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Sep
04
Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Labor Day Weekend NYC-cation: NYC Open, Bike Tours, Hikes, And More To Do Across The City

Few of us have ever fully explored NYC, and with all the travel restrictions in place this may just be
4 min read
Sep
02
Question Of The Day: Why Can’t Remote School Start On Sept. 10?

Question Of The Day: Why Can’t Remote School Start On Sept. 10?

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza. City Hall. Monday, August 24, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Yesterday’s big announcement
3 min read
Sep
02
Vote In Or Out: A Homegrown Platform For Well Informed Voters

Vote In Or Out: A Homegrown Platform For Well Informed Voters

Some of the Vote In or Out members with former Senator Hillary Clinton in 2019. (Photo via Vote In Or
4 min read
Sep
02
Brooklyn to Berlin and Back: Paranoia, Alt-Right & Quest For Truth in Hari Kunzru’s “Red Pill”

Brooklyn to Berlin and Back: Paranoia, Alt-Right & Quest For Truth in Hari Kunzru’s “Red Pill”

Red Pill [https://www.harikunzru.com/] (September 1st) follows a British-Indian author living in Brooklyn who travels to Berlin for
7 min read
Sep
02
Shootings More Than Double in Brooklyn, With Six More Shootings, One Death Last Night

Shootings More Than Double in Brooklyn, With Six More Shootings, One Death Last Night

The site of the fatal shooting early this morning on Howard Avenue. (Photo: Adam Balhetchet/ Loudlabs)BROOKLYN – Six shootings took
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Sep
02
Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood

Data Check: Recent COVID-19 Infection Rates Vary Widely By Neighborhood

UPDATED WITH CURRENT DATA Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor of Education Richard Carranza recently remarked how the city is
5 min read
Sep
01
Mosquitoes To Be Sprayed In Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights Sept. 3

Mosquitoes To Be Sprayed In Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Heights Sept. 3

Brooklyn is getting the second adulticide treatment this summer, this time focusing on Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and areas around
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Aug
31
NYC Teachers Union Prepares For Strike Authorization Votes This Week

NYC Teachers Union Prepares For Strike Authorization Votes This Week

Photo by David Ballew [https://unsplash.com/@daveballew?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on
6 min read
Aug
27
As The City Resumes Land Use Review, Gowanus Rezoning Is Next

As The City Resumes Land Use Review, Gowanus Rezoning Is Next

A view of the Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge (Photo: Nathan Haselby/Bklyner)When New York City resumes
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Aug
19
Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks as Rep Yvette Clarke looks on. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.CADMAN PLAZA – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said
2 min read