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Jul
19
Fight For Accountability At Makki Masjid Goes To Court

Fight For Accountability At Makki Masjid Goes To Court

Makki Masjid located at 1089 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) MIDWOOD – The fight for accountability at the beloved
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Jul
09
‘Jayden is Brooklyn’s Champion’: Graduation Held at Hospital For Recently Shot 11-Year-Old

‘Jayden is Brooklyn’s Champion’: Graduation Held at Hospital For Recently Shot 11-Year-Old

Jayden Grant with his grandmother, Bessie Watson Grant, before the graduation ceremony began (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BOROUGH PARK—
3 min read
Jun
28
Yoni Katz Can Take You on a ‘Messianic’ Tour of Hasidic Crown Heights  

Yoni Katz Can Take You on a ‘Messianic’ Tour of Hasidic Crown Heights  

Yoni Katz in a library on Kingston Avenue, where he begins his tours (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS—
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Jun
27
Naseem Khan Alizai Keeps The Tradition Of Gold Jewelry Alive

Naseem Khan Alizai Keeps The Tradition Of Gold Jewelry Alive

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerLITTLE PAKISTAN – Naseem Khan Alizai for the last 28 years has spent his days selling gold jewelry
6 min read
Jun
21
With Schools Closing, Is Catholic Education Disappearing in Brooklyn?

With Schools Closing, Is Catholic Education Disappearing in Brooklyn?

Bishop Kearney High will close after August. (Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner)This week marked the last day of school for
5 min read
Jun
21
Building Bridges Between Muslim and Orthodox Jewish Communities in Southern Brooklyn, or How Jabaran Saved Shabbos

Building Bridges Between Muslim and Orthodox Jewish Communities in Southern Brooklyn, or How Jabaran Saved Shabbos

Jabaran Akram. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Jabaran Akram, 22, was born in Brooklyn, the third of eight children of
4 min read
Jun
18
Arsonist swore to “kill” rabbi whose home was one of three destroyed in Midwood fire

Arsonist swore to “kill” rabbi whose home was one of three destroyed in Midwood fire

A five alarm fire raced through three 100+ year-old houses in Midwood, resulting in 13 injuries.A Pennsylvania man who
2 min read
May
09
Sacred Sites Open House: Tour 13 Brooklyn Houses Of Worship

Sacred Sites Open House: Tour 13 Brooklyn Houses Of Worship

The New York Landmarks Conservancy [http://www.nylandmarks.org/] is hosting the Sacred Sites Open House from May 18-19, inviting
2 min read
May
02
Ramadan Kareem! Here’s What You Need To Know About The Holy Month

Ramadan Kareem! Here’s What You Need To Know About The Holy Month

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerIt’s that time of year again. Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, is beginning in just
3 min read
Apr
29
Crown Heights Jewish Women Should Be Able To Vote In CH Jewish Elections-But They Aren’t – OPINION

Crown Heights Jewish Women Should Be Able To Vote In CH Jewish Elections-But They Aren’t – OPINION

By Andrea Karshan, a Jewish woman currently living in Crown Heights In Chabad Crown Heights, the Jewish community is holding
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