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NY Liberty Star Sabrina Ionescu Wins WNBA 3-Point Contest With Highest Scoring Round in League's History

NY Liberty Star Sabrina Ionescu Wins WNBA 3-Point Contest With Highest Scoring Round in League's History

Ionescu earns first-ever WNBA STARRY 3-Point Contest title in Liberty history
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New Public Art Lands in DUMBO and Brooklyn Bridge Park

New Public Art Lands in DUMBO and Brooklyn Bridge Park

Eleven different barricade covers created by nine local artist will be on display for the next two years.
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Man Pleads Guilty To Transporting A 15-year-old Girl To Engage In Sexual Activity

Man Pleads Guilty To Transporting A 15-year-old Girl To Engage In Sexual Activity

Former head of the Boro Park Shomrim Society was 58 years old at the time of the sexual abuse.
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SUNY Downstate Awarded $1.5M Grant For Ukraine HIV Research Training

SUNY Downstate Awarded $1.5M Grant For Ukraine HIV Research Training

SUNY Downstate representatives joined health leaders from Ukraine, Poland, and Georgia at a conference to formally launch the new research training program
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Two Brooklyn Educators Earn $25K Awards for Teaching Excellence

Two Brooklyn Educators Earn $25K Awards for Teaching Excellence

Jessica Abrams and Sarah Slack will receive a $25,000 cash prize and a $10,000 grant for their schools after being named FLAG Foundation grand prize award winners.
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Critical Free Summer Meal Program for Kids is Now Open — Here's How to Use It

Critical Free Summer Meal Program for Kids is Now Open — Here's How to Use It

To receive a meal, local kids and families can text 'FOOD' or 'COMIDA' to 304-304 to find the nearest Free Meal Finder site.
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Reynoso Grants $20,000 to Bed-Stuy’s Magnolia Tree Earth Center for Urgent Repairs

Reynoso Grants $20,000 to Bed-Stuy’s Magnolia Tree Earth Center for Urgent Repairs

Donation honors Carthan’s initial quote of $20,000 to save the Magnolia Tree from Bed-Stuy’s redevelopment in the late '60s
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New $54M Storm Drainage System in Gowanus is Officially Operational

New $54M Storm Drainage System in Gowanus is Officially Operational

New storm sewers were installed to reduce flooding in the neighborhood and it's already making a difference.
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Sen. Iwen Chu Comments Following Alleged Attack to Her District Office

Sen. Iwen Chu Comments Following Alleged Attack to Her District Office

On Friday morning, an individual allegedly tossed a cluster of bricks through one of the windows of Sen. Chu's district office in Brooklyn.
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Court Orders New Congressional Lines for NY, Republicans Promise a Legal Challenge

Court Orders New Congressional Lines for NY, Republicans Promise a Legal Challenge

A mid-level New York Court ordered an independent commission to redraw the state's districts. Republicans promise to challenge the ruling in NY's highest court.
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