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Green Grocers Are Coming to Brooklyn Neighborhoods In Need As Part of Expanded City Program

The City’s FRESH program has been expanded to bring increased healthy food into the city’s most underserved communities
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Bronze Statue of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Unveiled in Brooklyn

The 650-pound sculpture was unveiled in Brooklyn Friday, ahead of what would have been the Justice’s 88th birthday.
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NYC Public Schools With The Worst Attendance Are In Areas With Higher COVID Rates

NYC Public Schools With The Worst Attendance Are In Areas With Higher COVID Rates

New data shows that nearly half of New York City public schools have had attendance rates during the COVID-19 crisis that fall below what's considered acceptable by education experts.
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Short Film Imagines a Hyper-Gentrified Bed-Stuy, Where a Family Must Hide From ICE

Short Film Imagines a Hyper-Gentrified Bed-Stuy, Where a Family Must Hide From ICE

The powerful and unsettling 15-minute film 'Gets Good Light' explores gentrification and deportation, and was nominated for a NAACP award.
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City Council Candidate Kenya Handy-Hilliard Runs on Her Insider's Experience

The former legislative aide to Yvette Clarke says she knows how to deliver what District 40 residents need
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The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

Overall, crime is down in Crown Heights, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
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Plans For New Flatbush Target Generate Mixed Response From Community

Plans For New Flatbush Target Generate Mixed Response From Community

The Church Avenue store, one of three upcoming Target locations in Brooklyn, does not have a timetable for opening.
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‘They Need to Find This Guy’: Brooklyn Widow Outraged as Manhunt Continues for Husband’s Accused Killer Set Free From Rikers Island in Clerical Error

The outraged widow of a Brooklyn murder victim wanted answers and an arrest Wednesday after a Correction Department snafu put the accused killer back on the street.
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Viral Williamsburg Concert Series Breathes Life into Livestreams

Viral Williamsburg Concert Series Breathes Life into Livestreams

Pandemusic, the brainchild of Williamsburg musician Josue Caceres, has raised over $60k for local musicians and hosted 17 concerts since its inception in July 2020.
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Brooklyn Chef Is Building a Sustainable Future Through Food

Brooklyn Chef Is Building a Sustainable Future Through Food

At new Brooklyn restaurant Xilonen, over 90% of the dishes on the menu are plant-based.
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