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Jul
02
De Blasio Promises ‘Vigorous NYPD Enforcement’ to Prevent More Cyclist Deaths

De Blasio Promises ‘Vigorous NYPD Enforcement’ to Prevent More Cyclist Deaths

Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testing out dockless bikes in the Rockaways (Via Mayor’s Office)
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Jul
01
Briefly Noted: Dognapped Pup Found, Menchaca Plays Baby, City Halts Demo Of Bowne Building Again & More

Briefly Noted: Dognapped Pup Found, Menchaca Plays Baby, City Halts Demo Of Bowne Building Again & More

S.W. Bowne Grain Storehouse, 595 Smith Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) * On Thursday, NYC DOB once again issued a
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Jun
28
School Year Ends In NYC With Demands For Integration, Calls For Carranza’s Ouster, And Lingering Questions Over Pay Parity For Pre-K Teachers

School Year Ends In NYC With Demands For Integration, Calls For Carranza’s Ouster, And Lingering Questions Over Pay Parity For Pre-K Teachers

By Zipporah Osei and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat The school year ended in New York City for most students and their
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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
27
Suspect Pushed Elderly Woman And Stole Her Necklace

Suspect Pushed Elderly Woman And Stole Her Necklace

MIDWOOD – Cops need help searching for a man that pushed and yanked a necklace off an elderly woman earlier this
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Jun
27
Weekend Art Events: June 28-30 (Book and Music Fair, Everybooty 2019, Pan Is Sweet & More)

Weekend Art Events: June 28-30 (Book and Music Fair, Everybooty 2019, Pan Is Sweet & More)

Happy Pride weekend! Celebrate with a variety of Pride events throughout Brooklyn such as BAM’s Everybooty 2019 party or
5 min read
Jun
25
Briefly Noted: Fare-Skipping, Stickers, & Summer Fun

Briefly Noted: Fare-Skipping, Stickers, & Summer Fun

7th Avenue F/G subway station, Park Slope (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)At a recent general MTA meeting, MTA Board
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Jun
25
Two Motorcyclists Crash In Southern Brooklyn: One Killed, One Injured

Two Motorcyclists Crash In Southern Brooklyn: One Killed, One Injured

CANARSIE/FLATLANDS – One motorcyclist was killed and another was seriously injured in two separate crashes less than a mile from
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Jun
24
Meet Kayla Santosuosso, Justin Brannan’s New Deputy Chief Of Staff

Meet Kayla Santosuosso, Justin Brannan’s New Deputy Chief Of Staff

Kayla Santosuosso via Jordan Rathkopf/Rathkopf Photography.BAY RIDGE – Kayla Santosuosso does not eat pizza with a fork. Want a
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Jun
24
Mermaid Parade Is An Eclectic Love Festival Of The Arts

Mermaid Parade Is An Eclectic Love Festival Of The Arts

CONEY ISLAND – Thousands of office workers and construction workers were just some of the many people stepping out of their
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