Mar
05
A Year In Brooklyn: COVID-19
This week marked the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID19 in NYC.
Today, March 5, marks a year
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News
Mar
05
March to #FundExcludedWorkers Shut Down Brooklyn, Manhattan Bridges
This morning local politicians, community leaders, and what appeared to be
hundreds of supporters marched over and blocked the Manhattan
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Mar
05
Oula: Modern Maternity Care Opens in Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights recently became home to a new type of maternity care center,
Oula [https://oulahealth.com/]. The clinic aims
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Mar
05
Remembering Eugene Hurkin, 1925-2021
Eugene Hurkin, family photo.If there was one thing Eugene Hurkin lived for, it
was to laugh and make others
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Mar
05
Ditmas Park Likely To Get A Large Residential Building On Cortelyou Road
A rendering of what could be developed at 1620 Cortelyou Road, provided to the
city last year by owner Tony
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Mar
05
A Brooklyn Teen Refused to Waive his Miranda Rights. But the NYPD’s Questioning Didn’t Stop There, Video Shows
By Eileen Grench, THE CITY. This article was originally published
[https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/3/3/22312705/state-bill-to-give-new-york-kids-more-miranda-protection-nypd]
by
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Mar
04
Frequent COVID School Closures Frustrate Parents At Co-Located School Buildings
With COVID19 still active in Brooklyn, random weekly tests
[https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-year-20-21/return-to-school-2020/health-and-safety/covid-19-testing]
in the
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Mar
04
District 40 Council Candidates Talk Policing, Affordable Housing and Bunny Wailer
Candidates for Brooklyn’s 40th Council District (Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts
Gardens, Midwood) gathered virtually Wednesday night to discuss issues ranging
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Mar
04
A year into remote learning, de Blasio starts seeking bids for low-cost broadband access
Photo by Kelly Sikkema
[https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
on
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Mar
03
In the Brooklyn Borough President Race, Is Southern Brooklyn Being Left Behind?
The four frontrunners for Brooklyn Borough President: Council Members Antonio
Reynoso and Robert Cornegy Jr., Assembly Member Jo Ann Simon
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