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Mar
24
One Dead in Bushwick Stabbing

One Dead in Bushwick Stabbing

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]
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Mar
24
Late Arrivals, Early Departures: Who’s Coming and Going in Brooklyn Elections

Late Arrivals, Early Departures: Who’s Coming and Going in Brooklyn Elections

Carlos Menchaca (Image: William Alatriste/Campaign)We’re just under three months away from New York City’s June 22nd
4 min read
Mar
23
Mayor Expands Cure Violence Program to Three More Brooklyn Precincts

Mayor Expands Cure Violence Program to Three More Brooklyn Precincts

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday, March 22, 2021. (Image: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)In his latest effort to
2 min read
Mar
23
Across Brooklyn, Providing Emergency Food Remains a Challenge

Across Brooklyn, Providing Emergency Food Remains a Challenge

The Brooklyn Nets Food Pantry at PS/IS 308 on January 15, 2021 in Brooklyn, New York (Image: Michelle Farsi)
3 min read
Mar
23
Brooklyn Shows Support to Its Asian-American Communities

Brooklyn Shows Support to Its Asian-American Communities

Wai Wah Chin, Charter President of The Chinese American Citizen Alliance Greater New York [http://www.cacagny.org/home.html]
4 min read
Mar
22
Will All 258 “Affordable” Units at Largest Pacific Park Tower Go to the Better-Off?

Will All 258 “Affordable” Units at Largest Pacific Park Tower Go to the Better-Off?

Empire State Development handoutThe largest building so far in Pacific Park Brooklyn, slated to open later this year, is set
5 min read
Mar
22
Budget Amnesty For Public Schools, and More Education News

Budget Amnesty For Public Schools, and More Education News

Earlier today, both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter made a series of announcements regarding the
4 min read
Mar
22
Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront

Two Trees Relaunches Push for Towers and a Beach on the Williamsburg Waterfront

The proposed River Ring development in Williamsburg. (Image: Bjarke Ingels Group and James Corner Field Operations)A large-scale development proposal
3 min read
Mar
22
Brooklyn Democratic Party Cuts Ties With Youth Arm After Year of Open Conflict

Brooklyn Democratic Party Cuts Ties With Youth Arm After Year of Open Conflict

Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, who chairs the Brooklyn Democratic Party.The ongoing battle between the Brooklyn Democratic Party [https://www.brooklyndems.
4 min read
Mar
19
A Modern School: P.S. 97 in Gravesend Gets New Classrooms And A Greenhouse 

A Modern School: P.S. 97 in Gravesend Gets New Classrooms And A Greenhouse 

Rendering of the new rooftop garden planned for P.S. 97 in Gravesend. (Image: NYC School Construction Authority)A crowded
2 min read