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Nov
16
‘It’s Activism Or Fascism’: Packed Community Meeting Addresses ‘Trump’s America’

‘It’s Activism Or Fascism’: Packed Community Meeting Addresses ‘Trump’s America’

Full video of Let’s Get Organized, Tuesday, November 15, 2016. (Courtesy of the office of Brad Lander) The stained
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Nov
16
Firefighters Angry Over Ban On Political Paraphernalia

Firefighters Angry Over Ban On Political Paraphernalia

Photo via Google Maps.The FDNY has ruffled the feathers on some firefighters by banning political paraphernalia from the firehouses
1 min read
Nov
16
“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
2 min read
Nov
16
Can Declining Voter Turnout In Brooklyn Be Reversed?

Can Declining Voter Turnout In Brooklyn Be Reversed?

Registering to vote. (Photo via NYC Board of Elections Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/theNYCBoardofElections/])As discussion of the
2 min read
Nov
15
Human Rights Defenders Bring Pluralism And Tolerance To Brooklyn’s ‘Little Pakistan’

Human Rights Defenders Bring Pluralism And Tolerance To Brooklyn’s ‘Little Pakistan’

Left to right: Saba Ismail, Samson Salamat and Shahid Khan, wearing the hallmark orange of the Rwadari Tehreek movement, borrowed
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Nov
15
Can Declining Voter Turnout In Brooklyn Be Reversed?

Can Declining Voter Turnout In Brooklyn Be Reversed?

Registering to vote. (Photo via NYC Board of Elections Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/theNYCBoardofElections/])As discussion of the
2 min read
Nov
15
Brooklyn Republicans Applaud Trump’s Victory, Democrats Preach Unity

Brooklyn Republicans Applaud Trump’s Victory, Democrats Preach Unity

Photo via WikipediaIn the wake of last week’s historic presidential election — in which Brooklyn overwhelmingly voted Clinton, with the
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Nov
15
Can Declining Voter Turnout In Brooklyn Be Reversed?

Can Declining Voter Turnout In Brooklyn Be Reversed?

Registering to vote. (Photo via NYC Board of Elections Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/theNYCBoardofElections/])As discussion of the
2 min read
Nov
14
‘It’s A Wake-Up Call For All Of Us’ Bangladeshi Leaders Speak Out & Rebound From Election

‘It’s A Wake-Up Call For All Of Us’ Bangladeshi Leaders Speak Out & Rebound From Election

“Voting is your power and your right,” Mamnun Haq said to Kensington’s Bangladeshi community at the Avenue C Plaza
4 min read
Nov
10
Direct Link Between 2012 Sandy Flooding & Climate Change, U.N. Reports This Week

Direct Link Between 2012 Sandy Flooding & Climate Change, U.N. Reports This Week

Flooding off Emmons Avenue in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (Photo: Viktor Kravtchenko via Creative Commons)As Brooklyn — and the
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