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Haitian Festival in BK Celebrates Song, Dance and Tradition in Honor of Those Lost

Haitian Festival in BK Celebrates Song, Dance and Tradition in Honor of Those Lost

This weekend, the third annual Festival Minokan will be held in Brooklyn, celebrating songs, dance, drumming and traditions of Haiti.
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With Cases of Elder Abuse on the Rise, NYers Are Urged to Take Care of Older Neighbors

With Cases of Elder Abuse on the Rise, NYers Are Urged to Take Care of Older Neighbors

Elder abuse impacts more than one in ten New York seniors, a new study has shown
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Do I Need a Booster Shot If I Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine? A Virologist Answers 5 Questions

Do I Need a Booster Shot If I Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine? A Virologist Answers 5 Questions

By: Maureen Ferran , Rochester Institute of Technology For people who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the past few months have been a bit of a bumpy ride with news of side effects, pauses and restarts and now boosters.
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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

Overall, crime is down in Crown Heights, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
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Meet the Farmer Expanding Her Fish and Veggie Farms Across Brooklyn

Meet the Farmer Expanding Her Fish and Veggie Farms Across Brooklyn

Brooklyn's Oko Farms is teaching New Yorkers how to cultivate their own food using aquaponics - a farming system that uses fish to nourish plants, and vice versa.
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Bed-Stuy ZIP Codes Have Most Vacant Apartments in BK, Census Data Shows

Bed-Stuy ZIP Codes Have Most Vacant Apartments in BK, Census Data Shows

The area roughly between Throop and Sarotoga Avenues has more than 3,000 empty apartments
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Pawfect Pairings: BK Animal Care Center Matches Prospective Owners with Pets For Adoption

Pawfect Pairings: BK Animal Care Center Matches Prospective Owners with Pets For Adoption

An increase in pet surrenders has created urgent needs to find forever homes.
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BK Renters Least Likely to Get Rental Discounts as Rents Climb

A new StreetEasy report shows Brooklyn rents were the least discounted of the five boroughs as rental prices closed in on 2019 highs
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Brooklyn’s Best Window Boxes Celebrated in Annual Greenest Block Competition

Brooklyn’s Best Window Boxes Celebrated in Annual Greenest Block Competition

The annual competition was delayed last year due to the pandemic, but this year organizers persevered with an adapted focus: the window box.
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What do we Know About the City's School Reopening Plan?

This year, New York City's public school students are being sent back to the classroom with no remote learning option. So how does the City plan to keep them safe?
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