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About 1.8 million city residents will be food insecure when the federal government cuts off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1.

At the first public meeting after the $3.5 billion plan was approved by a task force in September, community members from Red Hook, Cobble Hill and the Columbia Street Waterfront District said they want the city to conduct a broader environmental impact study, among other things.

Dozens of Flatbush residents spoke in favor of expanding the Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West historic districts at a recent Landmarks Preservation Committee hearing.

While many Brooklynites are voting early, several residents told BK Reader they tend to watch only clips of the televised debates.

"Oh Honey," a play about motherhood, guilt, and the food service industry is now playing at a restaurant in Prospect Heights.

Frustrated residents are demanding that a fountain in Brower Park, a popular water play area for Crown Heights children, be fixed before the next heat wave.

Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa faced off in their final televised debate before early voting begins on Saturday for the November 4 election.

Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo is betting that Brooklyn voters will view his decades in government as a strength as the race heads into its final stretch.

Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa renewed his commitment to public safety and quality-of-life issues as the mayoral campaign beings its final weeks.

Net proceeds from ticket sales for “A Very Brooklyn Fashion Show” will support the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, an arts group and gallery, as it recovers from a fire that tore through its Red Hook space in September.