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Apr
26
Church Avenue is Now Also Known as Pierre Toussaint Boulevard

Church Avenue is Now Also Known as Pierre Toussaint Boulevard

Church Avenue from Nostrand Avenue to Coney Island Avenue has been co-named Pierre Toussaint Boulevard. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFrom Nostrand and
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Mar
15
Brooklyn Municipal Building Renamed the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building

Brooklyn Municipal Building Renamed the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Municipal Building

Brooklyn Municipal Building. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Today Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, Brooklyn Borough President Eric
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Feb
05
Myrtle Ave Black ArtStory Returns: Love, This Time

Myrtle Ave Black ArtStory Returns: Love, This Time

Ashley Crawford art for Black ArtStory / Photo courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn PartnershipThe Myrtle Avenue Black ArtStory [https://myrtleavenue.org/
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Feb
04
Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

A 2016 meeting of the 68th Precinct Community Council in Dyker Heights. (Photo by Benjamin Cohn)Among the bevy of
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Jan
27
BLM Mural: Capturing A Crucial Moment In Bed-Stuy History 

BLM Mural: Capturing A Crucial Moment In Bed-Stuy History 

Last June, right after the paint had dried on the giant new D.C. mural sporting the words ‘Black Lives
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Jan
15
Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Brooklyn Celebrates MLK Day in a Year Like No Other

Monday, January 18, is Martin Luther King Jr. day. A week after the attack on the Capitol, in the middle
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Jan
14
Not Another Second: LGTBQ Seniors On Their Lost Years

Not Another Second: LGTBQ Seniors On Their Lost Years

Pat and Paulette Martin lost 56 years collectively. Photo by Karsten Thormaehlen [https://www.karstenthormaehlen.com/]On Jan 19, an
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Jan
11
Three Kings Day Was Celebrated In Williamsburg In Spite of Pandemic

Three Kings Day Was Celebrated In Williamsburg In Spite of Pandemic

The Three Kings, Mary, and José. Anna Conkling/ BklynerThis past Saturday, a float which held the Three Kings, the Virgin
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Jan
08
Your Booklist in Response to Capitol Invasion, Courtesy of BPL

Your Booklist in Response to Capitol Invasion, Courtesy of BPL

Greenpoint Library via BPL’s websiteIn response to the invasion of the Capitol on Jan 6, Brooklyn Public Library has
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Jan
07
Affordable Housing To Be Built At The Site of Former 19-Century School Building

Affordable Housing To Be Built At The Site of Former 19-Century School Building

Flatbush District #1 School Building in 1931. (Photo: Brooklyn Public Library) The city is looking to develop the former site
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