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Food Festival Set To Start At Honey's

Food Festival Set To Start At Honey's

With temperatures slowly on the rise, the city and East Williamsburg's first meadery is set to host a massive block party this weekend.
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Curbside Composting to Return to NYC, But Concerns Remain About Environmental Justice

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that city would relaunch and expand its curbside composting program after it was cut in last year’s budget
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Porch Pirates Beware, BK's Citibins Are Here to Keep Parcels Safe

Porch Pirates Beware, BK's Citibins Are Here to Keep Parcels Safe

The Brooklyn-based manufacturer has used its bins for garbage, recycling, and now packages.
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Young Mother Shackled During Labor by 75th Precinct Officers Gets $750,000 in Settlement With NYPD

Young Mother Shackled During Labor by 75th Precinct Officers Gets $750,000 in Settlement With NYPD

The new mother was arrested on a 13-month old minor, later-dismissed charge when she was two days past her due date
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Brooklyn's Street Names Come to Life in New Book

Brooklyn's Street Names Come to Life in New Book

A new book tells the stories behind NYC street names, and reveals many surprising and little-known tales from Brooklyn
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With Solar Panels on NYCHA Roofs, Initiative Looks to Give Energy Savings to Low-Income New Yorkers

With Solar Panels on NYCHA Roofs, Initiative Looks to Give Energy Savings to Low-Income New Yorkers

A new initiative seeks to give some low-income New Yorkers access to renewable energy, saving them a few bucks in the process. And it's making use of public housing roofs to do it.
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East Flatbush Middle School Takes Top Spot in Statewide Chess Championship

East Flatbush Middle School Takes Top Spot in Statewide Chess Championship

Success Academy East Flatbush Middle School claimed first place in the 53rd New York State Scholastic Chess Championships over the weekend
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More Cops to Target Gun Violence on NYC Streets in Mayor’s New Anti-Crime Plan

More Cops to Target Gun Violence on NYC Streets in Mayor’s New Anti-Crime Plan

Safe Summer NYC aims to stem a rising number in cases of gun violence in the city, as NYC recovers from the COVID crisis.
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Prospect Park Vandalized, Volunteers Needed for Cleanup

Prospect Park Vandalized, Volunteers Needed for Cleanup

Rubbish bins were overturned in Prospect Park on overnight Tuesday, spreading rubbish across the park
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OneRoof Chat App Creates Sense of Community for Neighbors in BK Apartment Buildings

OneRoof Chat App Creates Sense of Community for Neighbors in BK Apartment Buildings

The COVID-19 isolation experience sparked the idea for this new app
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