Neighbors
14 men arrested and charged with possession of 8 guns./ Photo provided by NYPD’s TwitterLast night, 14 men were arrested in Dumbo and charged with criminal possession of firearms. At 9:10 pm, Youth Coordination Officers from Police Area 2 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/transit-housing/police-service-area-2.
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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Clarence Hamer Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/2/7/22271280/nyc-small-landlords-tenants-rent-moratorium-black-hispanic] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] In 2019, Clarence Hamer bought a house and moved to upstate Harriman, turning the two-family home he had owned
Bushwick
Comida Pal Pueblo volunteers distribute food. Photo courtesy of Vianca LugoTo give back to folks who have been selflessly helping the most vulnerable in the community, this Valentine’s Day, consider ordering from Nuestra Mesa BK, [https://www.nuestramesabk.com/] a Brooklyn-based kitchen collective, who along with Plants For The
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Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Arrested: On Saturday, Dashawn Garland, a 28-year-old man from Inglewood, CA,
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Michelle Mikhels, a high school student and “Survival English” instructor. Courtesy of Michelle Mikhels.Many senior immigrants who were previously able to communicate by using facial expressions and gestures, despite the language barrier, have found themselves alone and struggling as the pandemic mask mandates make communication harder. In Southern Brooklyn,
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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.
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A 2016 meeting of the 68th Precinct Community Council in Dyker Heights. (Photo by Benjamin Cohn)Among the bevy of ambitious but often vaguely-defined [https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2021/01/28/lofty-promises-but-few-details-in-de-blasios-final-state-of-the-city-1361089] proposals announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio at his State of the City address
Brooklyn Heights
Commissioner Henry (‘Hank’) Gutman at City Hall on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor de Blasio announced this morning that Henry ‘Hank’ Gutman will be the new Commissioner of Transportation. Gutman is a lawyer, who clerked for Judge F. Dooling early in his career [https://www.nyls.
COVID-19
As positive news continues to come out about COVID-19 vaccines, there is a glimmer of hope at the end of a pandemic that has been going on for nearly a year. But a vaccine only works if enough people actually get vaccinated. A recent poll [https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced 35 community-based pop-up vaccination sites that are opening this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes and cultural centers across the state. Three of them will be in Brooklyn – at Christian Cultural Center (12020 Flatlands Avenue), United Revival Mennonite Church (390 Melrose Street)
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Tevina Willis, lead community organizer for the nonprofit Red Hook Initiative, listened to officials explain rezoning plans for District 15 at a meeting that was held at P.S. 676.Are you a parent concerned with the future of public school education [https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/