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Cypress Hills, Williamsburg and Midwood Rezonings Come Up at BP Reynoso’s First Land Use Hearing

Cypress Hills, Williamsburg and Midwood Rezonings Come Up at BP Reynoso’s First Land Use Hearing

Brooklyn’s new borough president reviewed three rezoning proposals at his first land use review hearing this week
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Will Mayor's New Traffic Plan Make Pedestrians Safer in These 4 BK Crash Zones?

Four Brooklyn neighborhoods had some of the highest crash figures in the city in 2021. Can Mayor Adams' new traffic safety push make it safer for Brooklyn pedestrians?
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Community Raises Funds for Family of Woman and Dog Killed in Bed-Stuy Bodega

Community Raises Funds for Family of Woman and Dog Killed in Bed-Stuy Bodega

Jennifer Ynoa and her dog Blue were fatally shot inside a bodega on Dekalb Ave. on Jan. 2
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Not Goodbye Yet; Bossa Nova Civic Club Looks to the Future After Fire

Not Goodbye Yet; Bossa Nova Civic Club Looks to the Future After Fire

Following a fire that ravaged the building, Bossa Nova is in critical condition. But, due to a groundswell of support from the community, a comeback is viable.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has Inspired New Health Habits for These 4 Scholars – Here’s What They Put Into Practice and Why

The COVID-19 Pandemic has Inspired New Health Habits for These 4 Scholars – Here’s What They Put Into Practice and Why

We asked four scholars to reflect on a health habit that they have adopted during the tumultuous months and years since COVID-19 turned people’s lives upside down.
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8-Story Apartment Building Coming to 30 Bushwick Avenue

8-Story Apartment Building Coming to 30 Bushwick Avenue

Permits have been filed for an 8-story mixed-use building at the East Williamsburg site
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Lurie Daniel Favors Named Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College

Lurie Daniel Favors Named Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College

Daniel Favors previously served as interim executive director and general counsel to the CLSJ
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BK Artists Tell Communities' Stories in New Public Art Projects Seeking to Inspire

BK Artists Tell Communities' Stories in New Public Art Projects Seeking to Inspire

Bed-Stuy's Laundromat Project is connecting artists and neighbors in communities of color to facilitate transformative public projects, coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
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Crown Heights Principal Removed After Reports of Bullying, Misconduct

Crown Heights Principal Removed After Reports of Bullying, Misconduct

The principal of P.S. 243, Karen Hambright-Glover, was fired on Tuesday and replaced by DOE veteran Judith James.
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Brooklyn, You Can Now Get 4 Free COVID Tests Sent Straight to Your Door

Brooklyn, You Can Now Get 4 Free COVID Tests Sent Straight to Your Door

The government launched a website Tuesday where anyone across the country can order up to four COVID-19 tests free of charge, and have them delivered right to your front door.
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