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The City Wants Your Ideas on Collective Ownership Models That Work

The City has put out a request for information for models that allow people of color and low-income to build wealth through collective ownership
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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

Crime is up in East Flatbush, but down in Flatbush and Brooklyn as a whole.
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Meet CALICO, the Superhero Fighting Against Animal Abuse

Meet CALICO, the Superhero Fighting Against Animal Abuse

Created by Brooklyn-based comic artist H.H German, CALICO puts a unique spin on superheroes and centers the most vulnerable: animals.
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Unsung ‘Sheroes and Heroes’ of Black Literature to Be Celebrated at National Black Writers Biennial Symposium

Unsung ‘Sheroes and Heroes’ of Black Literature to Be Celebrated at National Black Writers Biennial Symposium

Writers Paule Marshall and John A. Williams will be the focus of the Center for Black Literature’s biennial symposium
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Flatbush Great-Great-Grandmother Receives Second COVID-19 Vaccine on Her 99th Birthday

Flatbush Great-Great-Grandmother Receives Second COVID-19 Vaccine on Her 99th Birthday

Jestina Harper was presented with a congratulatory letter on her 99th birthday by Councilmember Mathieu Eugene
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Concerned BK Residents Slam National Grid, NY Regulator With Lawsuit Over Greenpoint Expansion

The lawsuit is the latest move in North Brooklyn Pipeline opponents' fight against the pipeline and National Grid's expansion
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How Do mRNA Vaccines Work – and Why Do You Need a Second Dose? 5 Essential Reads

These vaccines are not only effective, they work in a fundamentally different way from traditional vaccines.
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Experience the Healing Power of Seeds at Making Brooklyn Bloom This Weekend

Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s annual Making Brooklyn Bloom conference will take place online this weekend
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Black Homeownership Has Declined 13% in NYC Over the Last Two Decades, New Report Finds

Black Homeownership Has Declined 13% in NYC Over the Last Two Decades, New Report Finds

A new report from the Black Homeownership Project highlights the increased costs Black homeowners face compared to white homeowners
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BAM's Spring Season Bringing Live Arts Back to Brooklyn

BAM's Spring Season Bringing Live Arts Back to Brooklyn

Brooklyn Academy of Music’s is holding a dynamic spring season of live, in-person performances and new virtual events.
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