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Nov
24
David Dinkins, NYC’s First & Only Black Mayor, Dies At 93

David Dinkins, NYC’s First & Only Black Mayor, Dies At 93

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray celebrate David Dinkins’ 90th Birthday at Gracie Mansion
3 min read
Nov
24
Man Killed In Hit-And-Run On Belt Parkway

Man Killed In Hit-And-Run On Belt Parkway

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Nov
24
Eight Months Into the Pandemic, Brooklyn Mutual Aid Groups Widen Focus

Eight Months Into the Pandemic, Brooklyn Mutual Aid Groups Widen Focus

Bed-Stuy Strong volunteer Natalia Paez has been organizing neighborhood clean-ups since August. Photo by Zoe Grueskin/BklynerAs the coronavirus spread
5 min read
Nov
23
62-Year-Old Woman Dies After Struck By Drunk Driver In Boerum Hill

62-Year-Old Woman Dies After Struck By Drunk Driver In Boerum Hill

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Nov
23
Six People Injured, One Dead At Sweet 16 Party Shooting In Bed Stuy

Six People Injured, One Dead At Sweet 16 Party Shooting In Bed Stuy

A victim being escorted into an ambulance following the fatal shooting last light. (Photo via Loudlabs)BED STUY – Six teenagers
2 min read
Nov
23
50-Year-Old Man Found Fatally Shot In Sea Gate

50-Year-Old Man Found Fatally Shot In Sea Gate

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
1 min read
Nov
20
Brooklyn Native Dianne Morales Launches Campaign For Mayor

Brooklyn Native Dianne Morales Launches Campaign For Mayor

Dianne Morales. (Photo via Morales’s campaign)Dianne Morales, an Afro-Latina woman and a Brooklyn native, officially launched her campaign
4 min read
Nov
20
Bed Stuy With Its Housing Plan Once Again Leads The City On Community Development

Bed Stuy With Its Housing Plan Once Again Leads The City On Community Development

Today, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) released the Bedford-Stuyvesant Housing Plan. [https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/
4 min read
Nov
20
Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Con Edison To Face $25 Million In Penalties For 2019 Power Outages

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)Con Edison is facing $25 million in penalties and
2 min read
Nov
19
Thursday Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Assaults, Burglaries, Robberies & Homicide

Thursday Crime Blotter: Missing Persons, Assaults, Burglaries, Robberies & Homicide

CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are asking for help finding 66-year-old Anthony Monderson, who was reported missing on November 17, but was
8 min read