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A collection of 28 issues

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 kids living in homeless shelters, Nicole Russell explained, especially those who had grown accustomed to receiving in-person visits from groups like Precious Dreams Foundation [https://www.preciousdreamsfoundation.org/about-us/], which

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 man died while sleeping on the streets in Brooklyn over the weekend. On November 10, a 46-year-old homeless man who was sleeping on a bench outside the Alben Triangle park

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://unsplash.com/s/photos/classroom?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] .Over 31,000 students attending public schools in Brooklyn were homeless at some point

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 lupus, her doctor told her she wasn’t going to die, but she wasn’t going to be OK. Eleven years later, Hanif stands as strong as ever. She stands

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 as “affordable housing”– to protest Mayor de Blasio’s “affordable” housing plan on Friday. 15 Bridge Park Drive is a tall, glass residential building located near the water in Brooklyn

“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 when someone they know discovers they are homeless and in a shelter. What is your first thought when someone says homeless person? Do you imagine someone who is living on

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 territory for 30-year Brooklyn resident, Richard Bashner, who will be on the NYC mayoral ballot this Fall as a Democrat. “To do this difficult job correctly, a mayor must focus

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 of Vision Zero in the 70 Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pages/initiatives/nypd-enforcement.shtml]. Traffic safety and several other topics were discussed at last week’s Community

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 building completed in 2015 at 235 24th Street (near 4th Avenue) has nearby residents confused about whether the building will function as a Howard Johnson hotel property or a city