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Aug
19
Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks as Rep Yvette Clarke looks on. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.CADMAN PLAZA – Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said
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Aug
18
Bus Fare Collection And Front Door Boarding To Resume August 31

Bus Fare Collection And Front Door Boarding To Resume August 31

MTA officials announced front-door boarding and fare collection on all local and SBS buses will resume Monday, August 31. Photo:
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Aug
18
Sunset Park Hotel Latest To Turn To Providing Shelter For Homeless People

Sunset Park Hotel Latest To Turn To Providing Shelter For Homeless People

Glo Hotel is located at 850 4th Avenue. Photo by a reader.All of the signs that Glo Hotel is
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Aug
12
Sunset Park, A COVID-19 Hot Spot, To Get More Testing

Sunset Park, A COVID-19 Hot Spot, To Get More Testing

Covid Testing Site in the community. Via NYC Mayor’s Office.Mayor Bill De Blasio announced this morning that the
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Aug
10
Elderly Asian Woman Was Lit On Fire In Bensonhurst, Not A Hate Crime?

Elderly Asian Woman Was Lit On Fire In Bensonhurst, Not A Hate Crime?

Treyger speaking at the press conference this afternoon. (Photo via Treyger’s office)BENSONHURST – Following months of hateful harassment of
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Aug
07
Yeshiva Education – The Best of Both (OPINION)

Yeshiva Education – The Best of Both (OPINION)

Pincus OrlanderMy great-great-uncle, Rabbi Levi Yitchok Gruenwald, fled Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938 and came to New York City
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Aug
05
Redistricting Is A Partisan Nightmare – Can New York’s New System Do It Better?

Redistricting Is A Partisan Nightmare – Can New York’s New System Do It Better?

When you look at the map of State Senate districts that crisscross Brooklyn, what shapes do you see? Does Senate
9 min read
Aug
04
Blow to Industry City Expansion Makes Waves Beyond Brooklyn Waterfront

Blow to Industry City Expansion Makes Waves Beyond Brooklyn Waterfront

Warehouses in Brooklyn’s Industry City | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Greg David, originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/
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Jul
30
Brooklyn, You’ve Been Warned: It’s Blackout Season

Brooklyn, You’ve Been Warned: It’s Blackout Season

Blackout in Mill Basin, July 21, 2019. Photo: Todd Maisel/Bklyner“We got a warning this morning from Con Edison,
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Jul
27
86 St R Station and Bedford Av L Station Set to Become ADA Accessible By Early August

86 St R Station and Bedford Av L Station Set to Become ADA Accessible By Early August

Interim MTA New York City Transit President Sarah Feinberg, MTA Construction & Development President Janno Lieber, MTA New York City
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