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Photos: For the 5th Night, Brooklyn Protests Against Police Brutality and in Honor of George Floyd

Tensions continue to run high, but the march was mostly peaceful
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Albany Lawmakers Pass a Wide-Ranging COVID-19 Package Of Legislation

Albany Lawmakers Pass a Wide-Ranging COVID-19 Package Of Legislation

For many, the centerpiece addresses overdue rent. But does the proposed law go far enough?
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Brooklyn Sees Night of Peaceful Protest as Other Boroughs Erupt

Brooklyn Sees Night of Peaceful Protest as Other Boroughs Erupt

Well over a thousand Brooklynites gathered at Restoration Plaza in Bed-Stuy on Monday, in a peaceful protest for racial justice.
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NYC Comptroller Calls for Data, Transparency Around the Number of NY'ers With COVID-19 Antibodies

In a letter, Comptroller Stringer asks City to release the testing data necessary for assessing the scope of pandemic 
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Bag Company Donates Entire Inventory to Healthcare Workers to Help Ease Their Load

Bag Company Donates Entire Inventory to Healthcare Workers to Help Ease Their Load

Hannah Fastov, the founder of Go Dash Dot, donated her company's stock to healthcare workers. And she's doing it again with new fall season bags.
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Brooklyn Publisher Auctioning Art to Raise Money For Children’s Books Imprint

Brooklyn Publisher Auctioning Art to Raise Money For Children’s Books Imprint

Park Slope publisher Archipelago Books is holding an online art auction to raise funds for children’s imprint Elsewhere Editions
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New Medical Facility in Brownsville Will Provide Free COVID-19 And Antibody Testing

New Medical Facility in Brownsville Will Provide Free COVID-19 And Antibody Testing

The Doral Health & Wellness medical facility will hold its grand opening on Monday, June 1.
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This Billieburg Artist Tackles Comedy, Music and Laughter During Quarantine

This Billieburg Artist Tackles Comedy, Music and Laughter During Quarantine

The Nasty EP pioneers a new style of music and comedy
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Oversight Committee Introduces Fair and Accurate Census Act

Oversight Committee Introduces Fair and Accurate Census Act

COVID-19 has created significant challenges to carrying out the Census. One bill will fix that.
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'Sistas Van' Delivers Necessary Hygienic Products to Brooklyn Women in Need, Amid COVID-19

'Sistas Van' Delivers Necessary Hygienic Products to Brooklyn Women in Need, Amid COVID-19

Crown Heights-based organization, the Black Women's Blueprint services the borough's women residents most in need
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