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Aug
07
Precious Dreams Foundation Brings Comfort To Brooklyn’s Homeless Youth

Precious Dreams Foundation Brings Comfort To Brooklyn’s Homeless Youth

Precious Dreams Foundation founder Nicole Russell visiting with kids pre-pandemic. Courtesy of Precious Dreams Foundation.COVID-19 has been rough for
3 min read
Jun
17
Gail Nichol Pierre on Managing Isolation During COVID-19

Gail Nichol Pierre on Managing Isolation During COVID-19

BCHS resident Gail Nichol Pierre. Courtesy of BCHS.Gail Nichol Pierre lives at Navy Green, a housing complex maintained by
3 min read
Nov
12
Homeless Man Dies Under A Red Blanket In Boro Park

Homeless Man Dies Under A Red Blanket In Boro Park

Alexander Rapaport placing a candle on the site of the man’s death. (Photo via Rapaport)BORO PARK – A homeless
2 min read
Oct
28
1 in 10 Students in Brooklyn Experienced Homelessness Last Year

1 in 10 Students in Brooklyn Experienced Homelessness Last Year

Classroom. Photo byNeONBRAND [https://unsplash.com/@neonbrand?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https:
4 min read
Sep
18
Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON/PARK SLOPE – Shahana Hanif was meant to survive. When she was diagnosed with
8 min read
Sep
17
Affordable Housing: Who Can Really Afford This?

Affordable Housing: Who Can Really Afford This?

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY walked into a luxury apartment building– which the City has deemed
5 min read
Dec
15
“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.”

“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.”

Photo Credit: Slobo/E+/ Getty Images“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.” That is what people say
2 min read
Aug
03
Meet Your Candidate: Park Slope Attorney Richard Bashner Is Running For Mayor

Meet Your Candidate: Park Slope Attorney Richard Bashner Is Running For Mayor

Richard Basher, Mayoral candidate. (Photo by Tom Sullivan)Many politicians aspire to run for higher office, but it’s new
4 min read
Sep
20
Crime Index Drop, Homelessness Spike, Vision Zero & More From Community Board 14

Crime Index Drop, Homelessness Spike, Vision Zero & More From Community Board 14

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Drivers saw increased police enforcement of traffic violations in our area during the second week
3 min read
Aug
30
Residents Question Status Of 24th Street Hotel Currently Housing Homeless Families

Residents Question Status Of 24th Street Hotel Currently Housing Homeless Families

A building listed as a Howard Johnson Hotel located at 235 24th Street. (Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)A four-story
3 min read