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Jun
19
Juneteenth in Brooklyn

Juneteenth in Brooklyn

Borough President Adams speaks at the Freedom Rally at Grand Army Plaza. Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – Happy Juneteenth! June 19 is
5 min read
Jun
02
‘It’s A Few Bad Apples’: Black Men Murdered By Police Isn’t A Race Issue, Brooklyn Cop Says

‘It’s A Few Bad Apples’: Black Men Murdered By Police Isn’t A Race Issue, Brooklyn Cop Says

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – The murder of George Floyd, an innocent Black man, by a
6 min read
May
28
NYC To Begin Phase 1 Of Reopening In First Or Second Week Of June, Mayor Says

NYC To Begin Phase 1 Of Reopening In First Or Second Week Of June, Mayor Says

Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.NEW YORK CITY – As the number of deaths and the rate of hospitalizations is
3 min read
Apr
29
Williamsburg Funeral Draws Large Crowds & No Social Distancing

Williamsburg Funeral Draws Large Crowds & No Social Distancing

Funeral of Rabbi Chaim Mertz in Williamsburg. Scott Stein/BklynerWILLIAMSBURG – About 2,500 people gathered on a Williamsburg street last
3 min read
Oct
29
Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Seven Years Since Hurricane Sandy And Southern Brooklyn Is Not Prepared

Hurricane Sandy.Hurricane Sandy slammed into Brooklyn in 2012. It caused 43 deaths and $19 billion in widespread devastation. [http:
4 min read
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,
2 min read
Sep
19
Deborah Lauter on Hate Crimes, Segregation and Standing Up Against Threats

Deborah Lauter on Hate Crimes, Segregation and Standing Up Against Threats

Deborah Lauter. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CITY HALL – Hate crimes have spiked all over the country. They have risen in
5 min read
Sep
17
Affordable Housing: Who Can Really Afford This?

Affordable Housing: Who Can Really Afford This?

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Homeless activists and VOCAL-NY walked into a luxury apartment building– which the City has deemed
5 min read
Sep
10
Is Brooklyn Prepared For A Big Storm? City Says Yes, Local Pols Say No.

Is Brooklyn Prepared For A Big Storm? City Says Yes, Local Pols Say No.

Before the Nor’easter. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)It’s September which means it’s officially storm season. Forget hurricanes,
7 min read
Aug
30
Get Ready For 2019 J’Ouvert & West Indian American Day Festivities

Get Ready For 2019 J’Ouvert & West Indian American Day Festivities

CROWN HEIGHTS/FLATBUSH – The 52nd annual West Indian American Day Carnival [http://wiadcacarnival.org/] returns this weekend with a series
6 min read