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ICE agents storm Flatbush restaurant and douse detainee with pepper spray

ICE agents storm Flatbush restaurant and douse detainee with pepper spray

ICE agents stormed a Brooklyn restaurant and released a cloud of caustic pepper spray to nab an undocumented immigrant worker, unsettling video of the bust shows. The agents barged into La Cabana, a Spanish eatery on Flatbush Ave.
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Expansion to Industry City approved by Brooklyn Borough President

Expansion to Industry City approved by Brooklyn Borough President

A bitterly controversial proposal to expand Brooklyn's Industry City got a boost on Monday when Borough President Eric Adams conditionally approved most of the plan's major elements and left open the door to approving the rest. ..
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N.Y.C. Now Has 62 Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus, Mayor Says: Live Updates

N.Y.C. Now Has 62 Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus, Mayor Says: Live Updates

New York City would soon introduce "more restrictions" to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an interview on CNN on Thursday morning.
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Coronavirus Closures: Here Are the School Closures in NY, NJ

Coronavirus Closures: Here Are the School Closures in NY, NJ

Some tri-state schools have closed as a precaution in response to spreading cases of COVID-19. For some, it's just a one- or two-day closure. For others, it's longer. Gov.
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NYC Adds 5 New COVID-19 Cases; Tri-State Total Triples in Days

NYC Adds 5 New COVID-19 Cases; Tri-State Total Triples in Days

The number of novel coronavirus cases in the tri-state area more than tripled between between late Friday and Tuesday morning, from 49 cases to 161 New York was up to at least 148 cases statewide, 25 of them in the five boroughs, as of Tuesday mornin
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Power Women Podcast: President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Regina Myer

Power Women Podcast: President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Regina Myer

On this edition of Power Women, President of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Regina Myer, joins Schneps President and Publisher, Vicki Schneps, to discuss her career path in city planning and working on various projects including Brooklyn Bridge P
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Family, elected officials rally in support of Flatbush waitress following apparent violent arrest

Family, elected officials rally in support of Flatbush waitress following apparent violent arrest

The Flatbush community is standing in solidarity with a woman who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this month, claiming she was violently arrested.
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Head of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Head of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has tested positive for coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday.
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City Council Hears Application for Affordable Homeownership Project in Bedford-Stuyvesant

City Council Hears Application for Affordable Homeownership Project in Bedford-Stuyvesant

On February 26, 2020, the City Council Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions heard the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and BJF Development's application for the disposition of City owned property, the designati
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2,700 Jewish Teens Pledge Soul Support at Shabbaton

2,700 Jewish Teens Pledge Soul Support at Shabbaton

Saturday night, the iconic billboards of Times Square, New York streamed videos of the Lubavitcher Rebbe as the famous red steps disappeared under a crowd of teens.
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