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Jun
26
Fairway Red Hook Expected To Close Permanently by July 17

Fairway Red Hook Expected To Close Permanently by July 17

Fairway Market in Red Hook. Liena Zagare/BklynerFairway store in Red Hook, along with Douglaston in Queens and Plainview and
2 min read
Jun
25
Thursday Crime Blotter: Shootings, Show-offs and Fireworks

Thursday Crime Blotter: Shootings, Show-offs and Fireworks

BUSHWICK – Cops are looking for a man who demanded a sexual act from a woman and then forced her hands
4 min read
Jun
24
With Few Races Called In Brooklyn, It Will Come Down To Absentee Ballots

With Few Races Called In Brooklyn, It Will Come Down To Absentee Ballots

The results trickling in from the city Board of Elections for Tuesday’s primary election show many races too close
4 min read
Jun
24
NYC Beaches To Open On July 1, Cooling Centers, Open Hydrants, Free A/Cs

NYC Beaches To Open On July 1, Cooling Centers, Open Hydrants, Free A/Cs

BROOKLYN – Summer is finally here! After months of quarantine, the Mayor announced that beaches will be opening on July 1.
3 min read
Jun
23
My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween. Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works.

My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween. Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works.

Photo by Bill Oxford on UnsplashBy Eric Umansky, originally published in ProPublica [https://www.propublica.org/article/my-family-saw-a-police-car-hit-a-kid-on-halloween-then-i-learned-how-nypd-impunity-works?token=mtRqVqWf3m79M17eu5HGekP4E211ceqH&
12 min read
Jun
23
Irregularities At Poll Sites Across Brooklyn

Irregularities At Poll Sites Across Brooklyn

BROOKLYN – Primary elections are today! Like we wrote yesterday, [/dont-forget-to-vote-on-tuesday-heres-how/] the Primary is the election that truly matters, particularly in
4 min read
Jun
22
Don’t Forget To Vote On Tuesday! Here’s How.

Don’t Forget To Vote On Tuesday! Here’s How.

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN – Primary elections are tomorrow, and in Brooklyn, Primary is the election that matters [/in-brooklyn-june-primary-is-the-election-day/]! Why? In
2 min read
Jun
22
Police Commissioner Shea Testifies At AG’s Public Hearing on Recent Protests

Police Commissioner Shea Testifies At AG’s Public Hearing on Recent Protests

By Adrian Childress/BklynerLast week AG James held two public hearings and listened to 17 hours of testimony from one
8 min read
Jun
22
A Slow Climb Back Begins as NYC Hits Likely Bottom on Job Losses

A Slow Climb Back Begins as NYC Hits Likely Bottom on Job Losses

By Greg David, originally published in THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/6/22/21299263/nyc-phase-two-hits-likely-bottom-on-job-loss] The city lost
6 min read
Jun
19
Juneteenth in Brooklyn

Juneteenth in Brooklyn

Borough President Adams speaks at the Freedom Rally at Grand Army Plaza. Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – Happy Juneteenth! June 19 is
5 min read