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Brooklyn Librarian’s Children's Book Covers Difficult Conversations on Race

Brooklyn Librarian’s Children's Book Covers Difficult Conversations on Race

Jessica Ralli and Megan Madison want parents to start having difficult conversations about race with their young children
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Comptroller and 100+ Community Orgs Call for Creation of $25M Food Fund for Undocumented NYers

The coalition is calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to spend FEMA reimbursement funds on New Yorkers unable to access federal benefit programs
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New District Manager Takes the Reins at Community Board 9

New District Manager Takes the Reins at Community Board 9

Crown Heights' Community Board 9 officially has a new district manager, after six years of operating without one.
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Bushwick Family Residence Recognizes BK Leaders in Women’s History Month Celebration

NYPD Assistant Chief Judith R. Harrison and Department of Education Liaison Jeanette Wright were honored by the community for their service
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'Let Us Help': More Than 100 BK Religious Leaders Slam NY Officials for Vaccine Rollout

The mostly-Christian coalition of leaders has sent letters to the city's top leaders, asking for houses of worship to be deemed essential and be used to help people get vaccinated.
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Brownsville Slated for Anti-Gun Violence Pilot Program

Officials plan to supplement grassroots efforts with the Advance Peace Model in several citywide hotspots
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Which Mayoral Candidates Agree With You? Here’s Why We Made a Tool That Tells You

One reader from Brooklyn asked a question that we get all the time: " How can I differentiate between the gazillion mayoral candidates?" To be perfectly honest, we also had the same question.
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Brooklyn Circus’ Ouigi Theodore Showcases Collection Dedicated to His Mother in Macy’s Icons of Style

The collaboration brings together some of the country’s most dynamic Black creatives to showcase limited-edition collections at Macy’s
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Vaccine Update in Brooklyn

Vaccine Update in Brooklyn

Governor Andrew Cuomo has relaxed gathering restrictions as new groups are made eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine
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‘It’s Mikey! He Shot Mikey!’: Brooklyn Man Was Waiting for His Sister When He Was Killed Outside Bar

A man fatally shot outside of a Brooklyn cocktail bar had just finished getting drinks with his sister and some friends, his family told the Daily News Monday.
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