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BK Parks Advocates Urge Mayor to Make Good on Campaign Promise of 1% of NYC Budget for Parks

BK Parks Advocates Urge Mayor to Make Good on Campaign Promise of 1% of NYC Budget for Parks

Parks advocates say the budget cuts, and resulting loss of staff, will immediately impact the quality of Brooklyn parks
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Construction Begins on $118 Million 100% Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

Construction Begins on $118 Million 100% Affordable Housing Development in Brownsville

The new building, Bridge Rockaway, will offer 174 affordable homes, with 86 units reserved for seniors and veterans experiencing homelessness
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Calling All Volunteers Willing to Give Prospect Park a Little TLC!

Calling All Volunteers Willing to Give Prospect Park a Little TLC!

The Prospect Park Alliance is bringing back its volunteer-driven initiative aimed at maintaining Brooklyn's favorite backyard.
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Bklyn Tenant Claims Landlord's Neglect is an Attempt to Push Her and Her 5 Children Out, and Now She's Fighting Back

Bklyn Tenant Claims Landlord's Neglect is an Attempt to Push Her and Her 5 Children Out, and Now She's Fighting Back

Ikorine Fairclough said she's experiencing everything from no hot water, to rat infestation, to mold that she says has put her asthmatic son in the hospital multiple times.
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New Report Finds 25 NYC Council Districts Produced Fewer Than 500 Affordable Units Since 2014

New Report Finds 25 NYC Council Districts Produced Fewer Than 500 Affordable Units Since 2014

The report also notes that New York City produced overall just 23 new units per every 1,000 residents over the last decade.
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A Group of Bed-Stuy Residents are on a Mission to Clean up, Beautify Their Block

A Group of Bed-Stuy Residents are on a Mission to Clean up, Beautify Their Block

The group is raising funds to hire a landscaping company to help them beautify their area, as well as provide stipends for local youth who want to get involved.
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Flatbush's Caribbean Hub Gets a Refresh, with Grand Opening of Caton Flats

Flatbush's Caribbean Hub Gets a Refresh, with Grand Opening of Caton Flats

The project includes 100 percent affordable housing, a business accelerator for local entrepreneurs and a revitalized Flatbush Central Caribbean Marketplace
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From 'Starving Artist,' to Starring on T.V., This Actor Now Helps BK Kids Express, Build Confidence Through the Arts

From 'Starving Artist,' to Starring on T.V., This Actor Now Helps BK Kids Express, Build Confidence Through the Arts

Actor Dayo Olatokun first had a vision that he needed to teach when he was working as a "struggling artist" in LA, and sleeping in his car. Now he has a successful extracurricular arts program for NYC schools.
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The Block is Hot! Tompkins Ave Open Streets Returns for the Baddest Summer Block Party in Brooklyn!

Tompkins Avenue Open Streets will kick off in Bed-Stuy on May 15, at 12:00pm, with local leaders and special musical guests
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Step Inside Artist Kimberly M. Becoat’s ‘Hood Utopia;’ a Life in Public Housing, Reimagined

Step Inside Artist Kimberly M. Becoat’s ‘Hood Utopia;’ a Life in Public Housing, Reimagined

Mixed media artist Kimberly M. Becoat imagines a revitalized Public Housing in her new exhibition "Urbania," showing now at the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts.
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