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Oct
07
Boro Park Leaders Silent As Residents Protest COVID-19 Restrictions

Boro Park Leaders Silent As Residents Protest COVID-19 Restrictions

A fire that demonstrators started last night. (Photo via Citizen app)BORO PARK – Hundreds of Orthodox Jewish residents gathered in
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Jun
16
Local Pols Cut Locks on Playgrounds, Mayor Says Not So Fast

Local Pols Cut Locks on Playgrounds, Mayor Says Not So Fast

Photo via Simcha Eichenstein’s office.BORO PARK/MIDWOOD – The weather is getting nicer and kids are getting restless staying
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Jul
01
Felder, Formerly a Republican Conference Member, Joins Dems

Felder, Formerly a Republican Conference Member, Joins Dems

Simcha Felder. (Photo: NY Senate)BOROUGH PARK— A partyless Brooklyn lawmaker has picked a side. State Senator Simcha Felder, who
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Jan
16
Supporters Of Plastic Bag Fee Fighting Back Against Effort To Reverse It

Supporters Of Plastic Bag Fee Fighting Back Against Effort To Reverse It

Source: katerha via flickrEnvironmental advocates are fighting back against a Brooklyn State Senator’s efforts to reverse a controversial fee
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Aug
18
Gravesend Park At 18th Avenue Gets Long-Awaited Makeover

Gravesend Park At 18th Avenue Gets Long-Awaited Makeover

Greenfield announcing the renovations in 2015. (Photo courtesy Councilman David Greenfield)Kids from Midwood, Bensonhurst and Boro Park can enjoy
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Jun
24
Pols Rail Against MTA Plan To Close Avenue O During Midwood Mardi Gras

Pols Rail Against MTA Plan To Close Avenue O During Midwood Mardi Gras

(Photo: jon jordan [https://www.flickr.com/photos/jontintinjordan/2984318067/] / Flickr)The MTA’s plan to close part of Avenue
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Jun
20
Development Watch: How A Proposed New Law Could Let The Skyline Get Even Taller

Development Watch: How A Proposed New Law Could Let The Skyline Get Even Taller

461 Dean Street (Courtesy BerlinRosen.)The ever-changing skyline [/?s=pacific+park]could get even taller if a new bill [https:
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Jun
17
Development Watch: How A Proposed New Law Could Let The Skyline Get Even Taller

Development Watch: How A Proposed New Law Could Let The Skyline Get Even Taller

461 Dean Street (Courtesy BerlinRosen.)The ever-changing skyline [/?s=pacific+park]could get even taller if a new bill [https:
2 min read
Jun
14

Albany Legislators Working To Block NYC’s Plastic Bag Fee

Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which passed on May 5 [http://legistar.council.
3 min read
Jun
14
Plastic Bag Bill Snagged On Government Branches In Albany

Plastic Bag Bill Snagged On Government Branches In Albany

(photo via katerha / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/])The City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which
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