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A Closer Look at the Effects of Disability Discrimination

A Closer Look at the Effects of Disability Discrimination

The second session of the Power in Pride Celebration conversation series analyzed the impacts that ableism can have on the disabled.
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Bushwick Non-Profit Takes on Billion-Dollar Investment Company, Wins Affordable Housing Settlement

Bushwick Non-Profit Takes on Billion-Dollar Investment Company, Wins Affordable Housing Settlement

RiseBoro has reached an agreement with a billion-dollar investment banking company that will allow it to retain control of 190 affordable units in Bushwick
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They're Baaack: Here Come the Street Sweepers in Full Effect

They're Baaack: Here Come the Street Sweepers in Full Effect

Alternate side parking rules reinstated for the first time since the Pandemic
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AG James Recovers Nearly $300,000 of Illegally Withheld Security Deposits for Brooklyn Tenants

AG James Recovers Nearly $300,000 of Illegally Withheld Security Deposits for Brooklyn Tenants

SGW Properties LLC failed to return security deposits and provide an itemized list of costs, as required by new 2019 laws
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Hundreds of Artists Featured at International African Arts Festival in its Fifth Decade

Hundreds of Artists Featured at International African Arts Festival in its Fifth Decade

Adeyemi Bandele co-founded the festival in 1971 with the goal of "understanding other people's cultures and enjoying them," she said.
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Park Church Co-op in Greenpoint Closes, After Long Battle to Prevent Its Destruction

Park Church Co-op in Greenpoint Closes, After Long Battle to Prevent Its Destruction

Supporters, with members of the church, had held online petitions, fundraisers, and letter-writing campaigns to try to keep it open.
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Lyft and Healthfirst Offer Free Citi Bike Memberships to Those Involved in Summer Youth Employment Program

Lyft and Healthfirst Offer Free Citi Bike Memberships to Those Involved in Summer Youth Employment Program

For 16-24 year olds in this year’s SYEP program who live or work in the Citi Bike service area, memberships will be free for the duration of the program, from July 1 to August 31, 2022.
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Brooklyn Museum and Instagram Announce the Opening of the Black Visionaries Program, $650,000 in Grants

Brooklyn Museum and Instagram Announce the Opening of the Black Visionaries Program, $650,000 in Grants

The 2022 #BlackVisionaries program is an effort to empower, center and invest in aspiring Black voices within art and design
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NY State Awards $12M to ENY Development to Build 66 New Affordable Homes on Pitkin Ave

NY State Awards $12M to ENY Development to Build 66 New Affordable Homes on Pitkin Ave

Developments to offer free or low-cost broadband Internet and energy efficient amenities
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Amid Overdose Crisis, Brooklyn Nonprofits Tackle Drug Use Through Innovative Models

Amid Overdose Crisis, Brooklyn Nonprofits Tackle Drug Use Through Innovative Models

Many are working on a harm reduction model, which means meeting people with substance use issues where they are, versus forcing them into rehab
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