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Nov
05

January Regents Exams Are Canceled

Lights on late at Erasmus High School in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Reema Amin, originally published by Chalkbeat New York
2 min read
Nov
04
Southern Brooklyn Came Out Strong For Trump

Southern Brooklyn Came Out Strong For Trump

Nicole Malliotakis in 2019. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)While only 77% of the estimated votes cast have been tallied, according
5 min read
Oct
30
Schools Can Reopen, Everyone Has To get Tested, Kids Have To Opt In – Will They?

Schools Can Reopen, Everyone Has To get Tested, Kids Have To Opt In – Will They?

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today in a call with the press that all schools in the red and orange zones
2 min read
Oct
29
Brooklyn Landlords Hit With Class Actions for Tricky Rent Math After Taking Tax Breaks

Brooklyn Landlords Hit With Class Actions for Tricky Rent Math After Taking Tax Breaks

By Rachel Holliday Smith. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2020/10/29/21540279/brooklyn-landlords-hit-with-class-action-for-tricky-tax-break-rent-math] by
5 min read
Oct
29
Driven Crazy: Alternate Side Parking Rules Stay In Effect in Brooklyn Red Zone

Driven Crazy: Alternate Side Parking Rules Stay In Effect in Brooklyn Red Zone

Yossi Eliav, 22, moved his car because alternate side parking remains in effect inside the red zone in Kensington, Brooklyn,
3 min read
Oct
28
Pols Denounce Anti-Semitism After Hateful Incident In Gravesend

Pols Denounce Anti-Semitism After Hateful Incident In Gravesend

At the press conference this morning. (Photo via Gounardes’ office)GRAVESEND – Elected officials and neighbors gathered outside the popular Very
3 min read
Oct
26
Trump 2020 In Brooklyn

Trump 2020 In Brooklyn

BROOKLYN – It’s a week before the election day, and campaigning is in full swing. On Sunday, supporters of President
3 min read
Oct
22
Carlos Menchaca Announces Run For Mayor

Carlos Menchaca Announces Run For Mayor

Carlos Menchaca. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)NEW YORK CITY – Another Brooklynite has joined the race for mayor. This morning, Council
3 min read
Oct
21
Brooklyn Is Now Red And Yellow, But No School Till Monday Soonest

Brooklyn Is Now Red And Yellow, But No School Till Monday Soonest

How is that possible? Will schools that were in orange and yellow zones that were ordered shut now reopen? What
2 min read
Oct
20
Brooklyn’s Unemployment At 14.1% As Residents Drop Out Of Labor Force

Brooklyn’s Unemployment At 14.1% As Residents Drop Out Of Labor Force

New York State Department of Labor released September employment data today showing that unemployment in Brooklyn fell to 14.1%
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