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Jul
23
Power Not Fully Back on Prospect Lefferts Gardens Block, Residents and Pols Say

Power Not Fully Back on Prospect Lefferts Gardens Block, Residents and Pols Say

Assembly Member Diana Richardson and State Senator Zellnor Myrie at a press conference outside 245 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts
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Jul
23

120-Year-Old Gothic Church in Flatbush Sold for More than $3 Mil

Flatbush Presbyterian Church on Foster and East 23rd in November of 2018. (Photo: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)FLATBUSH — A church in
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Jul
22
BP Adams, Cumbo Endorse Call For Manufacturing Protections

BP Adams, Cumbo Endorse Call For Manufacturing Protections

Eric Adams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Council Member Laurie Cumbo gave their
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Jul
22
Sunset Park Residents Call for Puerto Rico’s Governor to Resign

Sunset Park Residents Call for Puerto Rico’s Governor to Resign

SUNSET PARK – Residents of Puerto Rican descent rallied on a hot summer night Friday to call for the governor of
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Jul
22
De Blasio Addresses Power Outages in Southeast Brooklyn

De Blasio Addresses Power Outages in Southeast Brooklyn

Mayor Bill de Blasio commenting on blackouts at press conference (Photo: Todd Maisel)MILL BASIN — Mayor Bill de Blasio said
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Jul
19
DA Eric Gonzalez Defends Diversion Program NYPD Says Is Used Too Often When Guns Are Involved

DA Eric Gonzalez Defends Diversion Program NYPD Says Is Used Too Often When Guns Are Involved

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez at a recent press conference (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez
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Jul
19
8-Story Apartment Building to Rise in Flatbush

8-Story Apartment Building to Rise in Flatbush

The home that will soon be demolished ahead of construction (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)FLATBUSH—An eight-story apartment building
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Jul
18
How To Save Everyone: Doc who Saved Hundreds After Las Vegas Mass Shooting Trains Colleagues in Brooklyn

How To Save Everyone: Doc who Saved Hundreds After Las Vegas Mass Shooting Trains Colleagues in Brooklyn

FLATBUSH — On the night of the mass shooting [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/live-updates-two-people-are-dead-as-police-investigate] at the Las Vegas Harvest
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Jul
17
Rep. Max Rose To Visit Southern Border Detention Facilities This Friday

Rep. Max Rose To Visit Southern Border Detention Facilities This Friday

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBAY RIDGE – After neighbors and activists called on him to “close the camps” two weeks ago, Congressman
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Jul
17
BP Adams Raking in Cash Ahead of Mayoral Run

BP Adams Raking in Cash Ahead of Mayoral Run

Borough President Eric Adams waves to the crowd at the Bay Ridge Memorial Day Parade. Todd Maisel/BklynerBED-STUY—Brooklyn Borough
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