Opinion

Mar
15
It’s Time to Close NYC Schools and All Non-Essential Businesses

It’s Time to Close NYC Schools and All Non-Essential Businesses

The re-named New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)By City Council Member Brad Lander It’s
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Mar
15
Close The Schools! Brooklyn Tech Teacher On The Reasons Why

Close The Schools! Brooklyn Tech Teacher On The Reasons Why

Brooklyn Tech, Photo by BKLYNERBy Anastasia Amanda Visbal / NYC educator, Brooklyn Tech High School All New York City public schools
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Feb
27
OPINION: Protect New York City Homeowners and Permanently Fund HOPP 

OPINION: Protect New York City Homeowners and Permanently Fund HOPP 

W9th Street by Kings Highway. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Shabnam Faruki In New York City, families work for years to save
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Feb
17
Save 227 Duffield: There’s More To A City Landmark Than Architectural Significance

Save 227 Duffield: There’s More To A City Landmark Than Architectural Significance

About 15 protestors held signs and chanted against the demolition of 227 Duffield Street in September of 2019 [/11th-hour-plea-to-stop-demo-of-abolitionist-place-house/], a
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Feb
11
Must We Be Driven From Our Home?

Must We Be Driven From Our Home?

Dear  Bklyner, I’m concerned about the proposed real estate tax hike that is targeted at Park Slope.  As my
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Feb
05
To Protect Tenants, New York City Must Take the Lead

To Protect Tenants, New York City Must Take the Lead

Linden Boulevard/Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerNew York is in a housing crisis, exacerbated by spiraling rents [https://ny.curbed.com/
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Jan
13
2020: A New Decade for Bold Action on Climate (Opinion)

2020: A New Decade for Bold Action on Climate (Opinion)

Yvette Clarke. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)30 years. That’s how long we have left to transform our economy and
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Dec
20
Opinion: We Need Housing Guarantee for Brooklyn’s Working Families

Opinion: We Need Housing Guarantee for Brooklyn’s Working Families

New affordable housing on Flatbush Avenue under construction. Liena Zagare/BklynerIn 1949, President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act to
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Nov
22
Finding Hope During the Holidays

Finding Hope During the Holidays

Anthony Tran [https://unsplash.com/@anthonytran?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=photographer-credit&utm_content=creditBadge] The holidays are
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Nov
06
Letter to the Editor: Possible Voter Suppression in Crown Heights

Letter to the Editor: Possible Voter Suppression in Crown Heights

By Keith Polasko, a concerned citizen. CROWN HEIGHTS — On the afternoon of Monday, November 4, 2019 the New York City
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