Station Set to Become ADA Accessible By Early August

86 St R Station and Bedford Av L Station Set to Become ADA Accessible By Early August

Interim MTA New York City Transit President Sarah Feinberg, MTA Construction & Development President Janno Lieber, MTA New York City
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Jul
24
Brooklyn History One Map At A Time

Brooklyn History One Map At A Time

Map of the county of Kings, showing the Senate districts; October 1869, Map Collection, B A-1869d.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Jul
24
The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte with Majority Council Member Laurie Cumbo at a City Hall press conference addressing maternal health issues. William
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Jul
23
Sunset Park and Kosciuszko Pools Opening Tomorrow, Betsy Head on August 1.

Sunset Park and Kosciuszko Pools Opening Tomorrow, Betsy Head on August 1.

Sunset Park Pool. Courtesy NYC Parks.No, it will not be as crowded as before, but some relief is coming
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Jul
22
Brooklyn Youth Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief For Palestinian Refugees

Brooklyn Youth Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief For Palestinian Refugees

Photo via Hossam el-Hamalawy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/elhamalawy/6359922733/in/photolist-aG1gse-aLmeUR-ooTq7U-o7CJxF-nAgrhU-5RWCwo-5S7668-8ZatUS-5Nk1kr-5PH6NT-nj1peY-nAuTVv-nj1hAZ-nAd1k4-igwTJ-nj1v5z-nAgj7b-nj1ykU-nj1tHj-nj1mLS-nAv5Wt-nyskAC-ejvPRP-nj1rTg-nAv8vA-nj1fTv-nAcY9R-nj1fj4-5NpgyW-nAgqsC-nysiQJ-nj1rnq-nAgfBq-nAcXNa-nCh7bK-nAgev7-5PH6cM-nAuV1X-nAuZte-nAgfzS-nj1kuq-nj1pco-nAuVWV-nysnCJ-nAuUbR-nCh8s2-nj1vwN-nAd6ec-nAgrGm-nj1vWL] /Flickr Creative Commons.BROOKLYN –  Even though Palest
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Jul
21
City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

A Health + Hospitals coronavirus testing center at Gotham Health in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, July 17, 2020. | Rachel Holliday Smith/THE
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Jul
17
Briefing 7/17: Six Years Since Eric Garner Died, Fourth Reopening On Monday & More

Briefing 7/17: Six Years Since Eric Garner Died, Fourth Reopening On Monday & More

Black Lives Matter. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.)Happy Friday! We hope your week was a great one. And we
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Jul
17
Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Senator Schumer, Support New York’s Immigrants During COVID-19! OPINION

Brooklyn Immigrant Community Coalition – Distribution at Good Shepherd Church. (Photo: Rathkopf Photography, with permission)The health and prosperity of each
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Jul
16
Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Seeds in the Middle Brings Fresh Produce Programs to Food Insecure Areas of Brooklyn

Signs at the Brownsville Market. Photo courtesy of Seeds in the Middle.On Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville, there are five
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