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CUNY Awarded $5M to Expand Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative

CUNY Awarded $5M to Expand Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative

Funding will launch New York’s first dedicated graduate degree program in Black, Race and Ethic Studies.
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Bay Ridge Playground Gets $5.4M Revamp

Bay Ridge Playground Gets $5.4M Revamp

The renovation of John J. Carty Park included saving the 'whale' and adding a sensory play feature that was designed in consultation with an occupational therapist.
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Maimonides Set to Evict Workers from Hospital-Provided Housing

Maimonides Set to Evict Workers from Hospital-Provided Housing

Current and former hospital workers at Maimonidies Medical Center are facing eviction from buildings once owned by the hospital on April 15.
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There's Art, Music and Life at Green-Wood Cemetery This Season

There's Art, Music and Life at Green-Wood Cemetery This Season

A host of cultural programming will occur in the 478-acre cemetery this year.
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Greenpoint Affordable Housing Lottery Now Open

Greenpoint Affordable Housing Lottery Now Open

Applications are due by May 20, 2024.
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Four Brooklyn Restoration Projects Honored By Landmarks Conservancy

Four Brooklyn Restoration Projects Honored By Landmarks Conservancy

Brooklyn is home to four winners of the 2024 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards.
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BK Groups Gets $1M And More From Yield Giving Initiative

BK Groups Gets $1M And More From Yield Giving Initiative

Yield Giving gave out $640 million to over 350 nonprofits.
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Brooklyn Made Store Honors Women Makers and Creators

Brooklyn Made Store Honors Women Makers and Creators

Two Brooklyn female entrepreneurs, Manya Yeva and Lauren Flack, were honored.
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Assemblyman Colton, Councilmember Zhuang Lead Homeless Shelter Protest

Assemblyman Colton, Councilmember Zhuang Lead Homeless Shelter Protest

Some residents in Gravesend do not want a homeless shelter to be built.
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Atlantic Avenue Jail Demolition Rattles Residents

Atlantic Avenue Jail Demolition Rattles Residents

Residents are fed up with the dust, noise and the rumbles as the Brooklyn Detention Center on Atlantic Avenue is torn down to make way for a new 15-story jail complex.
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