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A Cat Will Take Over Your Life (And You Won't Mind)

A Cat Will Take Over Your Life (And You Won't Mind)

Jim Niesen, artistic director of Irondale Ensemble Project in Fort Greene, shares his thoughts about a recent loss.
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Op-Ed from Mayor Eric Adams: Preliminary Budget Address

Mayor Eric Adams released his $102.7 billion preliminary budget plan for 2024 last week.
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Since Getting His First Camera, This Flatbush Resident Has Kept a Promise: to Document 'Our Stuff'

Since Getting His First Camera, This Flatbush Resident Has Kept a Promise: to Document 'Our Stuff'

Gore's upcoming exhibit "Witnessing Faith" opens Jan. 28, at the Interchurch Center, 61 Claremont Ave. at 120th St.
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Op-Ed by Mayor Eric Adams: Making New York Safer

Major crimes decreased by 11.6% and in the fourth quarter of 2022, overall index crime dropped by 1.5%. 
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Ready to Sell? Today's Housing Supply Gives You Two Opportunities

Ready to Sell? Today's Housing Supply Gives You Two Opportunities

Roodelyne Sylvain, a Brooklyn-based real estate agent with Compass, provides insight for homeowners looking to sell.
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Update #48: The Carew Country Road Trip From Brooklyn, Across the US and Back

Update #48: The Carew Country Road Trip From Brooklyn, Across the US and Back

The Carew family has left Brooklyn for a 6-month, cross-country road trip in their new motorhome. Each week, the family will share an update with BK Readers about where the road has taken them... join us for the ride!
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Op-Ed: We’d Rather Be Paying for Our Future – Con Ed Rate Hikes to Move Forward, Carbon Tax/Dividend Stalled in Congress

Op-Ed: We’d Rather Be Paying for Our Future – Con Ed Rate Hikes to Move Forward, Carbon Tax/Dividend Stalled in Congress

Sienna Daviau, who is part of the Brooklyn Chapter of Climate Citizens Lobby, writes about rising energy bills and green policy in Congress.
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BK's Noel Pointer Foundation Uses Music to Empower Students from Title I Schools, One Note at a Time

BK's Noel Pointer Foundation Uses Music to Empower Students from Title I Schools, One Note at a Time

Brooklyn's Noel Pointer Foundation serves 1,500 children each year through programs across 40 Title 1 schools and daycares.
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The Year in Review: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

The Year in Review: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

As BKCM winds down the 2022 calendar year, it has added over 80 private lesson students, totaling upwards of 400 students learning 20 instruments.
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Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: A Safer New York

I vowed to make public safety my top priority, and under the bold leadership of NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, our efforts are paying off
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