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Bed-Stuy Lost 22K Black Residents Last Decade: Week In Review

Bed-Stuy Lost 22K Black Residents Last Decade: Week In Review

As longtime residents can attest, Bed-Stuy has been rapidly changing over the last decade. Now, newly-released census data reveals the extent of the transformation.... Read more Click here to view original web page at patch.
Brooklyn Mother Fatally Shot by Possible Stray Bullets Outside Home, Son Says

Brooklyn Mother Fatally Shot by Possible Stray Bullets Outside Home, Son Says

A mother of four was killed Thursday night when she was struck by possible stray bullets as she was arriving home from work, according to family and the NYPD. Officers responded just after 8:30 p.m. to a call of a shooting on St.
Uncertainty Over Quarantine Rules Sows Confusion in Runup to Start of NYC School Year

Uncertainty Over Quarantine Rules Sows Confusion in Runup to Start of NYC School Year

Uncertainty over quarantine rules and teaching plans for city public school students exposed to COVID-19 cases is sowing confusion weeks before kids return to class. In-person public school classes start on Sept.
MTA Worker Hides In Toll Booth From Knife-Wielding Flasher: Cops

MTA Worker Hides In Toll Booth From Knife-Wielding Flasher: Cops

An MTA employee was left hiding in a toll booth inside a Crown Heights subway station after a man who flashed her took out a knife and threatened her life, according to police.
Carnival Vibe in the Air, But Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade is Canceled

Carnival Vibe in the Air, But Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade is Canceled

What's Labor Day in Brooklyn without oxtails, roti, sugar cane and coconuts, says Evelyn Cooper, a Trinidadian native who sells the popular fare every year at the New York Caribbean Carnival Parade.
Haitian Leaders Set Up Drop-Off Points for Relief

Haitian Leaders Set Up Drop-Off Points for Relief

Haitian leaders in Brooklyn have established drop-off points for relief supplies to aid earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

‘Beyond Egregious:’ MTA Conductor Removed From Service After Photos Appears To Show Girlfriend Driving Train

The MTA says a social media photos showing a conductor allegedly let his girlfriend drive a train is "beyond egregious.
The Crown Heights Riots, 30 Years Later: Insiders Recall Tense Three Days Between the Mayor and the Jewish Community

The Crown Heights Riots, 30 Years Later: Insiders Recall Tense Three Days Between the Mayor and the Jewish Community

In the summer of 1991, following the fatal stabbing of a Hasidic yeshiva student and an accident that killed a young Black child, tensions erupted between the Jewish and Black communities in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Man, 68, Choked and Shoved to Ground in Brooklyn Mugging: NYPD

Man, 68, Choked and Shoved to Ground in Brooklyn Mugging: NYPD

A 68-year-old man was the victim of a violent robbery when he was choked and shoved to the ground on a Brooklyn street on Tuesday morning, the NYPD said. According to police, the victim was walking around 6 a.m.
What's the Gap Between Progressive Politics and Communities of Color in New York City?

What's the Gap Between Progressive Politics and Communities of Color in New York City?

When Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams won the Democratic mayoral primary, to some it signalled a rebuke of the growing progressive movement in the city and called into question whether more left-wing candidates can win in communities of color.