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PR Declares State of Emergency After 6.4 Magnitute Earthquake Hits Island, Brooklyn Gets Ready to Help

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico this morning, killing one man and injuring several others as well as cutting off power to large areas of the island, CNN reported. The quake is the most damaging to hit the island since 1918, and came just one day after another

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Sunset Park Residents Call for Puerto Rico’s Governor to Resign

SUNSET PARK – Residents of Puerto Rican descent rallied on a hot summer night Friday to call for the governor of the island to resign over racially incentive remarks, alleged government corruption, and incompetence over aid distribution to those who still live in squalor a year and a half after Hurricane

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Three Kings Parade Arrives in Williamsburg [PHOTOS]

The Three Kings Parade marched down Graham Avenue/Avenue of Puerto Rico on a sunny Sunday this weekend (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)After a weeks-long delay due to snow and the bitter cold weather at the beginning of January, los tres reyes finally arrived in Williamsburg this weekend as the Three

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A Massive Outpouring Of Support In North Brooklyn For Puerto Rico Relief

(Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)EAST WILLIAMSBURG – Last night, deep in industrial East Williamsburg, nearly one hundred people toiled away under the bright fluorescent lights of a sweltering warehouse on Randolph Street, moving mountains of goods donated for Hurricane Maria relief and preparing them for shipment. The cavernous building was filled to

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Stepping into the First Salsa Studio in Brooklyn

Partner work in an ongoing Salsa dance class. (Shreya Vaidyanathan and Kat Moon / BKLYNER)By Shreya Vaidyanathan and Kat Moon SUNSET PARK – New York Salsa has a rich cultural background, having been built and shaped by various immigrant communities in the city during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The

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Somos Boricuas! Puerto Rican Day Parade Returns To Sunset Park This Weekend

Vejigante mask at Puerto Rican Parade. Courtesy of Facebook.The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival is returning to Sunset Park for the second official year this weekend. A procession of music and dancing will salsa up 5th Avenue all the way to Sunset Park (the park, not the