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Jul
24
Brooklyn History One Map At A Time

Brooklyn History One Map At A Time

Map of the county of Kings, showing the Senate districts; October 1869, Map Collection, B A-1869d.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Jul
24
The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte with Majority Council Member Laurie Cumbo at a City Hall press conference addressing maternal health issues. William
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Jul
24
Friday Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Stabbing & Beating A 12-Year-Old

Friday Crime Blotter: Bank Robbery, Stabbing & Beating A 12-Year-Old

BED STUY – Cops are looking for six guys who beat up a 12-year-old boy inside a deli two weeks ago.
4 min read
Jul
22
Absentee Votes Allow Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forrest Declare Victory Over Incumbent Assemblymen

Absentee Votes Allow Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forrest Declare Victory Over Incumbent Assemblymen

Emily Gallagher (left) and Phara Souffrant Forrest (right).BROOKLYN – Almost a month after elections, Emily Gallagher finally declared victory in
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Jul
22
Brooklyn Youth Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief For Palestinian Refugees

Brooklyn Youth Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief For Palestinian Refugees

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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Jul
21
Woman Dead In Weekend Moped Crash

Woman Dead In Weekend Moped Crash

GREENPOINT – A woman is dead after falling off a moped over the weekend. On Saturday, July 18 at around 5:
1 min read
Jul
21
City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround

A Health + Hospitals coronavirus testing center at Gotham Health in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, July 17, 2020. | Rachel Holliday Smith/THE
4 min read
Jul
20
COVID Rent Relief – Only Two Weeks To Apply

COVID Rent Relief – Only Two Weeks To Apply

Photo by Anthony Fomin [https://unsplash.com/@aginsbrook?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
2 min read
Jul
17
More Open Street Dining In Park Slope, Sunset Park and Williamsburg This Weekend

More Open Street Dining In Park Slope, Sunset Park and Williamsburg This Weekend

Diners at BK9 enjoy shade outside. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.In their effort to aid small businesses and restaurants in recovering
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Jul
16
Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

Brooklyn Diocese Closes Two Catholic Academies, Leaves Parents Outraged And Suspicious

PARK SLOPE – On Tuesday morning at the corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, dozens of families stood outside the
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