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Map of the county of Kings, showing the Senate districts; October 1869, Map Collection, B A-1869d.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society.On July 16, Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) granted public access to its latest digitization effort – 1,493 maps from its collection of flat and folded maps are now available for
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Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte with Majority Council Member Laurie Cumbo at a City Hall press conference addressing maternal health issues. William Alatriste, NYC Council photographer.Nearly four years ago, I lost my son, Jonah Bichotte Cowan, after going into preterm labor. On October 4, 2016, I entered the New York Presbyterian/
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BED STUY – Cops are looking for six guys who beat up a 12-year-old boy inside a deli two weeks ago. On Monday, July 13 at around 5:30 p.m., a 12-year-old boy was inside a deli on Marcy Avenue near Pulaski Street. Then, a group of six guys came
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Emily Gallagher (left) and Phara Souffrant Forrest (right).BROOKLYN – Almost a month after elections, Emily Gallagher finally declared victory in the 50th Assembly District beating incumbent Joe Lentol. In Assembly District 57, Phara Souffrant Forrest declared victory against incumbent Walter Mosely. On June 23 Primary day, both candidates were trailing
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Photo via Hossam el-Hamalawy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/elhamalawy/6359922733/in/photolist-aG1gse-aLmeUR-ooTq7U-o7CJxF-nAgrhU-5RWCwo-5S7668-8ZatUS-5Nk1kr-5PH6NT-nj1peY-nAuTVv-nj1hAZ-nAd1k4-igwTJ-nj1v5z-nAgj7b-nj1ykU-nj1tHj-nj1mLS-nAv5Wt-nyskAC-ejvPRP-nj1rTg-nAv8vA-nj1fTv-nAcY9R-nj1fj4-5NpgyW-nAgqsC-nysiQJ-nj1rnq-nAgfBq-nAcXNa-nCh7bK-nAgev7-5PH6cM-nAuV1X-nAuZte-nAgfzS-nj1kuq-nj1pco-nAuVWV-nysnCJ-nAuUbR-nCh8s2-nj1vwN-nAd6ec-nAgrGm-nj1vWL] /Flickr Creative Commons.BROOKLYN – Even though Palest
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GREENPOINT – A woman is dead after falling off a moped over the weekend. On Saturday, July 18 at around 5:30 p.m., a 26-year-old man was driving a moped rented by Revel, while 26-year-old Nina Kapur was sitting behind him. They were traveling northbound on Franklin Street approaching India
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A Health + Hospitals coronavirus testing center at Gotham Health in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, July 17, 2020. | Rachel Holliday Smith/THE CITYAnastassia Gliadkovskaya, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/coronavirus/2020/7/20/21332084/city-run-covid-19-testing-sites-lagging-in-results] in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] A national surge in COVID cases has coincided with
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Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/brooklyn?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Last week Governor Cuomo announced the COVID Rent Relief Program, which started
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Diners at BK9 enjoy shade outside. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.In their effort to aid small businesses and restaurants in recovering from the Pandemic, the city has approved additional blocks for street dining starting this weekend. Open street dining program has been extended till October, it was announced today. In Brooklyn,
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PARK SLOPE – On Tuesday morning at the corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, dozens of families stood outside the Holy Family – St. Thomas Aquinas Church. The families were from the Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy in Williamsburg [https://queenoftherosarybrooklyn.org/] and were chanting and waving signs. As trucks
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Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a media availability. City Hall. Thursday, July 16, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.By Christina Veiga, Originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/7/16/21327364/nyc-vows-to-open-child-care-part-time-school] With students poised to be in school buildings only part-time this fall,
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Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)I don’t think there have been three words that have caused more confusion than the phrase, “Defund the Police.” When people hear those words, they tend to panic. Defund the police; what exactly does that mean? In short, it means reallocating