Mayor Bill de Blasio

Apr
16
De Blasio Unveils $170 Million Initiative to Fight Hunger During Pandemic

De Blasio Unveils $170 Million Initiative to Fight Hunger During Pandemic

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability on COVID-19. City Hall. Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral
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Feb
05
Brooklyn Crime Statistics: Shootings and Robberies on the Rise, Murders and Rape Down

Brooklyn Crime Statistics: Shootings and Robberies on the Rise, Murders and Rape Down

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Shea hold a media availability on crime statistics. Police Athletic League, Inc. Harlem
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Dec
05
Brooklyn Tech Evacuated for Bomb Threat

Brooklyn Tech Evacuated for Bomb Threat

Brooklyn Tech High School. Photo by Ajay Suresh/Flickr Creative Commons.FORT GREENE — Brooklyn Technical High School was evacuated this
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Sep
20
Park Slope Neighbor Ends Presidential Run

Park Slope Neighbor Ends Presidential Run

Photographer/Mayoral Photography OfficePARK SLOPE – Four months after announcing his run for the 46th president [/park-slope-neighbor-runs-for-president/] of the United States,
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Sep
05
Malliotakis, Southern Pols Say No To Scrapping G&T Programs

Malliotakis, Southern Pols Say No To Scrapping G&T Programs

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBENSONHURST – After Mayor Bill de Blasio’s panel announced its recommendation to eliminate most selective admissions and
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Sep
03
NYC Office For The Prevention Of Hate Crimes Is Now Open

NYC Office For The Prevention Of Hate Crimes Is Now Open

Mayor Bill de Blasio during a rally against anti-Semitism at Kingsway Jewish Center (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)The NYC Office
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Aug
19
Officer Pantaleo Fired ‘Effective Immediately’ Five Years After Killing Eric Garner

Officer Pantaleo Fired ‘Effective Immediately’ Five Years After Killing Eric Garner

Jasmine Robinson speaks into a microphone with a protester holding a sign that reads “Justice for Eric Garner Now! Your
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Aug
14
@BrownBikeGirl On Bike Lanes, White Guys, And Educating All

@BrownBikeGirl On Bike Lanes, White Guys, And Educating All

Courtney Williams at a press conference in Brownsville (Image by Zainab Iqbal/ Bklyner)CLINTON HILL — A few years ago Courtney
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Aug
13
Police Investigating Series of Attacks on Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg

Police Investigating Series of Attacks on Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg

Image courtesy of NYPD[UPDATE: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:15am] The police have arrested two suspects in connection
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Aug
05
Briefly Noted: More de Blasio Real Estate Woes And Other News

Briefly Noted: More de Blasio Real Estate Woes And Other News

Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a press conference at City Hall after an NYPD judge recommend firing Officer Daniel Pantaleo
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