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Legendary BK Musician Clive Davis Receives Key to the City

Legendary BK Musician Clive Davis Receives Key to the City

Mayor Bill de Blasio gave Davis the key, which is reserved for individuals whose service to the public and the common good rises to the highest level of achievement
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Tracy Morgan Came Home to Bed-Stuy to Hand Out Turkeys

Tracy Morgan Came Home to Bed-Stuy to Hand Out Turkeys

The comedian and actor partnered with Food Bank For New York City for a turkey giveaway at Bed-Stuy’s Sumner Houses
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BK Pols Support New Housing Protections as End of Eviction Moratorium Nears

BK Pols Support New Housing Protections as End of Eviction Moratorium Nears

Housing Justice for All — which includes BK electeds and organizations — has released its legislative agenda seeking long-term solutions to the COVID-19 housing crisis
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Jumaane Williams Joins Race for Governor

The public advocate announced his run for the state’s top elected position this week
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New Student-Run Concession Stand Opens at Barclays Center

New Student-Run Concession Stand Opens at Barclays Center

The Food Education Fund has opened the new café, School Grounds, which will be run by students at Food and Finance High School
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Unity Map Demonstrates Fair Election Districts are Possible for BK’s Communities of Color

Unity Map Demonstrates Fair Election Districts are Possible for BK’s Communities of Color

A coalition of voting rights organizations demands equitable political representation in Asian, Black and Latino neighborhoods.
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Arrest Made After Mother of 4 Killed Outside Brooklyn Barbershop This Summer

Arrest Made After Mother of 4 Killed Outside Brooklyn Barbershop This Summer

A man is under arrest in connection to the deadly shooting of a mother of four in Brooklyn over the summer. Oliver Case, 29, is facing multiple charges, including murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
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100 Percent Affordable Housing Development Opens in Brownsville

100 Percent Affordable Housing Development Opens in Brownsville

The 12-story Van Dyke III building was officially opened this month
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Permits Filed for Five-Story Building at Crown Heights Associated Supermarket Site

Permits Filed for Five-Story Building at Crown Heights Associated Supermarket Site

Neighbors fought for the inclusion of the Associated Supermarket in the new development
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De Blasio Said East New York’s Rezoning Would Spur Industrial Jobs Boom. That Hasn’t Happened.

De Blasio Said East New York’s Rezoning Would Spur Industrial Jobs Boom. That Hasn’t Happened.

After 64 years in the East New York Industrial Business Zone (IBZ), Brooklyn’s last union lighting shop is packing up and moving to Long Island.
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