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Jul
12
Marcy Residents Celebrate Community Center Groundbreaking

Marcy Residents Celebrate Community Center Groundbreaking

The Mayor, Councilmember Cornegy and Borough President Adams spoke at the groundbreaking of the new Marcy Community Center (Via Mayor
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Jul
11
July 11th Declared Brooklyn Patriots’ Day

July 11th Declared Brooklyn Patriots’ Day

FORT GREENE – Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and City Council Member Robert Cornegy, Jr. [https://council.nyc.gov/district-36/] (District
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Jul
10
EXCLUSIVE: State Senate Hopeful Challenges Incumbent Hamilton to Debate Series

EXCLUSIVE: State Senate Hopeful Challenges Incumbent Hamilton to Debate Series

Democratic challenger Zellnor Myrie addressing Brooklyn residents (Via ZellnorForStateSenate [https://zellnorforstatesenate.com/])Today, Zellnor Myrie, a candidate in the Democratic
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Jul
06
BP Adams Urges Developer To Help Preserve Kensington Stables

BP Adams Urges Developer To Help Preserve Kensington Stables

WINDSOR TERRACE – As the site adjacent to the beloved Kensington Stables [http://kensingtonstables.com] undergoes the ULURP [https://citylimits.org/
3 min read
Jul
05
Antonio Reynoso Endorses Cynthia Nixon For Governor

Antonio Reynoso Endorses Cynthia Nixon For Governor

Photo via Cynthia Nixon’s office.WILLIAMSBURG – District 34 Council Member Antonio Reynoso [https://council.nyc.gov/district-34/] publicly endorsed
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Jun
28
Brooklyn Pols Call on Albany to Fund MTA Repairs After Ceiling Collapse

Brooklyn Pols Call on Albany to Fund MTA Repairs After Ceiling Collapse

Borough President Adams called for funding of the FastForward plan along with Brooklyn politicians and leaders at a press conference
2 min read
Jun
27
Brooklyn Incumbents Win In 2018 Congressional Primaries

Brooklyn Incumbents Win In 2018 Congressional Primaries

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe 2018 Congressional Primaries have come and gone. The winners? Two incumbents: Dan Donovan of District 11
3 min read
Jun
21
Anti-Gentrification Protestors Break Up Bushwick Community Board Meeting

Anti-Gentrification Protestors Break Up Bushwick Community Board Meeting

Protestors brought the last CB 4 meeting of the season to a halt in opposition of gentrification (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
3 min read
Jun
20
Is Marijuana Legal Now? Not Quite… What The Mayor’s Announcement Means

Is Marijuana Legal Now? Not Quite… What The Mayor’s Announcement Means

For most New Yorkers, smoking marijuana in public will now result in a ticket instead of an arrest (Photo by
2 min read
Jun
19
Assemblymember Lentol Passes L Train Mitigation Bill, Calls for Plan from MTA

Assemblymember Lentol Passes L Train Mitigation Bill, Calls for Plan from MTA

Assemblyman Joe Lentol at a groundbreaking in North Brooklyn last year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)With the closure of the Canarsie
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