North Western Brooklyn

Jan
08
More Psychiatrists Needed to Meet Pandemic Demand For Mental Health Services

More Psychiatrists Needed to Meet Pandemic Demand For Mental Health Services

NYC Health + Hospitals is looking to hire new psychiatrists to meet the pandemic induced demand for mental health services. While
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Jan
08
Your Booklist in Response to Capitol Invasion, Courtesy of BPL

Your Booklist in Response to Capitol Invasion, Courtesy of BPL

Greenpoint Library via BPL’s websiteIn response to the invasion of the Capitol on Jan 6, Brooklyn Public Library has
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Jan
08
Hot Lunches To Take Home For Schoolchildren Finally An Option

Hot Lunches To Take Home For Schoolchildren Finally An Option

While the majority of schoolchildren are learning remotely, many of them depend on school food for nutrition. To make sure
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Jan
07
One of Every Ten Brooklyn Chain Stores Closed in 2020

One of Every Ten Brooklyn Chain Stores Closed in 2020

Chain stores on Kings Highway in 2018. Liena Zagare/BklynerMore than one in every ten chain stores across Brooklyn closed
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Jan
06
DUMBO Tops List of Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home Sales in Complicated Year for Real Estate

DUMBO Tops List of Brooklyn’s Most Expensive Home Sales in Complicated Year for Real Estate

Manhattan Bridge. Photo by Miltiadis Fragkidis via Unsplash.DUMBO was the priciest neighborhood in Brooklyn in 2020. That’s according
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Jan
06
New Employment Protections For Fast Food Workers

New Employment Protections For Fast Food Workers

McDonald’s restaurant in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Jan. 5, 2021. Salma Elazab/Bklyner Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, essential employees never
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Jan
05
New Seven-Story Condo Building Coming to 429 Tompkins Ave

New Seven-Story Condo Building Coming to 429 Tompkins Ave

Rendering of a new seven-story condominium building planned for 429 Tompkins Avenue. (Rendering from Isaac & Stern Architects)A new
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Jan
04
COVID-19 Rates Around 9%, Pathetic Vaccine Rollout, Schools Remain Open

COVID-19 Rates Around 9%, Pathetic Vaccine Rollout, Schools Remain Open

The news this Monday morning could be better. January 3 numbers reported by NYS.Instead, New York state is approaching
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Jan
04
Stabbing in Bed-Stuy Leaves Elderly Man Dead, Four Year Old In Hospital

Stabbing in Bed-Stuy Leaves Elderly Man Dead, Four Year Old In Hospital

UPDATE: The previously apprehended man has been identified by the NYPD as Dayquan Dubose. He has been charged with the
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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
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