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Sep
30
11th Hour Plea To Stop Demo Of ‘Abolitionist Place’ House

11th Hour Plea To Stop Demo Of ‘Abolitionist Place’ House

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – It’s a three-story brick building, its windows broken, roof sagging, and façade weather-beaten. But a bold group
5 min read
Aug
14
Protesters Continue Fight To Save Downtown Home Of Abolitionists

Protesters Continue Fight To Save Downtown Home Of Abolitionists

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – In an effort to stall the impending demolition of 227 Duffield Street, activists are demanding the NYC Landmarks
3 min read
Aug
23
Inside the Flatbush Churro Wars

Inside the Flatbush Churro Wars

Enma Tenezaca said she was issued a $2,000 ticket. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal)FLATBUSH – Churros. Hot dogs. Ices. Flatbush is
9 min read
Dec
19
Brooklyn Neighbors Protest Eviction Of Errol’s Caribbean Bakery In Flatbush

Brooklyn Neighbors Protest Eviction Of Errol’s Caribbean Bakery In Flatbush

Protest outside Errol’s Caribbean Bakery, Saturday, December 17. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)‘Errol’s bakery has to stay!
4 min read
Aug
04
Neighbors Rally Outside Flatbush Junction Target; Call For Dropping Charges Against Alando Brissett, Who Was Punched & Pinned To Ground During Arrest

Neighbors Rally Outside Flatbush Junction Target; Call For Dropping Charges Against Alando Brissett, Who Was Punched & Pinned To Ground During Arrest

Residents and other community activists protested outside the Flatbush Junction Target yesterday. Photo by Ditmas Park CornerFor the dozens of
5 min read
Mar
12
Equality For Flatbush To Hold Fundraiser At Bar Chord On Sunday, March 22

Equality For Flatbush To Hold Fundraiser At Bar Chord On Sunday, March 22

Equality for Flatbush [https://www.facebook.com/EqualityForFlatbush?fref=ts], a grassroots group that advocates for affordable housing in our
1 min read
Nov
04
Citing Concerns About An Increase In Police Checkpoints In Our Neighborhood, Equality For Flatbush Will Launch Community Survey

Citing Concerns About An Increase In Police Checkpoints In Our Neighborhood, Equality For Flatbush Will Launch Community Survey

Saying gentrifying neighborhoods in Brooklyn are overwhelmingly and unfairly targeted for DUI checkpoints, Equality for Flatbush [http://equalityforflatbush.tumblr.com/
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Jul
14
Equality For Flatbush’s Imani Henry On Gentrification, Educating Yourself & The Urgency Of Documenting Modern Brooklyn

Equality For Flatbush’s Imani Henry On Gentrification, Educating Yourself & The Urgency Of Documenting Modern Brooklyn

The topic of gentrification is an important one in our neighborhood [/blog/tag/gentrification]–and in neighborhoods across Brooklyn–that
14 min read