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Jan
22
A Shot At A Fair Future: Foster Youth Call on Mayor To Fund Essential Programs

A Shot At A Fair Future: Foster Youth Call on Mayor To Fund Essential Programs

Ericka Francois, Fair Futures Youth Advocacy Youth Coordinator. Image from the virtual rally.Foster youth and elected officials called on
5 min read
Jan
22

Cleaning Up Bushwick One Block At A Time

Since the pandemic started, and sanitation litter basket service got significantly cut [/garbage-open-dining-and-private-streets-dominate-transportation-committee-hearing/] , garbage issues have only gotten worse in
3 min read
Jan
14
What Will It Take To Fix The City’s Most Troubled Police Precinct?

What Will It Take To Fix The City’s Most Troubled Police Precinct?

75th Precinct House. Mark Davis [http://www.ellebobo.com/]/BklynerLike many low-income communities, East New York was hit hard when
10 min read
Jan
14
Not Another Second: LGTBQ Seniors On Their Lost Years

Not Another Second: LGTBQ Seniors On Their Lost Years

Pat and Paulette Martin lost 56 years collectively. Photo by Karsten Thormaehlen [https://www.karstenthormaehlen.com/]On Jan 19, an
2 min read
Jan
12
Cat Cafe Gets Funding To Help With Pandemic Surge In Demand For Cats

Cat Cafe Gets Funding To Help With Pandemic Surge In Demand For Cats

Cafe cats by the window. By Alexandra Steedman.Thanks to a generous grant, Brooklyn Cat Cafe will be able to
4 min read
Jan
11
Three Kings Day Was Celebrated In Williamsburg In Spite of Pandemic

Three Kings Day Was Celebrated In Williamsburg In Spite of Pandemic

The Three Kings, Mary, and José. Anna Conkling/ BklynerThis past Saturday, a float which held the Three Kings, the Virgin
4 min read
Jan
08
Brooklyn Attendees at Capitol Riot Include Supreme Court Judge’s Son and Boro Park Provocateur

Brooklyn Attendees at Capitol Riot Include Supreme Court Judge’s Son and Boro Park Provocateur

Aaron Mastofsky speaking in a video interview while at the US Capitol building on Wednesday.The large crowd of Trump
2 min read
Jan
04
Racial Profiling Allegations Emerge at Luxury Brooklyn Rental Building After Guest Screening Conflicts and Dog Park Bans

Racial Profiling Allegations Emerge at Luxury Brooklyn Rental Building After Guest Screening Conflicts and Dog Park Bans

Roommates Nikko Lester, right, and Stephan Nylon Bartholomew, with their Alaskan husky Onyx, Dec. 18, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy
9 min read
Dec
30
Remembering Tommaso Restaurant’s Thomas Verdillo

Remembering Tommaso Restaurant’s Thomas Verdillo

Thomas Verdillo, the owner and founder of Tommaso Restaurant [https://tommasoinbrooklyn.com/] in  Bensonhurst, passed away on Sunday, December 27th,
3 min read
Dec
29
RIP Baba Inde: Court Street Loses a Beloved Friend and Neighbor

RIP Baba Inde: Court Street Loses a Beloved Friend and Neighbor

Anyone used to passing by the Court Street Trader Joe’s, where these days an interminable line of customers often
4 min read