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Nov
18
MTA Budget Proposes Massive Cuts To Service

MTA Budget Proposes Massive Cuts To Service

Bedford Av L line entrance on Mon., October 19, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitMTA presented
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Nov
18
State Senator Andrew Gounardes Declares Victory in Tough Reelection Battle

State Senator Andrew Gounardes Declares Victory in Tough Reelection Battle

Andrew Gounardes. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)State Senator Andrew Gounardes declared victory Wednesday afternoon in his fight for reelection to
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Nov
18
Q&A With Justin Krebs: Running For A More Livable Park Slope

Q&A With Justin Krebs: Running For A More Livable Park Slope

Justin Krebs in Park Slope. Fall of 2020. By Zainab Iqbal/BklynerJustin Krebs, 42, is a community organizer running to
10 min read
Nov
18
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Formally Announces Run For Mayor

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Formally Announces Run For Mayor

Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – Eric Adams, who has served as Brooklyn’s Borough President since 2014, formally
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Nov
17
Planning For Equitable Recovery: The Inclusive Growth Initiative Is Seeking Diverse Steering Committee Members

Planning For Equitable Recovery: The Inclusive Growth Initiative Is Seeking Diverse Steering Committee Members

Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerOver the next two years, three leading non-profit organizations will work together to inform an agenda for
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Nov
16
Q&A With Curtis Harris On His Run For City Council District 35

Q&A With Curtis Harris On His Run For City Council District 35

Curtis Harris. (Photo via Harris)Twelve of Brooklyn’s 16 councilmembers are term-limited, and the number of individuals running for
6 min read
Nov
13
Dunkin Donuts Versus Housing: Sunset Park Residents Discuss At A Public Hearing of 737 4th Avenue

Dunkin Donuts Versus Housing: Sunset Park Residents Discuss At A Public Hearing of 737 4th Avenue

Last night CB7 held its first public zoom hearing [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCB7/videos/818099408764571] of the proposed redevelopment
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Nov
11
Inside the Board of Elections’ Long Absentee Ballot Count

Inside the Board of Elections’ Long Absentee Ballot Count

Board of Elections workers check absentee ballots in Brooklyn, Nov. 10, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Christine Chung, THE CITY.
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Nov
09
‘We Are No Longer Afraid’: Brooklyn Democrats Celebrate The End Of Trump Presidency

‘We Are No Longer Afraid’: Brooklyn Democrats Celebrate The End Of Trump Presidency

Grand Army Plaza on Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)After it was announced that Joe Biden will be
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Nov
04
Brooklyn’s Winners & Losers

Brooklyn’s Winners & Losers

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – With the exception of four people (three of them currently have fewer
9 min read