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NYCHA Trials E-Bike Chargers at Van Dyke Development

NYCHA Trials E-Bike Chargers at Van Dyke Development

E-bike chargers and storage units are being tested at a Housing Authority complex in Brownsville.
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'It has opened up so many doors': Thousands Find a Second Chance at Barclays Center Job Fair

'It has opened up so many doors': Thousands Find a Second Chance at Barclays Center Job Fair

Forty-two employers including CVS Health, Lowe’s, Starbucks, Amtrak, and Con Edison interviewed candidates on the spot. People also received free interview coaching, haircuts, professional attire and headshots.
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Three Years Post-Lockdown, Has Crowdfunding Saved Brooklyn’s Distressed Restaurants? Pt. 1

Three Years Post-Lockdown, Has Crowdfunding Saved Brooklyn’s Distressed Restaurants? Pt. 1

This is the first in a two-part series on the outcomes for restaurants in Brooklyn that turned to crowdfunding as a lifeline during COVID
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Sandwiches Waaaay Bigger Than Your Mouth: Popular Queens Sandwich Shop, Compton's, Opens a Brooklyn Location

Sandwiches Waaaay Bigger Than Your Mouth: Popular Queens Sandwich Shop, Compton's, Opens a Brooklyn Location

New Yorker favorites like the Burrata BLT, the Vodka Chicken Parm and the latest— the Greenpointer— will be featured on the menu.
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Frutango Juice Bar Brings Healthy Caribbean-Inspired Options to Flatbush

Frutango Juice Bar Brings Healthy Caribbean-Inspired Options to Flatbush

Frutango Juice Bar has opened their doors, offering Flatbush locals juice and smoothie products with no additional additives or extra sugars.
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Beloved Ukrainian Diner Veselka is Getting a New Williamsburg Location

Beloved Ukrainian Diner Veselka is Getting a New Williamsburg Location

Veselka, the beloved East Village Ukrainian diner, is planning to open a new 5,000 square-foot space in Williamsburg.
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Atti Brings Decadent, Non-Traditional Korean BBQ With Impeccable Service to Downtown BK

Atti Brings Decadent, Non-Traditional Korean BBQ With Impeccable Service to Downtown BK

The decadent Korean barbecue feast at Brooklyn's Atti will impress, but it won't break the bank.
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Buy Better Foods: One Woman’s Ambition to Bring Wellness to Bedford Stuyvesant

Buy Better Foods: One Woman’s Ambition to Bring Wellness to Bedford Stuyvesant

Buy Better Foods is a new organic specialty market in the 'hood-- a great alternative to the usual bodega snacks.
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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Launches Entrepreneur Academy for Women of Color

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Launches Entrepreneur Academy for Women of Color

Brooklyn Entrepreneur Academy aims to promote equity for entrepreneurs, the inaugural cohort will focus on BIPOC women
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Greenlight Bookstore Flatbush Avenue Location to Close in May

Greenlight Bookstore Flatbush Avenue Location to Close in May

Other store locations remain open; closing party scheduled for May 14
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