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Owner of a BK Credit Business Faces up to 20 Years in Prison For Spending Clients' Funds on Luxury Goods, Fancy Meals, a BMW

Owner of a BK Credit Business Faces up to 20 Years in Prison For Spending Clients' Funds on Luxury Goods, Fancy Meals, a BMW

The defendant preyed on immigrants, spending their funds on luxury items.
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Above The Curtain: A Brooklyn Flyman Looks Back on His Career

Above The Curtain: A Brooklyn Flyman Looks Back on His Career

By Jake Bolster Operating a fly system in a theater on Broadway used to involve several crew members in the wings pulling ropes connected to rows of steel beams high above the proscenium arch.
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Four Brooklyn Creatives Awarded $50K as 2023 US Artists Fellows

Four Brooklyn Creatives Awarded $50K as 2023 US Artists Fellows

Artists Eisa Davis, devynn emory, Arooj Aftab and Guadalupe Maravilla are some of this year's 45 fellows recognized for their evocative work.
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The Brooklyn Public Library is Teaming Up with PEN America to Fight Against Censorship

The Brooklyn Public Library is Teaming Up with PEN America to Fight Against Censorship

The Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute plans to train students to fights against book bans and promote the freedom to read.
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Sounding the Alarm: The Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps Needs Volunteers, Funds

Sounding the Alarm: The Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps Needs Volunteers, Funds

Without new membership and increased funding, the survival of the Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps is at stake.
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Op-Ed: The Future of Women’s Rights and Health

Op-Ed: The Future of Women’s Rights and Health

By Dr. Wilcox, Dr. Allen, Dr. Morse and Dr. Hayes, all physicians at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and NYC Health and Hospitals. January 22nd marked the 50 th anniversary of Roe v.
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Bed-Stuy's Restoration Plaza is Headed For A Long-Overdue Transformation

Bed-Stuy's Restoration Plaza is Headed For A Long-Overdue Transformation

Bed-Stuy's Restoration Plaza plans to double its commercial and cultural office spaces, according to the Department of City Planning.
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Housing Advocates Criticize New, 1,000-Bed Migrant Shelter at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal

Housing Advocates Criticize New, 1,000-Bed Migrant Shelter at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal

Hotels are a better choice for short-term housing, the advocates said.
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Construction to Begin for New, 200-Bed Transitional Housing Residence in Bed-Stuy

Construction to Begin for New, 200-Bed Transitional Housing Residence in Bed-Stuy

The new residence will provide 200 safe beds with on-site social services
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BKR’S Weekend Event Picks: 1/20–1/22

BKR’S Weekend Event Picks: 1/20–1/22

A Lunar New Year prix fixe in Bushwick, a cacao ceremony in Williamsburg, a craft cocktail experience in Flatbush with a Netflix star and more Brooklyn events.
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