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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.
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.
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.
Domino’s pizza guy attacked, run over by car in Brooklyn

Domino’s pizza guy attacked, run over by car in Brooklyn

A Domino's pizza delivery driver was struck by a car after a botched robbery in Brooklyn, cops said. The 21-year-old victim was delivering a pizza to 1259 Loring Ave. in East New York around 12:55 a.m. Feb.
Boy, 7, killed in crosswalk by driver — sixth NYC pedestrian death in five days

Boy, 7, killed in crosswalk by driver — sixth NYC pedestrian death in five days

Little Payson Lott, barely a step ahead of his mom as they walked to his school, waited for the light to change green before marching into the crosswalk.
President of Black Lives Matter in Brooklyn Running For City Council in Flatbush

President of Black Lives Matter in Brooklyn Running For City Council in Flatbush

Disabled U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and Community Advocate, Anthony Beckford , announced his intentions to again run for the 45th New York City Council seat in 2021. He is also the President of Black Lives Matter in Brooklyn.
$15.8 Million Bed-Stuy Apartment Building Up For Sale

$15.8 Million Bed-Stuy Apartment Building Up For Sale

A deep-pocketed buyer soon could hold the deed to a new six-story apartment building in Bed-Stuy. The $15.8 million listing details all the new bells and whistles to 862 Dekalb Ave.
The Welcoming Alchemy of a Stylish Brooklyn Hostel

The Welcoming Alchemy of a Stylish Brooklyn Hostel

The older I get, the more I believe it is possible to be homesick for something you've never known. More often than not, it's an idealized version of a time in your life, a place, a moment.
Man who sued NYPD twice over stop-and-frisks settles with NYC for $10,000

Man who sued NYPD twice over stop-and-frisks settles with NYC for $10,000

The first time he sued the city after being stopped and frisked, David Ourlicht helped prove the NYPD's controversial tactic was unconstitutional and amounted to racial profiling. Click here to view original web page at www.nydailynews.
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Growing Anxiety as Doctors Prepare for an Epidemic

Coronavirus in N.Y.: Growing Anxiety as Doctors Prepare for an Epidemic

In recent weeks, some hospitals in New York City have begun safeguarding their stockpiles of masks and other protective gear amid suspicions that employees were taking them home. Click here to view original web page at www.nytimes.