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Crackdown on Churros Inside Subway Stations

Elsa, the woman that was cuffed for selling churros, speaking at the rally. (Photo: Lloyd Mitchell)CYPRESS HILLS – A woman was cuffed for selling churros at the Broadway Junction subway station on Friday. “She shouldn’t have been there,” Mayor Bill de Blasio says. On November 8, a woman, who

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Massive Sinkhole Almost Swallows Car In Bushwick

Photo via Mario Kaiser.BUSHWICK – A massive sinkhole took over a street and almost swallowed a vehicle and its passengers Thursday morning. At around 8 a.m. this morning, August 1, a sinkhole opened up near the intersection of Evergreen Street and Decatur Avenue. According to Council Member Rafael Espinal,

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s Rafael Espinal stepping up for citywide office

SPONSORED: City Councilmember and lifelong Brooklyn resident Rafael Espinal is running to be New York’s next Public Advocate in a special election on February 26th. With a diverse coalition of supporters including the Freelancers Union, environmental activists, small business people, and the Teamsters, he’s in a strong position

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Public Advocate Forum Tonight in Dyker Heights

The New York State Reform Party is sponsoring a public advocate forum on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm at Bklyn’s Pizza in Dyker Heights. Frank Morano, secretary of the New York State Reform Party [https://www.nyreformparty.com/] and host of AM

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Shorefront JCC Celebrates Expanded Holocaust Survivor Services

Community leaders, including City Councilmen Chaim Deutsch and Rafael Espinal, cut the ribbon to celebrate the Shorefront JCC’s expanded Holocaust Survivor Social Services Program. (Photo provided by the Shorefront JCC)Thanks to support from the City Council, the Shorefront Jewish Community Council [http://www.shorefrontjcc.org/] has expanded its

Bushwick

Ox Cart Tavern’s Burger? ‘Definitely On My Top 3,’ Bushwick Councilman Says

Photo via rlespinal [https://instagram.com/p/1qrNl4P1G6/?taken-by=rlespinal] Councilman Rafael Espinal [http://council.nyc.gov/d37/html/members/home.shtml], whose 37th Council Districts covers such neighborhoods as Bushwick, East New York, and Cypress Hills, just came to our neighborhood — and it looks like he’s a big