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Gov Hochul: $95 in Additional Assistance for SNAP Households Available By Dec. 28

Gov. Hochul has announced $234 million in federal funding to provide all New Yorkers enrolled in SNAP with additional food benefits.
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E-Bikes Are Not Allowed in Prospect Park, But These Brooklyn Electeds Think They Should Be

E-Bikes Are Not Allowed in Prospect Park, But These Brooklyn Electeds Think They Should Be

E-bikes are currently being classified as a motor vehicle and are not allowed in the park.
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More Asylum Seekers Could be Coming to BK, and City Council is Welcoming Them with Policy Proposals to Improve Conditions

More Asylum Seekers Could be Coming to BK, and City Council is Welcoming Them with Policy Proposals to Improve Conditions

Following a two-day hearing, City Council has proposed a number of policy reforms.
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Celebrate Kwanzaa with The Brooklyn Children's Museum

Celebrate Kwanzaa with The Brooklyn Children's Museum

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is celebrating its 15th annual Kwanzaa celebration with five days of inclusive programming.
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Kujichagulia Means ‘Self-Determination’: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

Kujichagulia Means ‘Self-Determination’: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

‘To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.’
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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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Umoja Means ‘Unity’: RHouse

Umoja Means ‘Unity’: RHouse

Two Bed-Stuy brothers exemplify the principle of unity.
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This Holiday Season, Flatbush Junction BID Says ‘No’ to Evergreen Conifers and ‘Yes’ to Recycled Materials

This Holiday Season, Flatbush Junction BID Says ‘No’ to Evergreen Conifers and ‘Yes’ to Recycled Materials

The BID Upcycling Holiday Tree, an initiative that invites artists and creatives to design sustainable "trees," returns for the second year.
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Clothing Retailer Primark Opens New Location at City Point

Clothing Retailer Primark Opens New Location at City Point

The new Brooklyn location will be the store’s third New York-based outlet
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Jail For Rape of 21-Year-Old Woman

The sentence of 36-year-old Shinol John comes following a November jury trial that convicted him of two counts of first-degree rape
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