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Feb
27
OPINION: Protect New York City Homeowners and Permanently Fund HOPP 

OPINION: Protect New York City Homeowners and Permanently Fund HOPP 

W9th Street by Kings Highway. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Shabnam Faruki In New York City, families work for years to save
3 min read
Feb
27
Elderly Man Found Dead near Brooklyn College

Elderly Man Found Dead near Brooklyn College

Body being removed from the scene. Credit: Diego Luzuriaga via Loudlabs. FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD — Yesterday evening, an elderly man was found
1 min read
Feb
25
Police Search For Information In Killing Of Elderly Neighbor At Marlboro Houses

Police Search For Information In Killing Of Elderly Neighbor At Marlboro Houses

The NYPD is looking to talk to Jose Mendoza, 34, about the death of Leslie Lee, 72, of 86th Street
1 min read
Feb
24
Public Ownership Of Utilities Up For Discussion At A Series Of Town Halls

Public Ownership Of Utilities Up For Discussion At A Series Of Town Halls

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019 (Photo: Todd Maisel)A cascading series of scandals involving local utility providers has
3 min read
Feb
24
Public Charge Rule Takes Effect Today, Some Helpful Info

Public Charge Rule Takes Effect Today, Some Helpful Info

By Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe federal public charge rule takes effect today, February 24, 2020. The rule will make it harder
3 min read
Feb
19
B46 Route Camera Enforcement Starts Tomorrow, Fines For Real In 60 Days

B46 Route Camera Enforcement Starts Tomorrow, Fines For Real In 60 Days

B46 Route 2020 via MTAOn the heels of launching bus-mounted camera enforcement along B44 last year, MTA announced today that
2 min read
Feb
18
Blotter: A Cop Impersonator, Teddy Bear & Batteries, Target, Some Warning Shots, A Cell Phone

Blotter: A Cop Impersonator, Teddy Bear & Batteries, Target, Some Warning Shots, A Cell Phone

BROWNSVILLE – On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, just before 8 pm, a man entered a Metro PCS at 716 Rockaway Avenue,
2 min read
Feb
17
Wounds Still Wide Open For Family Of Erik Diaz-Cruz, Shot By ICE In Brooklyn

Wounds Still Wide Open For Family Of Erik Diaz-Cruz, Shot By ICE In Brooklyn

Carmen Cruz leads a vigil for her son, Erick Díaz-Cruz, who was shot in the cheek by ICE agents in
5 min read
Feb
12
Coney Island NYC Ferry Site Could Dredge Up Toxins

Coney Island NYC Ferry Site Could Dredge Up Toxins

The site of a proposed NYC Ferry site in Coney Island Creek across from Kaiser Park in Brooklyn, on Feb.
3 min read
Feb
11
Can You Get the Brokers Fee Back? Do You Have to Pay One?

Can You Get the Brokers Fee Back? Do You Have to Pay One?

Clarendon and Flatbush, Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATED: On Monday, February 10, a New York State judge issued a temporary restraining order
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