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BQE Repair Plan Released: Prepare for Closures, Detours

BQE Repair Plan Released: Prepare for Closures, Detours

Repairs to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will shut down the crumbling highway on nights and during three weekends.
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MyBKLife Just Opened Its First Brooklyn Storefront

MyBKLife Just Opened Its First Brooklyn Storefront

Black-owned and Brooklyn-based storefront myBKlife opened its first pop up shop in Brooklyn!
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Owner of Bklyn's First Chick-fil-A Uses His Business to Inspire, Teach Financial Literacy to Young Staff

Owner of Bklyn's First Chick-fil-A Uses His Business to Inspire, Teach Financial Literacy to Young Staff

Chick-fil-A owner Brandon Hurst was just 26 when he opened his first location in Baltimore.
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Brooklyn Is Getting A New Skyscraper

Brooklyn Is Getting A New Skyscraper

A new luxury residential building is being developed at 220 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights.
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NYC Mayor Adams Investing $26.6 Million to Accelerate Growth of Life Sciences in the City

NYC Mayor Adams Investing $26.6 Million to Accelerate Growth of Life Sciences in the City

The investment will support the construction of new facilities that will allow for new life sciences startups to be created and will promote the next generation of research and innovation in the field
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These BK Brothers Turned Their Family Brownstone Into the First-Ever ‘Black Residency Hacker House’

These BK Brothers Turned Their Family Brownstone Into the First-Ever ‘Black Residency Hacker House’

Brothers Rusty and River Fields last month opened RHouse—Brooklyn's first Black residency hacker house—in their family's Bed-Stuy brownstone
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Meet Brooklyn's Newest Home for Quirky Goods

Meet Brooklyn's Newest Home for Quirky Goods

WORM is Brooklyn's newest general store featuring a variety of whimsical objects from makers with ethical business practices.
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Another Affordable Food Chain, Lidl, is on its Way to Brooklyn

Another Affordable Food Chain, Lidl, is on its Way to Brooklyn

The affordable grocery chain Lidl just announced their newest development with plans to expand into Park Slope, Brooklyn in 2024.
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New Target Store in Flatbush Has Questionable, Discriminatory Anti-Theft Measures, Some Locals Say

New Target Store in Flatbush Has Questionable, Discriminatory Anti-Theft Measures, Some Locals Say

At a quick glance, at least 9 aisles in the brand-new store have more than 3 shelves locked behind plexiglass
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After Nearly 50 Years of Work, 72-Yr-Old McDonald's Manager Diana Griffin Receives Leadership Service Award

After Nearly 50 Years of Work, 72-Yr-Old McDonald's Manager Diana Griffin Receives Leadership Service Award

“Diana has continued to go above and beyond to serve our community and foster a positive, welcoming environment within our restaurant,” Kings Plaza McDonald’s owner and operator Paul Hendel said.
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