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Oct
22

Knitting For Kids, A Business Class & More At The Kensington Library This Week

There’s much happening at the Kensington Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/kensington] (4207 18th Avenue), including a chance
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Apr
16

Leaders Honor Bay Parkway Community Job Center For 12 Years Of Helping Immigrants Realize American Dream

Photo by William AlatristeElected officials, community and labor leaders celebrated the 12th anniversary of the Bay Parkway Community Job Center
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Feb
26

Senator Golden Is No Dreamer On Tuition Assistance For Undocumented Residents

State Senator Marty Golden. Photo by Erica ShermanState Senator Marty Golden said he won’t support the New York Dream
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Jan
08

Once Shunned, Chinese Population Booms In Bensonhurst And Dyker Heights

(Source: Howard WeissWhen Asian immigrants, mostly from China, began immigrating to Dyker Heights, the local Italian residents were unfriendly to
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Oct
08

Shorefront YM-YWHA Receives $250,000 Grant To Provide Free Citizenship Services

Source: Shorefront YThe Shorefront YM-YWHA (3300 Coney Island Avenue) received a huge $250,000 grant from the United States Citizenship
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Aug
23

Cymbrowitz Urges Residents To Be On Alert Regarding Apartment Rental Scams

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (Photo by Erica Sherman)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is asking residents to be on guard in light of
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Apr
25

Nadler Wants To Push For Further Depth In Immigration Reform

Source: house.govWhile hopeful that the proposed immigration reforms can pass, Congressman Jerrold Nadler is still pushing for further depth
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Feb
20

Bay Parkway Community Job Center Labors On

Source: FacebookThe New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/nyregion/a-little-red-beacon-for-immigrant-laborers-shines-on-in-bensonhurst.html?_r=0] has an excellent
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Oct
11

An American Tale: Former Sheepshead Bay Resident Makes It Big

Elvira Grau (née) Kucherwhat was nine years old when she moved from the Ukraine to Sheepshead Bay. Aside from the
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Sep
27

Brooklyn Artist Trades Photos For Memories From Russia On Brighton Boardwalk

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwV9k27g1M] When I was walking around a mall in South Korea last year,
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