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Nov
22
Sunset Park Unity March Addresses ‘Fear and Uncertainty’ Of Neighbors

Sunset Park Unity March Addresses ‘Fear and Uncertainty’ Of Neighbors

Marchers gather in Sunset Park. (Photo provided by the Office of Council Member Carlos Menchaca)Recent immigration and political concerns
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Nov
21
Council Member Eugene Will Face Second Challenger In 2017

Council Member Eugene Will Face Second Challenger In 2017

Mathieu Eugene addressing the crowd at the ‘Voice of American Muslims’ unity event, November 18. (Photo by Carly Miller / Ditmas
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Nov
21

Public School Employees Tell Immigrant Students In Bay Ridge, Sunset Park To “Start Packing Your Bags”

On the heels of Donald Trump’s presidential election, there has been an uptick of national hate crimes — especially those
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Nov
21
UPDATED: Public School Employees Tell Immigrant Students In Bay Ridge, Sunset Park To “Start Packing Your Bags”

UPDATED: Public School Employees Tell Immigrant Students In Bay Ridge, Sunset Park To “Start Packing Your Bags”

There haven’t big any big protests in Sunset Park or Bay Ridge yet, but here is an image from
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Nov
21
‘No One Has Ever Asked If We Even Want It’: Prickly Public Responds To 16 Miles Of BQX Streetcar Proposal

‘No One Has Ever Asked If We Even Want It’: Prickly Public Responds To 16 Miles Of BQX Streetcar Proposal

[L-R] Jeff Peel, project manager at the Department of Transportation and Adam Giambrone, Economic Development Corporation. (Photo by Amy Holiday
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Nov
21
Check Your Hate: Senator Squadron, Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock Lead Rally After Hate Graffiti Found At Adam Yauch Park

Check Your Hate: Senator Squadron, Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock Lead Rally After Hate Graffiti Found At Adam Yauch Park

Beastie Boys’ Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz (with paper) speaks at protest in Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights. To his left
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Nov
18
Council Members Join Call For MTA Fare Reductions For Low-Income Riders

Council Members Join Call For MTA Fare Reductions For Low-Income Riders

Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/
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Nov
17
Local Council Members Introduce 421-A Oversight Bills

Local Council Members Introduce 421-A Oversight Bills

421-a protest in front of 626 Flatbush Avenue. (Photo via DPC)Today, Flatbush Council Member Jumaane Williams and northern Brooklyn
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Nov
17

Local Council Members Introduce 421-A Oversight Bills

421-a protest in front of 626 Flatbush Avenue. (Photo via DPC)Today, Flatbush Council Member Jumaane Williams and northern Brooklyn
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Nov
17
“Full Force of Law” Will Be Used To Address Spike In Hate Crimes, Say Brooklyn DA & Gov

“Full Force of Law” Will Be Used To Address Spike In Hate Crimes, Say Brooklyn DA & Gov

Photo via Governor Cuomo’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/GovernorAndrewCuomo/].In the wake of a reported spike in
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