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Feb
03
Thousands Of Yemeni-Americans & Supporters Rally Against Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’

Thousands Of Yemeni-Americans & Supporters Rally Against Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’

Brooklyn Borough Hall rally. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYER)Last night, an estimated 7,000 thousand Yemeni-Americans, Muslims, and supporters
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Feb
02
The Down-Low: Crack-Smoking Man Accidentally Sets Self On Fire & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

The Down-Low: Crack-Smoking Man Accidentally Sets Self On Fire & Other Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

Dog Parker Located in Front of Brothers Bagels at 285 Court Street (Photo by dogparker_via Instagram [https://www.instagram.
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Feb
02
City-Wide Bodega Strike Hits Cortelyou Road As Yemeni-Americans Protest Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’

City-Wide Bodega Strike Hits Cortelyou Road As Yemeni-Americans Protest Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)One thousand Yemeni-owned bodegas across the city are on strike today to protest Trump’s
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Feb
01
Thousands In Brooklyn Send Senator Schumer A Message: Resist Trump

Thousands In Brooklyn Send Senator Schumer A Message: Resist Trump

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Last night, thousands of protesters rallied outside of Senator Chuck Schumer’s Park Slope apartment
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Jan
31
NYC Schools Chancellor Pens Letter on Immigration

NYC Schools Chancellor Pens Letter on Immigration

Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. (Courtesy: Flickr / Kelly Millea)Students and parents across the city received a
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Jan
31
Ditmas Park Neighbors Band Together To Take Civic Action

Ditmas Park Neighbors Band Together To Take Civic Action

Info session with Assembly Member Bobby Carrol at Ditmas Civic meeting, January 26. (Photo by Nathan Thompson)In response to
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Jan
27
Southern Brooklyn Pols Demand DOT Traffic Study At Dangerous Sheepshead Bay Intersection

Southern Brooklyn Pols Demand DOT Traffic Study At Dangerous Sheepshead Bay Intersection

Assemblyman Cymbrowitz (center), DOT Borough Commissioner Keith Bray (far right) and other reps discuss possible safety improvements at Avenue X
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Jan
26
Mayor Unveils $400M In Vision Zero Funding For School Crossing Guards & More

Mayor Unveils $400M In Vision Zero Funding For School Crossing Guards & More

Mayor de Blasio made his Vision Zero budget announcement at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, which will be
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Jan
26
Community Declares Kensington a “Hate Free Zone”

Community Declares Kensington a “Hate Free Zone”

Hot on the heels of President Trump’s signing executive orders [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/
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Jan
23
Neighbors March On Prospect Park & Other Northern Brooklyn Inauguration Happenings

Neighbors March On Prospect Park & Other Northern Brooklyn Inauguration Happenings

Prospect Park on Saturday, Jan 21. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)This weekend, Inauguration Day events [http://www.cnn.com/
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