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Mar
12
Lynne Patton Tours NYCHA’s Fenimore Lefferts Houses

Lynne Patton Tours NYCHA’s Fenimore Lefferts Houses

Prospect Lefferts Gardens/East Flatbush – This morning Lynne Patton was on tour at her new temporary home in Brooklyn. Patton,
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Mar
11
L. Rickie Tulloch Enters The Crowded Race For the 45th Council Seat

L. Rickie Tulloch Enters The Crowded Race For the 45th Council Seat

EAST FLATBUSH — L. Rickie Tulloch is the ninth person to jump into the crowded race to replace Public Advocate-Elect Jumaane
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Feb
25
Interpreters Will Be Allowed Inside Polling Sites

Interpreters Will Be Allowed Inside Polling Sites

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Today a Brooklyn judge did not grant the Board of Election’s (BOE) their request for a temporary
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Feb
22
Brooklyn’s Rafael Espinal stepping up for citywide office

Brooklyn’s Rafael Espinal stepping up for citywide office

SPONSORED: City Councilmember and lifelong Brooklyn resident Rafael Espinal is running to be New York’s next Public Advocate in
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Feb
20
Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg First To Make A Campaign Stop In Brooklyn

Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg First To Make A Campaign Stop In Brooklyn

Pete Buttigieg at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center with New York Times journalist promoting his book and 2020
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Feb
19
Councilman Deletes Tweet As Jewish and Muslim Leaders Navigate Tensions

Councilman Deletes Tweet As Jewish and Muslim Leaders Navigate Tensions

Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)SHEEPSHEAD BAY – Council Member Chaim Deutsch deleted a tweet blaming two Muslim leaders for
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Feb
15
Mayor Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Crimes

Mayor Doubles Down On Anti-Semitic Crimes

Mayor Bill de Blasio during a rally against anti-Semitism at Kingsway Jewish Center (Photo: Todd Maisel)MIDWOOD — Mayor Bill de
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Feb
13
Jumaane Williams Wins the Kings County Democratic Committee Endorsement And More

Jumaane Williams Wins the Kings County Democratic Committee Endorsement And More

Jumaane Williams. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)GREENPOINT — Councilman Jumaane Williams reigned supreme at Tuesday night’s Kings County Democratic Committee
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Feb
05
Corey Johnson Apologizes To Mother Whose Child Was Violently Separated From Her At HRA Office

Corey Johnson Apologizes To Mother Whose Child Was Violently Separated From Her At HRA Office

BOERUM HILL – Jazmine Headley, the 23-year-old mother from Bed-Stuy whose young son was forcibly torn from her arms [/video-nypd-violently-yanks-1-year-old-from-mother-at-snap-office/] during
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Jan
31
Here’s What’s Happening In Brooklyn’s Political Scene

Here’s What’s Happening In Brooklyn’s Political Scene

BROOKLYN — There’s a lot going on in Brooklyn today and some important things happened this week. U.S. Rep
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