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Jan
03
Protest Iran Escalations and March in Solidarity with the Jewish Communities this Weekend

Protest Iran Escalations and March in Solidarity with the Jewish Communities this Weekend

Rapid Action In Response To Iran Escalations [https://www.facebook.com/events/s/rapid-action-in-response-to-ir/625347878239711/] Today Mayor Bill De Blasio
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Jan
03
Iran and Safety in NYC: See Something, Say Something

Iran and Safety in NYC: See Something, Say Something

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner Shea and Deputy Commissioner Miller hold a media availability in response to President Trump’
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Jan
02
$15 Minimum Wage Will Apply to Almost All Workers in NYC by End of 2020

$15 Minimum Wage Will Apply to Almost All Workers in NYC by End of 2020

Nail Salon. Photo by Kris Atomic on Unsplash. [https://unsplash.com/photos/Xa8fX8bQCgs]Yesterday the minimum wage in New York
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Dec
30
Local Pols Call for State Troopers, Brooklynites Show up to Stand with Jewish Neighbors

Local Pols Call for State Troopers, Brooklynites Show up to Stand with Jewish Neighbors

GRAND ARMY PLAZA — After the violent stabbing of five people in the home of a rabbi on Saturday night in
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Dec
27
Central Brooklyn Politics: Never Mind Senate, Josue Pierre Will Run For City Council Instead

Central Brooklyn Politics: Never Mind Senate, Josue Pierre Will Run For City Council Instead

District Leader Josue Pierre presenting awards in 2017. Nathan Thompson/Bklyner FLATBUSH – District Leader Josue “Josh” Pierre announced earlier this
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Dec
20
Congress Votes to Temporarily Repeal the SALT Tax Cap But It Will Likely Go Nowhere

Congress Votes to Temporarily Repeal the SALT Tax Cap But It Will Likely Go Nowhere

Congress voted to restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, a measure that could provide financial relief to Brooklyn
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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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Dec
19
Corner Eyesore Racks up Nearly $100,000 in Fines and Brings Rats to Newkirk Plaza 

Corner Eyesore Racks up Nearly $100,000 in Fines and Brings Rats to Newkirk Plaza 

Corner of Wall, Katie Herchenroeder /BklynerNEWKIRK PLAZA – A stone’s throw away from the vacant corner lot on Newkirk Avenue
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Dec
19
South Central Brooklyn United for Progress Looks Toward a Bigger and Brighter 2020

South Central Brooklyn United for Progress Looks Toward a Bigger and Brighter 2020

Members of South Central Brooklyn United for Progress. Courtesy of SCBUP.New York Senate District 17 for Progress, a group
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Dec
19
NYC Mayor Knew About Delay of Damning Yeshiva Report, Probe Finds

NYC Mayor Knew About Delay of Damning Yeshiva Report, Probe Finds

PHOTO: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo OfficeBy Reuven Blau and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY on December 18, 2019 The City
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