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Jul
09
Community Board 9 Schedules Election for Chair, As Baker’s Tenure Ends

Community Board 9 Schedules Election for Chair, As Baker’s Tenure Ends

Community Board 9 at 890 Nostrand Ave. between Caroll and Presidents Streets. (Photo: Kadia Goba/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS—Community Board
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Jul
09
‘Jayden is Brooklyn’s Champion’: Graduation Held at Hospital For Recently Shot 11-Year-Old

‘Jayden is Brooklyn’s Champion’: Graduation Held at Hospital For Recently Shot 11-Year-Old

Jayden Grant with his grandmother, Bessie Watson Grant, before the graduation ceremony began (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BOROUGH PARK—
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Jul
08
NYPD Announces Details on Crown Heights Cops Increase

NYPD Announces Details on Crown Heights Cops Increase

CROWN HEIGHTS—The NYPD has sent dozens of additional police officers to a pocket of  Brooklyn that in recent months
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Jul
05
Cops Deserve a Raise as Reward for Keeping Crime Low, Brooklyn BP Says

Cops Deserve a Raise as Reward for Keeping Crime Low, Brooklyn BP Says

Borough President Eric Adams talks about Meatless Mondays. Todd Maisel/Bklyner BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on Wednesday defended
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Jul
03
‘Senator Schumer is a Coward’: Hundreds Protest Outside the NY Senator’s Home

‘Senator Schumer is a Coward’: Hundreds Protest Outside the NY Senator’s Home

PARK SLOPE – New York’s senior senator doesn’t have to look very far to see the frustration he’s
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Jul
01
Felder, Formerly a Republican Conference Member, Joins Dems

Felder, Formerly a Republican Conference Member, Joins Dems

Simcha Felder. (Photo: NY Senate)BOROUGH PARK— A partyless Brooklyn lawmaker has picked a side. State Senator Simcha Felder, who
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Jun
28
SCOTUS Blocks Citizenship Question On Census

SCOTUS Blocks Citizenship Question On Census

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided to currently block a question on the
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Jun
27
CB9 Mayhem Continues: Chair Ends Tenure in Frustration, as District Manager Spot Remains Open

CB9 Mayhem Continues: Chair Ends Tenure in Frustration, as District Manager Spot Remains Open

Stuart Balberg and others rush to vote at the end of the Community Board 9 meeting, before time ran out
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Jun
26
Democratic Primary Debate Watch Parties in Brooklyn

Democratic Primary Debate Watch Parties in Brooklyn

Bernie Sanders. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN—On Wednesday at 9p.m., half of the Democratic presidential candidates will in
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Jun
26
Judicial Election Results: Cohen, Neckles and Lopez Torres Win

Judicial Election Results: Cohen, Neckles and Lopez Torres Win

Caroline CohenBROOKLYN—In Tuesday’s judicial elections, Caroline Cohen, Margarita Lopez Torres and Bernadette Neckles came out on top. With
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