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Feb
15
Submit Artwork To Ground Floor Gallery’s Exhibition Supporting Free Press

Submit Artwork To Ground Floor Gallery’s Exhibition Supporting Free Press

Photo by Ground Floor Gallery via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/events/237887826669584/]Park Slope’s Ground Floor Gallery [http:
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Feb
15
Gov. Cuomo Buries Plastic Bag Fee, Calling It ‘Deeply Flawed’

Gov. Cuomo Buries Plastic Bag Fee, Calling It ‘Deeply Flawed’

James Madison High School students and teachers celebrate creating the borough’s longest chain of plastic bags, 2016. (Photo: Alex
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Feb
14
You Shall Have A Lawyer & Other Takeaways From Mayor’s State Of The City

You Shall Have A Lawyer & Other Takeaways From Mayor’s State Of The City

Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Monday, February
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Feb
10
Congressman Dan Donovan’s Office Responds To Requests For Town Hall

Congressman Dan Donovan’s Office Responds To Requests For Town Hall

Editor’s note: We have received the below letter to the editor from Congressman Dan Donovan’s office, in response
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Feb
10
The Down-Low: No Smooch For Tip-Jar Thief & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

The Down-Low: No Smooch For Tip-Jar Thief & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Tesla Showroom in Red Hook (Photo by cjh51109 via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BD-fJ4TKu4O/?tagged=teslaredhook])The Down-Low
1 min read
Feb
09
Make Volunteering A New York Value

Make Volunteering A New York Value

(Photo via Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)For the past two weeks, Brooklyn has been peppered with Trump resistance events, from parent-led
4 min read
Feb
09
Donovan: Your Constituents Want Face-to-Face Town Hall

Donovan: Your Constituents Want Face-to-Face Town Hall

Congressman Dan Donovan. (Photo via the Congressman’s Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/RepDanDonovan/])Re: It’s Hard to
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Feb
07
New York State Lawmakers Vote To Delay The City’s Plastic Bag Bill

New York State Lawmakers Vote To Delay The City’s Plastic Bag Bill

Photo via Chelsea Skye/twitter [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BYOBAG?src=hash]) Yesterday, New York State lawmakers approved a measure
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Feb
06
It’s Hard To Be A Republican In Brooklyn – Donovan’s Constituents Protest Chamber Event

It’s Hard To Be A Republican In Brooklyn – Donovan’s Constituents Protest Chamber Event

Dan Donovan is Brooklyn’s only Republican Congressman, representing Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Staten Island for the 11th Congressional
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Feb
06
Four Candidates Ramp Up Campaigns To Replace Gentile In City Council

Four Candidates Ramp Up Campaigns To Replace Gentile In City Council

The 2017 race to succeed term-limited City Councilman Vincent Gentile — who has represented Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach and
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