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Jul
20
New Deal Guarantees 600 Crown Heights Units Remain Rent-Stabilized For 30 Years

New Deal Guarantees 600 Crown Heights Units Remain Rent-Stabilized For 30 Years

Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (center) announces an agreement between HPD and Alma Realty securing rent-stabilized leases for 600 units
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Jun
14
Breaking: Police Release Video Of Suspect In Daytime Shooting Near Barclays Center

Breaking: Police Release Video Of Suspect In Daytime Shooting Near Barclays Center

Crime scene, Wednesday June 14, 2017. (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)A man was shot on the street near the
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Jun
14
Fort Greene Residents Petition For A Stop Sign At Willoughby & Washington Park

Fort Greene Residents Petition For A Stop Sign At Willoughby & Washington Park

Fort Greene residents sign a petition to install a stop sign and other safety measures at the intersection of Willoughby
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Apr
27
Jackie Robinson Playground Officially Reopened Yesterday In Crown Heights

Jackie Robinson Playground Officially Reopened Yesterday In Crown Heights

Around 3:30pm on an overcast Wednesday afternoon, NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Martin Maher, Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna
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Apr
18
District 35 Participatory Budgeting: The Results Are In

District 35 Participatory Budgeting: The Results Are In

Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo (left) thanks Saima Lulu for her participation in PBNYC 2017. (Photo courtesy of the Office
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Apr
11
9 Eggs-cellent Easter Egg Hunts

9 Eggs-cellent Easter Egg Hunts

Here comes Peter Cottontail! Easter is Sunday, April 16. Put on your bonnet, pick up a basket, and head to
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Mar
23
District 35 PB Vote: School Upgrades, Bus Pads, Or A Community Garden

District 35 PB Vote: School Upgrades, Bus Pads, Or A Community Garden

Photo via the Participatory Budgeting ProjectVoting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of
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Feb
24
St. James Place Towers Vote “No” To Privatization

St. James Place Towers Vote “No” To Privatization

St. James Place Towers Rally (Photo courtesy of the Office of Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo)BKLYNER learned late Friday
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Jul
20
City Council Passes Bill Requiring Breastfeeding Centers

City Council Passes Bill Requiring Breastfeeding Centers

> “We are making #herstory [https://twitter.com/hashtag/herstory?src=hash] every single day.”-@cmlauriecumbo [https://twitter.com/
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Jul
18
City Council Passes Bill Requiring Breastfeeding Centers

City Council Passes Bill Requiring Breastfeeding Centers

> “We are making #herstory [https://twitter.com/hashtag/herstory?src=hash] every single day.”-@cmlauriecumbo [https://twitter.com/
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