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Edwin Raymond. (Photo via Raymond)A top candidate for Brooklyn’s 40th City Council District lived outside the district’s boundaries until last month, despite running to represent Flatbush since last June. Edwin Raymond, who is running to represent the 40th City Council District [https://council.nyc.gov/district-40/] (Flatbush,
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Photo by Kelly Sikkema [https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/remote-learning?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/3/3/
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Megan Alyssa Leyesa with nursing staff. Courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island.The pandemic has added a new layer of meaning to this year’s NYC Health + Hospitals Nursing Excellence Awards. “Our annual Nursing Excellence Awards, set against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, honors the tireless work
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Det. Kim Walker has retired after 22 years of serving Flatbush and Midwood at the 70th Precinct. Nathan Thompson/BklynerIt was 2003, and the Commander of the 70th Precinct was having a bad night. A group of residents had rented a bus and filled the monthly precinct meeting with frustrating
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Candidates for Brooklyn judgeships logged on to a virtual forum [https://www.facebook.com/cbidems/videos/1599686290232968] Tuesday night to introduce themselves to voters. In the process, they provided a glimpse into some of the complex back-room dealings that underpin judicial elections in New York. The forum, organized by the
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Judge Dweynie Paul Paul for Surrogate 2021/FacebookBy Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/work/2021/2/23/22298120/brooklyn-judge-home-care-worker-mininum-wage] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A civil court judge up for a plum job in Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court has
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Hemalee Patel at a political event in 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerLast week, the city’s Board of Elections [https://vote.nyc/] named Brooklyn attorney Hemalee Patel as its new General Counsel, replacing scandal-laden Steve Richman [https://nypost.com/2021/02/08/top-ny-elections-board-lawyer-retires-amid-misconduct-probe/] as the Board’s top lawyer. The BOE’
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L-R Top row: West, Hanif, Schneider; bottom row: Haq, Krebs, ReinCandidates for Brooklyn’s Council District 39 (Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace) gathered virtually Thursday night to talk about issues ranging from the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Gowanus rezoning to school reopenings and composting. At a forum hosted
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Councilmember Roberty Cornegy (D-Brooklyn) calls for greater police accountability during a press conference in Foley Square, June 2, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYClaudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/17/22288694/robert-cornegy-office-complaint] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] Employees were
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a mayoral candidate, served 22 years with the NYPD. | Screengrab/Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams/YouTubeBy Greg Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/15/22284716/eric-adams-nyc-mayoral-candidate-shooting-nypd] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] The Brooklyn borough
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Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo inside Greenlight’s Fort Greene store. Courtesy of Jessica Stockton-BagnuloBefore the pandemic, her days started later and ran longer. Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo, co-owner of Greenlight Bookstore [https://www.greenlightbookstore.com/], would arrive at her store’s location in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, at 8:30 or 9 am and greet
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Tax season has officially begun and some Brooklyn residents who received unemployment during 2020 are facing unexpectedly high tax bills for their government aid. Photo by Jon Tyson [https://unsplash.com/@jontyson?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/
Arts & Culture
Dominus Sowell working at home. Courtesy of Dominus Sowell.Tomorrow, the soon-to-be graduates of Brooklyn Public Library’s BKLYN Fashion Academy [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/bklyn-fashion-academy] will debut their original collections in a Zoom fashion show, free and fully accessible to the public. This year’s designers – a mix of
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As the coronavirus swept across New York, images of a deserted midtown Manhattan became emblematic of the pandemic’s devastating economic impact. Throughout the summer, journalists chronicled midtown’s uncertain future; even now, with vaccination efforts progressing, landlords of commercial offices and large retail spaces worry about midtown’s viability
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Food from Leland Eating and Drinking House, via Prospect Heights Neighbors Facebook Page.Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that indoor dining will reopen in the city at 25% capacity two days earlier than previously announced – on February 12, the Lunar New Year. For many of us, it’s been a
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Rebecca Quiñones. Courtesy of ILA.Rebecca Quiñones, a second-grade dual-language Spanish teacher at Ditmas Park’s P.S. 139, has been named an honoree on the International Literacy Association (ILA)’s 30 Under 30 [https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/communications/literacy-today/ila-2021-30-under-30.pdf?sfvrsn=5279b38e_8] list for 2021.