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Jul
09
New York Jobless Face New Woes With End of $600 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

New York Jobless Face New Woes With End of $600 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

Bushwick resident and former restaurant Kendra Avila’s unemployment benefits are calculated without her tips, making her even more reliant
6 min read
Jul
09
Uncertainty And Lack Of Leadership Takes School Reopening From Hopeful to Terrifying. OPINION

Uncertainty And Lack Of Leadership Takes School Reopening From Hopeful to Terrifying. OPINION

Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashBy Justin Krebs A 9-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio. Small groups of kids working together consistently. Loads
4 min read
Jul
08
NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

NYC Public Schools Plan To Reopen On Part-Time Basis

(Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)BROOKLYN – NYC public schools are planning on reopening on a part-time basis in the
4 min read
Jul
07
NYC To Expand Internet For Low-Income Families

NYC To Expand Internet For Low-Income Families

The internet. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – In a time where New Yorkers need access to the internet more than
3 min read
Jul
06
Remembering Humayun Butt Of Brighton Beach

Remembering Humayun Butt Of Brighton Beach

Humayun Butt. (Photo via his family)BRIGHTON BEACH – Humayun Butt was a dad to four children. He was a grandpa
8 min read
Jul
06

Neighbor Mariya Ursachenko Killed In Sunday’s Crash In Midwood

MIDWOOD – Yesterday evening’s multiple car crash has killed neighbor Mariya Ursachenko, 58, a block from her home. Sunday, July
1 min read
Jul
06
It’s Mosquito Season, First Aerial Larvicide Drops Announced

It’s Mosquito Season, First Aerial Larvicide Drops Announced

The city announced today that the following areas in Brooklyn will be part of the first set of seasonal efforts
2 min read
Jul
06
B99 Is Brooklyn’s Latest Bus Route Connecting Midwood To Manhattan’s Westside

B99 Is Brooklyn’s Latest Bus Route Connecting Midwood To Manhattan’s Westside

MTA New York City Transit demonstrates prototypes of permanent protective barriers at the Bus Operator’s position on local and
3 min read
Jun
30
Exclusive: Amber Adler Runs For City Council District 48

Exclusive: Amber Adler Runs For City Council District 48

Amber Adler. (Photo: Rathkopf Photography [https://www.rathkopf.com/], with permission)BRIGHTON BEACH/MIDWOOD – Amber Adler, 36, is running to
4 min read
Jun
26
Death Of One-Year-Old Boy Ruled A Homicide

Death Of One-Year-Old Boy Ruled A Homicide

CONEY ISLAND – A one-year-old boy died over the weekend. This morning, the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. On
1 min read