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‘It’s A Shit System’: Brooklyn Cop Speaks Out About Racism In The NYPD

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – The murder of George Floyd, an innocent Black man, by a cop in Minnesota has caused unrest all throughout the country, including right here in Brooklyn. [/last-night-in-brooklyn-tonight-in-brooklyn-people-are-rising-up-against-injustice/] Police, who were supposed to protect protesters, have instead aggressively shoved, hit

Kids & Family

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/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/], galas [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/inaugural-balls-the-good-the-bad-and-the-american-carnage-of-last-nights-parties/2017/01/21/6c9d974e-df98-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html?utm_term=.e442412cd6dd] , and protests [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/

Animals

Animal Rights Group Shuts Down Lobster Boil At Industry City [Videos]

Activist Kelsey Bradley covered in fake blood to protest against lobster cruelty outside Industry City. (Courtsey: kelseynbradley / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIics-RBhyv/?tagged=lobstersfeelpain])Lobsters have feelings too. A group of animal rights activists disrupted a lobster boiling event at Industry City to call attention to animal abuse

Business

Sunset Parkers Sour Over Hipster Wine Parties At Industry City

> Turning SP waterfront into Chelsea instead of bldg for climate adaptation #DevelopersRunNYC [https://twitter.com/hashtag/DevelopersRunNYC?src=hash] @NYCMayorsOffice [https://twitter.com/NYCMayorsOffice] #SMIA [https://twitter.com/hashtag/SMIA?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/pxygBAOldg [https://t.co/pxygBAOldg] — UPROSE (@UPROSE) May 22, 2016 [https://twitter.com/UPROSE/status/

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Protesters Arrested Outside Of District Attorney Ken Thompson’s House In Clinton Hill

Protesters were arrested outside Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s house in Clinton Hill earlier this week. At the dramatic scene, which unfolded at around 1am Wednesday, protesters criticized the prosecutor’s recommendation that a judge presiding over the Peter Liang case spare the former officer jail time, reports the

Bensonhurst

ICYMI: Liang Protests, ‘Big Ang’ Funeral, Spotlight On Calvert Vaux

Photo by Daniel FrazerIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook

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Thousands Protest Conviction Of Ex-Officer Peter Liang: ‘No Selective Justice!’ [Video]

https://youtu.be/M4tVlLtakic Chants of “Justice, justice!” and “No scapegoat!” rang out in Downtown Brooklyn Saturday as local pols and representatives from Chinese American organizations gave impassioned speeches at a rally protesting the conviction of ex-NYPD officer Peter Liang. More than 10,000 people poured into Cadman Plaza to

Education

Brooklyn Tech Students Accuse Staff And Peers Of Racial Tensions; Push For Change

Fifty-four years may have passed since Martin Luther King Jr made his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, but that hasn’t been enough time for his dreams of a post-racial, harmoniously collaborative society to be fully realized. And it seems hundreds of Brooklyn Technical High School students would agree.

Central Brooklyn

Council Member Lander Shows Support For Homeless Shelter In Response To Protests

Photo by Shannon Geis/Kensington BKFollowing protests [/home/locals-protest-the-opening-of-a-homeless-shelter-on-mcdonald-avenue/] outside of the new homeless shelter opening on McDonald Avenue [/home/dhs-announces-homeless-shelter-opening-on-mcdonald-avenue/], Council member Brad Lander [http://bradlander.nyc/]has spoken in favor of the shelter and has asked community members to work together to address issues surrounding the shelter opening.

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Photo Of The Day: Men Do Not Own The Streets

Part of the Stop Telling Women to Smile [http://stoptellingwomentosmile.com/] project spotted on 15th Street. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on Instagram, or email it to editor@bklyner.

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Local Schools To Rally Against Proposed Education Reforms This Saturday

A crowd packed the sidewalk in front of PS 321 at a recent rally. Photo courtesy of Emma Murphy.With a vote on the New York State budget set for April 1, parents, teachers, and administrators from local schools are ramping up efforts to fight Governor Cuomo’s proposed education

activism

Pols Slam City’s Concrete Boardwalk Plan At Rally

Courtesy of Councilman Treyger’s officePublic Advocate Letitia James, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Comptroller Scott Stringer joined local politicians, community members, and activists Sunday to express their outrage at the Parks Department’s concrete makeover of the Coney Island Riegelmann Boardwalk [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/11/construction-begins-coney-island-boardwalk/

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Today: Coney Community Organizing Anti-Violence Rally In Response To Recent Shootings

West 23rd Street and Mermaid Avenue, the scene of the shooting (Source: Google Maps)Following a shooting yesterday in broad daylight that left one dead [/ronnell-bradley-21-shot-dead-mermaid-avenue/], and other recent violence in the neighborhood, fed up residents of Coney Island are holding a rally to call for an end to area

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PS 10 Joins Schools Across The City In Common Core Protest

One week after students completed the English Language Arts (ELA) portion of this year’s Common Core test, PS 10 [http://ps10.org/] (511 7th Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and 17th Streets) administrators, teachers, parents, and students took to the streets to protest what many are calling a disastrous testing

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Senator Diane Savino Is All For Free Tuition For CUNY And SUNY Students

State Senator Diane Savino (Source: Thomas Good via Wikimedia Commons)Senator Diane Savino supports more than just looser marijuana laws [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2014/01/diane-savino-says-cuomos-medical-marijuana-proposal-a-great-first-step/] . She has also come out in support of free tuition of undergraduates in CUNY and SUNY schools. The idea was first proposed by

animal cruelty

Kensington Stables Supports Protest Tonight Against Mayor-Elect De Blasio & NYCLASS

Kensington Stables [http://www.kensingtonstables.com]‘ Walker Blankinship posted on the barn’s Facebook page this afternoon asking neighbors to protest Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio [http://www.billdeblasio.com]‘s attendance of NYCLASS [http://www.nyclass.org]‘s Animal Heroes of NYC Awards & Fundraiser this evening. Says the post [https:

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Community Speaks Against Co-Location At Cavallaro Junior High

Source: schools.nyc.govThe planned protest of a co-location proposal at I.S. 281 Joseph B. Cavallaro Junior High School (8787 24th Avenue) drew hundreds of concerned parents, students and educators to the Monday evening hearing. The proposal is one of many last-minute attempts by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to shove

Golden Farm

Golden Farm Boycott Starts Back Up, Pickets Tonight & Wednesday

After agreeing earlier this year to suspend boycotts against embattled Kensington grocery store Golden Farm [/tag/golden-farm], neighbors, Occupy Kensington [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Kensington/513510922042949] members, and New York Communities for Change [http://www.nycommunities.org/] were once again on the corner of Church Avenue and E 4th

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UPDATE: Oceana Dwellers Protest City’s Plan To Place Public Bathroom’s Obstructing Their View

The Oceana. Source: Google MapsResidents of the Oceana condominium complex (50 Oceana Drive West) took to the streets to protest the city construction of a public bathroom that they claim obstructs their million dollar view of the ocean, according to a report [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/nyregion/

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Commuters, Beware: OWS To Spread May Day Mayhem

Source: owsposters.tumblr.comRemember those scruffy fellas from Occupy Wall Street [http://occupywallst.org/] ? Yeah, they were all the rage… until it got cold and America got distracted. But now they’re back! The group is putting themselves back on the radar tomorrow with a series of demonstrations and occupations

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Sheepshead Bay H.S. Slated For Closure And “Turnaround,” Hearing To Be Held March 28

A rally to save Sheepshead Bay High School when it faced closure in 2010.You may have heard rumors [http://www.gerritsenbeach.net/2012/02/21/sheepshead-bay-high-shcool-closing-july-1-2012/] that Sheepshead Bay High School is closing down to be replaced by four smaller academies operating under one principal. That is not the

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Video: Senator Marty Golden Speaks

In the above video clip, taken from of a segment of Albany news program Capital Tonight, Senator Marty Golden discusses protests; as well as employment, gridlock in Albany, mandate relief, property tax caps, rent control and same-sex marriage. State Senator Marty Golden represents District 22, which includes Bay Ridge, Dyker

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2800 Coyle Street: Co-op Of Corruption

Ronnette Gleizer was one of more than 20 residents of 2800 Coyle Street protesting the co-op board in the building's lobbyResidents of a Sheepshead Bay co-op apartment building have turned a series of disagreements into an ugly, bitter, and personal fight pitting neighbor against neighbor. The worst part is, it