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Today’s Links: ‘Testilying,’ No Smoking While Walking & More

Pamela Wong

Mar 22, 2018 — 1 min read

Flatbush Avenue during Wednesday’s nor’easter, March 21, 2018 (Photo: Nathan Haselby)

Queens Council Member Wants To Ban Smoking While Walking [NY1]
‘Testilying’—When Police Officers Lie [New York Times]
Chirlane McCray Forgets About The Two Park Slope Properties She And The Mayor Own [New York Post]
More On Kushner Cos’. False Real Estate Filings [AP]
Downtown Organization Helps An Iraqi Family Build A New Life In Bay Ridge [Brooklyn Daily]
Bay Ridge Church Hosts A Panel Discussion Addressing The Civil War In Yemen [Hey Ridge]
FDNY Say Farewell To A 9/11 Hero [New York Daily News]
Flatbush Ave Business-Owners Not Happy With The Clear Curbs Pilot Program [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
An In-Depth Profile On Forest City’s Bruce Ratner [The Bridge]
Brooklyn-born Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries Discusses Hip-Hop And Female MCs [Billboard]
A Video Tour Of The Roller Wave Pop-Up Roller Disco Party At House Of Yes [QNS.com]
Street Artists Take On H&M [Hyperallergic]

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