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Aug
03
Adams To MTA: Do Not Give Up On Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign

Adams To MTA: Do Not Give Up On Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign

Back in May when the MTA began its enhanced cleaning of buses. (Photo: Trent Reeves / Metropolitan Transportation Authority)BROOKLYN – Draft
3 min read
Jul
30
Eid Al-Adha During A Pandemic

Eid Al-Adha During A Pandemic

This is from Eid 2019, during a time where there was no pandemic. (Todd Maisel/ Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A pandemic will
2 min read
Jul
30
Stop Obsessing About Reopening Schools, And Focus On Teaching Our Kids – OPINION

Stop Obsessing About Reopening Schools, And Focus On Teaching Our Kids – OPINION

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashI have lost count how many hours this summer I have devoted to zoom calls
4 min read
Jul
29
Alcohol Sales are Up Nationwide, But Brooklyn Shops Still Struggle

Alcohol Sales are Up Nationwide, But Brooklyn Shops Still Struggle

Shelves are full at Vin de Table. Courtesy of Freddy Saint-Aignan.Around the country, alcohol sales are going up. The
2 min read
Jul
29
These Kids Will Be All Right: Meet The New Milken Scholars

These Kids Will Be All Right: Meet The New Milken Scholars

Naomi Nesmith (left) and Ayan Rahman. (Photos were given by Nesmith and Rahman) BROOKLYN – For Naomi Nesmith (18) and Ayan
8 min read
Jul
28

Time to Put an End to New York City’s Racist Rezonings – OPINION

Photo by Donny Levit / BklynerThis past week an appeals court in New York reversed a state supreme court judge’s
3 min read
Jul
27
Five Dead, One Injured In Four Separate Shootings Over The Weekend

Five Dead, One Injured In Four Separate Shootings Over The Weekend

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsBROOKLYN – This was another weekend with shootings and deaths. In four separate shootings across the borough, five
4 min read
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.
3 min read
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
3 min read
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