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Nov
18
Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers: Hanging In There, No Longer Orange, Rates Rise Around Us

Brooklyn COVID-19 Numbers: Hanging In There, No Longer Orange, Rates Rise Around Us

Brooklyn, we should be proud. All that mask-wearing and distance keeping and following annoying restrictions mean we are at a
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Nov
18
MTA Budget Proposes Massive Cuts To Service

MTA Budget Proposes Massive Cuts To Service

Bedford Av L line entrance on Mon., October 19, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitMTA presented
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Nov
18
State Senator Andrew Gounardes Declares Victory in Tough Reelection Battle

State Senator Andrew Gounardes Declares Victory in Tough Reelection Battle

Andrew Gounardes. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)State Senator Andrew Gounardes declared victory Wednesday afternoon in his fight for reelection to
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Nov
17
Planning For Equitable Recovery: The Inclusive Growth Initiative Is Seeking Diverse Steering Committee Members

Planning For Equitable Recovery: The Inclusive Growth Initiative Is Seeking Diverse Steering Committee Members

Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerOver the next two years, three leading non-profit organizations will work together to inform an agenda for
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Nov
12
Brooklyn COVID19 Numbers – 450 New Cases, Household Transmission A Concern, At Home Tests

Brooklyn COVID19 Numbers – 450 New Cases, Household Transmission A Concern, At Home Tests

Last week, I was writing about how we have moved from 200-300 COVID-19 positive cases a day in October to
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Nov
11
Brooklyn Pandemic Numbers: Up Again, New 10 Person, 10 PM Restrictions

Brooklyn Pandemic Numbers: Up Again, New 10 Person, 10 PM Restrictions

Flatbush at Lincoln. Liena Zagare/BklynerWe may be tired of the virus, but the virus is not tired of us.
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Nov
11
Celebrating Veteran’s Day With 101 Year Old Brooklyner Nat Solomon

Celebrating Veteran’s Day With 101 Year Old Brooklyner Nat Solomon

Nat Solomon is 101 years old, and a lifelong Brooklyn resident. He’s a veteran of World War II, a
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Nov
11
Inside the Board of Elections’ Long Absentee Ballot Count

Inside the Board of Elections’ Long Absentee Ballot Count

Board of Elections workers check absentee ballots in Brooklyn, Nov. 10, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Christine Chung, THE CITY.
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Nov
09
Success Academy, NYC’s Largest Charter Network, To Stay Remote Through March 2021

Success Academy, NYC’s Largest Charter Network, To Stay Remote Through March 2021

Success Academy students at the “Slam the Exam” pep rally held at the Barclays Center in 2018. (Photo: Pamela Wong/
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Nov
05
Shop Local For The Holidays: Online

Shop Local For The Holidays: Online

The last two months of the year, traditionally dominated by holiday shopping, may be even more critical this year for
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