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Amid Privatization Fears, Brooklyn Mail Carriers Demand Higher Wages

Amid Privatization Fears, Brooklyn Mail Carriers Demand Higher Wages

Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers union rallied in Bath Beach on Sunday for higher wages. "I like to say we're ‘Blue Santa,’ which is delivering all the presents for everybody else, but can't even afford to buy presents," said a Brooklyn postal worker.
Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue is Due For a Major Change With Community Board Vote

Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue is Due For a Major Change With Community Board Vote

With approval from Community Board 8, Atlantic Avenue, between Vanderbilt and Nostrand Avenues, will eventually see major development with added housing, businesses and updated streetscapes.
Brooklyn Youth Football Team Nabs Pop Warner Championship With This Incredible One-Handed Catch

Brooklyn Youth Football Team Nabs Pop Warner Championship With This Incredible One-Handed Catch

New York Giants, take note! The next Sequon Barkley plays for the 9U Mo Better Jaguars football team in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
After Meeting With Border Czar, NYC Mayor Says He's Exploring Ways to Deport Violent Migrants

After Meeting With Border Czar, NYC Mayor Says He's Exploring Ways to Deport Violent Migrants

Tom Homan, the incoming border czar, later told Fox News that the officials discussed bringing federal agents to Rikers Island and police precincts.
EPA Plan to Tackle The Gowanus Stench Has Brooklyn Residents Wary, But Hopeful

EPA Plan to Tackle The Gowanus Stench Has Brooklyn Residents Wary, But Hopeful

Noxious odors from the installation of a sewer control tank on Nevins Street have plagued residents for over a year.
Atlantic Avenue Rezoning Sparks Tenant Displacement Fears in Brooklyn

Atlantic Avenue Rezoning Sparks Tenant Displacement Fears in Brooklyn

Community Board 8 members want the city to include tenant protection measures before a rezoning plan is approved.
NYC Mayor Says he 'Respects The Process' After Daniel Penny's Acquittal

NYC Mayor Says he 'Respects The Process' After Daniel Penny's Acquittal

Shortly after a Manhattan jury acquitted Daniel Penny of criminal charges for killing Jordan Neely, New York City Mayor Adams said Neely "should not have had to die."
Brooklyn Navy Yard's Holiday Market Buzzes With Community Spirit

Brooklyn Navy Yard's Holiday Market Buzzes With Community Spirit

The seventh annual Wallabout Wonderland Holiday Market was a hub of joy, creativity and entrepreneurship.
Books, Community, Brooklyn: 3 New Indie Bookstores to Discover

Books, Community, Brooklyn: 3 New Indie Bookstores to Discover

Brooklyn’s love for books grows with the arrival of three new indie retailers.
Brooklyn Artist Channels Abuela’s Spirit in BAM Exhibit

Brooklyn Artist Channels Abuela’s Spirit in BAM Exhibit

Modesto Flako Jimenez's multi-disciplinary installation about his grandmother is a powerful homage to caregiving, dementia and the love for family.