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Jun
15
Black Transgender Lives Matter Rally Gathered Thousands In Brooklyn Yesterday

Black Transgender Lives Matter Rally Gathered Thousands In Brooklyn Yesterday

Photo via David L. Bowles, @aquanasium [https://www.instagram.com/aquanasium/], with permission.PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Thousands of people in masks
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Jun
04
Muslims Against Police Brutality Protest: Bay Ridge To Barclays Center

Muslims Against Police Brutality Protest: Bay Ridge To Barclays Center

Photo via Najm Designs Photography, with permission.BAY RIDGE – Three hours, seven miles, and 23,000 steps. That is how
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May
26
Neighbors Give Back To Their Own Southern Brooklyn Immigrant Community

Neighbors Give Back To Their Own Southern Brooklyn Immigrant Community

Brooklyn Immigrant Community Support – Distribution at Good Shepherd Church. (Photo via Rathkopf Photography [https://www.rathkopf.com/], with permission) SOUTH
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Jan
06
Williamsburg’s Three Kings Parade Lives on, Despite Changing Neighborhood

Williamsburg’s Three Kings Parade Lives on, Despite Changing Neighborhood

Three Kings Parade. Leonardo March/Bklyner.WILLIAMSBURG — The cold, windy weather didn’t deter community organizations, folk dancers, musical performers,
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Nov
04
New Yorkers Angry at Cops Take It to the Streets

New Yorkers Angry at Cops Take It to the Streets

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — On Friday night packed with anger and emotion, over 1,000 people marched and protested
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Oct
28
Another Family Has Been Reunited Under The Muslim Ban

Another Family Has Been Reunited Under The Muslim Ban

Abdul Latif with Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez speaking to his family on FaceTime. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BAY RIDGE – Nearly three
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Sep
24
Michael Hiller Is Running To Unseat Rep. Yvette Clarke In Congress

Michael Hiller Is Running To Unseat Rep. Yvette Clarke In Congress

Michael Hiller. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – Rep. Yvette Clarke has a new opponent and it’s the social
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Sep
18
Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

Shahana Hanif. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON/PARK SLOPE – Shahana Hanif was meant to survive. When she was diagnosed with
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Sep
10
Renovated Fort Hamilton High School Field Is Open To All

Renovated Fort Hamilton High School Field Is Open To All

BAY RIDGE – Two years, two council members, and $4.7 million later, the historic Fort Hamilton High School Athletic Field
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Sep
03
J’Ouvert, West Indian Day Parade Joyful Despite The Rain

J’Ouvert, West Indian Day Parade Joyful Despite The Rain

The West Indian Day Parade was a soggy affair as rain poured on revelers, but didn’t dampen spirits. Todd
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