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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Prospect Heights

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Prospect Heights

Crime is up in Prospect Heights and Brooklyn as a whole.
Brooklyn Sen. Julia Salazar and NYC Comptroller Call on Cuomo to Restore Funding for Health Care Providers

Brooklyn Sen. Julia Salazar and NYC Comptroller Call on Cuomo to Restore Funding for Health Care Providers

Salazar and Stringer wrote a letter to the governor calling for reproductive health care funding to be restored
"I Never Felt I Was Doing Anything Wrong": NYers Rejoice After Marijuana Legalization

"I Never Felt I Was Doing Anything Wrong": NYers Rejoice After Marijuana Legalization

Ivan Torres has been smoking weed in New York City for more than four decades.
1.2 Million Eggs Coming to NY Food Banks in Time for Easter Thanks to AG's Lawsuit

1.2 Million Eggs Coming to NY Food Banks in Time for Easter Thanks to AG's Lawsuit

The eggs are part of an agreement Attorney General Letitia James reached with Hillandale Farms, after suing the company for price-gouging
Brownsville Health Clinic to Close if State Funding Not Allocated in This Week

Brownsville Health Clinic to Close if State Funding Not Allocated in This Week

Public Health Solutions Brownsville and Clinton Hill locations, which serve predominantly low income women, face imminent closure
Generations of Families Go to These New York Health Clinics. Now They May Close for Good.

Generations of Families Go to These New York Health Clinics. Now They May Close for Good.

Paulette Hilton has been going to the same health clinic on Eastern Parkway in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, since 1998.
Reason to Hope: Flatbush Storyteller Explores New Forms of Community Resistance

Reason to Hope: Flatbush Storyteller Explores New Forms of Community Resistance

Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. is the host of 'Resistance,' the podcast that "refuses to accept things as they are"
Brooklyn School Launches New National Vaccine Information Hub for Students, Families

Brooklyn School Launches New National Vaccine Information Hub for Students, Families

In partnership with health and education organizations, Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools is tackling vaccine hesitancy through education

Brooklyn Restaurants Amongst Those Selected for $20K DoorDash Grant, Mentorship

Bushwick Grind Café and The Sampler are amongst the 20 restaurants selected for the business accelerator program
NYC Tenants in COVID Hotspots Four Times More Likely to Face Eviction at End of Moratorium

NYC Tenants in COVID Hotspots Four Times More Likely to Face Eviction at End of Moratorium

State records show neighborhoods with large percentages of people of color and essential workers face the highest eviction filing rates