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More aggressive Vision Zero upgrades sought after two Brooklyn children killed in 48 hours

More aggressive Vision Zero upgrades sought after two Brooklyn children killed in 48 hours

The deaths of two children on the streets of a Brooklyn neighborhood last week prompted renewed calls at a memorial vigil Sunday among those seeking expanded street safety measures in the community. ... Click here to view original web page at www.
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City Council Members and De Blasio Planning Chief Spar Over Neighborhood Rezonings at Budget Hearing

City Council Members and De Blasio Planning Chief Spar Over Neighborhood Rezonings at Budget Hearing

What was ostensibly meant to be a City Council hearing on the proposed preliminary budget for the Department of City Planning on Tuesday turned into a debate about the de Blasio administration's approach to neighborhood rezonings.
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Here’s a look at which New York City neighborhoods are the best for buyers

Here’s a look at which New York City neighborhoods are the best for buyers

A new report from StreetEasy sought to find out which neighborhoods in New York City were the best based on your budget and where you had a better shot at negotiating the price.
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Man With BB Gun On Crown Heights Roof Triggers Panic, Police Say

Man With BB Gun On Crown Heights Roof Triggers Panic, Police Say

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A man with what turned out to be a BB gun on a Crown Heights roof brought police rushing toward Rogers Avenue, police said. They took him into custody Tuesday morning at about 11:20 a.m.
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Coronavirus Hits New York

Coronavirus Hits New York

The countdown is over, and containment begins in earnest. A New York City woman is the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the state, officials announced on Sunday, March 1. Click here to view original web page at indyeastend.
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Live Updates: New York Gets Ready for Coronavirus

Live Updates: New York Gets Ready for Coronavirus

Northwell Health Labs announced late Monday it expects to begin coronavirus testing at its laboratory in Lake Success in Nassau County within a week, now that the US Food & Drug Administration has given the green light for outside labs to conduct
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Pop Smoke to be laid to rest in Brooklyn as suspects in his murder ‘still at large’

Pop Smoke to be laid to rest in Brooklyn as suspects in his murder ‘still at large’

Rapper Pop Smoke's final resting place after his murder in Los Angeles two weeks ago will be a Brooklyn cemetery not far from where he grew up in Canarsie, the Daily News learned Monday.
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Central Brooklyn Officials Organize ‘Day of Action’ to Raise 2020 Census Awareness in Hard-to-Count Neighborhoods

Central Brooklyn Officials Organize ‘Day of Action’ to Raise 2020 Census Awareness in Hard-to-Count Neighborhoods

Predominantly black communities often have among the lowest response rates to the U.S. Census, the once-a-decade count of the country's population mandated by the Constitution.
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Video appears to show MTA bus driver spit on passenger in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Video appears to show MTA bus driver spit on passenger in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

The MTA is investigating after video appears to show one of its bus driver spitting on a woman in Brooklyn. The incident took place Saturday evening near Ashland Place and Fulton Street in Clinton Hill. Click here to view original web page at abc7ny.
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Mike Bloomberg Can't Shake The Legacy Of Stop-And-Frisk Policing In New York

Mike Bloomberg Can't Shake The Legacy Of Stop-And-Frisk Policing In New York

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has repeatedly said he regrets the police tactic known as "stop-and-frisk.
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