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City to Install Wi-Fi in Homeless Shelters to Help Students With Remote Learning

The move comes after the city faced heavy criticism over its response to internet troubles plaguing students living in shelters

Oct 27, 2020 11:17 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Protesters Trapped, Beaten, Humiliated by NYPD Officers: Lawsuit

New lawsuit filed against NYC, mayor and NYPD alleges troubling pattern of police brutality during 2020 racial justice protests

Oct 27, 2020 9:56 AM Read more >

A Letter to Our Elected Officials Re: Persistent Violence in Bedford Stuyvesant

We are tired of empty rhetoric and an ineffective response to ongoing violence and escalating trauma in our neighborhood.

Oct 26, 2020 4:37 PM Read more >

Photos: Brooklyn's Young Leaders Make Their Voices Heard at Activist Summit

The next generation of NYC leaders are urging the city's youth to take the energy they brought to the streets this summer and put it towards democracy.

Oct 26, 2020 2:15 PM Read more >

Local Leaders Gather at Brooklyn Museum to Celebrate First Day of Early Voting

An estimated 29,411 Brooklyn residents cast their ballots during Saturday's early voting. By end of day Sunday, that number had gone up to 61,315.

Oct 26, 2020 12:48 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Shows Up for Early Voting!

Brooklyn led the five boroughs in early voter turnout this past weekend, which saw almost 200,000 New Yorkers head to the polls.

Oct 26, 2020 12:09 PM Read more >

Early Voting Starts Saturday Morning Brooklyn, Are You Ready?

Voters can start heading to the polls as early as Saturday morning, Oct. 24, when NY States early voting period kicks off.

Oct 23, 2020 2:58 PM Read more >

Bushwicks Wall of Lies Rebuilt in Manhattan After Vote Trump or Die, Proud Boys Vandalism

The wall displays 20,000 false or misleading claims made by President Donald Trump over the past four years

Oct 23, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley Envisions a Dignified Life for Every New Yorker

The civil rights lawyer and activist is proudly an "untraditional politician" running an outsider campaign

Oct 23, 2020 12:31 PM Read more >

Nurses of the Pandemic Honored in Raw Virtual Play From Brooklyn Academy of Music

Nurses are played by actors including Rosario Dawson, Rosie O'Donnell, Billy Porter and Marisa Tomei

Oct 23, 2020 10:55 AM Read more >