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Roughly 100,000 New Yorkers Are Still Without Power After Tropical Storm Isaias

Roughly 100,000 New Yorkers Are Still Without Power After Tropical Storm Isaias

Con Edison reported its second largest storm related power outage in the company's history leaving 8,000 Brooklyn residents powerless
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New Web-Series Following Gay Brooklynite 'Olive' Is a Homage to Friendship

New Web-Series Following Gay Brooklynite 'Olive' Is a Homage to Friendship

PLATONIC shows how our friendships can sustain us when the search for love in NYC falls short
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Hip Hop Legends Look Over East New York in New Mural

Hip Hop Legends Look Over East New York in New Mural

Artist Will Power said the new mural celebrating Brooklyn legends was about inspiring people and bringing joy to the neighborhood
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Yes, Most Workers Can Collect More in Coronavirus Unemployment Than They Earn – But That Doesn't Mean Congress Should Cut The $600 Supplement

Yes, Most Workers Can Collect More in Coronavirus Unemployment Than They Earn – But That Doesn't Mean Congress Should Cut The $600 Supplement

The $600 federal jobless benefit expired on July 31
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Former Pro Basketball Player Opens Juice Bar in Brownsville

Former Pro Basketball Player Opens Juice Bar in Brownsville

Robert ‘Stix’ Mitchell has plans to expand his juice bar Thirst RX across the city and supply healthcare workers and seniors
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Photos: Brooklyn Leaders Hit the Streets for Census March for Racial Justice

Photos: Brooklyn Leaders Hit the Streets for Census March for Racial Justice

A march from Brownsville and another from Sunset Park converged at Grand Army Plaza Sunday to raise awareness about this year's census
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Bed-Stuy Residents Demand More Trash Cans to Tackle Mounting Rubbish Problem

Bed-Stuy Residents Demand More Trash Cans to Tackle Mounting Rubbish Problem

Residents of the Brooklyn neighborhood are asking the city to put more trash cans in high use areas where trash has started piling up
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Brooklyn Families Upset With COVID-19 Restrictions During Prison Visitations

Brooklyn Families Upset With COVID-19 Restrictions During Prison Visitations

Smaller visiting room capacities and mask wearing will be enforced in upstate prisons when they reopen to visitors this week
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Freedom Food: Bushwick Garden Feeds Its Neighborhood Through Pandemic

Freedom Food: Bushwick Garden Feeds Its Neighborhood Through Pandemic

Bushwick gardener Kofi Thomas shows how gardening and growing food can make us more free
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Who Are the Real Gentrifiers? Brooklyn's Elected Leaders Argue

With accusations by Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo that newly elected-DSA candidates are funded by "gentrifiers," questions resurface around her relationship to real estate.
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