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Jun
10
Brooklyn’s Accidental New Town Square

Brooklyn’s Accidental New Town Square

MLK quote at Barclays center. Norman Oder/BklynerWhen the Barclays Center was designated [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/
8 min read
Jun
10
Gareth Bryant On Being A Black Muslim Man In America

Gareth Bryant On Being A Black Muslim Man In America

Photo via Gareth Bryant.BEDFORD STUYVESANT – Gareth Bryant has been on Earth for 38 years thus far. In these 38
5 min read
Jun
10
Chaim Deutsch Scorches Earth in Stealth Campaign to Topple Rep. Yvette Clarke

Chaim Deutsch Scorches Earth in Stealth Campaign to Topple Rep. Yvette Clarke

Councilmember Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn) chairs a hearing on veterans, Sept. 17, 2019. William Alatriste/New York City CouncilBy Clifford Michel,
6 min read
Jun
09
Busses Transported More Passengers Than Subway Yesterday, Brooklyn Slighted In New Bus Lane Plan

Busses Transported More Passengers Than Subway Yesterday, Brooklyn Slighted In New Bus Lane Plan

Officials announced 213,548 more passengers took buses and subway on Monday, June 8, the first day of Phase 1
3 min read
Jun
09
From Brooklyn To Staten Island To Brooklyn: Abdullah Akl Just Wants To Make A Difference

From Brooklyn To Staten Island To Brooklyn: Abdullah Akl Just Wants To Make A Difference

Photo via Omar Ali, with permission.BROOKLYN – Abdullah Akl is an 18-year-old Egyptian-American. He was born and raised in Brooklyn
6 min read
Jun
08
Cuomo OKs In-person Special Education This Summer, Unclear if NYC Will Opt In

Cuomo OKs In-person Special Education This Summer, Unclear if NYC Will Opt In

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashAlex Zimmerman and Reema Amin, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/
2 min read
Jun
08
Four Men Shot, Three Killed In Weekend Shootings

Four Men Shot, Three Killed In Weekend Shootings

BROOKLYN – Four men were shot and three were killed in three separate incidents that took place over the weekend. EAST
1 min read
Jun
05
Cuomo said camps can reopen June 29, but programs for thousands of low-income New Yorkers might not have the funding

Cuomo said camps can reopen June 29, but programs for thousands of low-income New Yorkers might not have the funding

Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on UnsplashBy Reema Amin, originally published in Chalkbeat New York [https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/
5 min read
Jun
04
MTA Wants A Dedicated Bus Lane Along Flatbush Avenue. Will The City Oblige?

MTA Wants A Dedicated Bus Lane Along Flatbush Avenue. Will The City Oblige?

Flatbush Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city is yet to reveal its transportation plan to deal with the additional 200,000-400,
3 min read
Jun
04
What if… the Barclays Center Had Been the Jackie Robinson Arena?

What if… the Barclays Center Had Been the Jackie Robinson Arena?

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – By Adrian Childress/BklynerOn June 2, on the fifth day of protests against police brutality, activists
5 min read