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New UK Coronavirus Strain Detected In NY

New UK Coronavirus Strain Detected In NY

An upstate man is the first New Yorker to fall ill with a new, potentially highly-contagious strain of coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
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Pandemic Birdwatching Is Booming, and Brooklyn Is One of the Best Places to Do It

Pandemic Birdwatching Is Booming, and Brooklyn Is One of the Best Places to Do It

Brooklyn is on the Atlantic Flyway, a major migratory bird route stretching from South America to Greenland
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A New Rule That Could Force Big Banks to Fund the Gun Industry Decried by Sen. Myrie

A New Rule That Could Force Big Banks to Fund the Gun Industry Decried by Sen. Myrie

The new rule proposed by the Trump administration is open for public comment until midnight January, 4
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Bikes Are Giving Brooklynites a Path to Resources and Employment

Bikes Are Giving Brooklynites a Path to Resources and Employment

A partnership between a Brooklyn nonprofit and CitiBike is changing lives in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
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Five Days Without Cops: Could Brooklyn Policing Experiment be a ‘Model for the Future’?

Five Days Without Cops: Could Brooklyn Policing Experiment be a ‘Model for the Future’?

A Brooklyn community's experiment to deal with a longstanding crime hotspot in a busy commercial corridor took a new approach last month: They pulled back on policing.
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The Week in COVID-19 (01/01/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

The Week in COVID-19 (01/01/21): Brooklyn, Here’s Everything You Need to Know

More than 70,000 New York City residents have had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but Mayor Bill de Blasio said testing must increase and aims to inoculate 1 million in January.
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Prospect Park Gets Two New Entrances Along Flatbush Avenue

Prospect Park Gets Two New Entrances Along Flatbush Avenue

The two new openings are the first new entrances since the park was built in the 1940s. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony in coming weeks.
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The Bizarre Story of How a Landmarked Bed-Stuy Mansion Ended Up for Sale on Zillow

The Bizarre Story of How a Landmarked Bed-Stuy Mansion Ended Up for Sale on Zillow

The mansion at 87 MacDonough Street was listed on Zillow as a "gem in need of TLC" for $9.75M. It has since been removed.
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Hate Crime Charges for Jewish Man Accused of Graffiti, Burglary Spree at Brooklyn Synagogues

Hate Crime Charges for Jewish Man Accused of Graffiti, Burglary Spree at Brooklyn Synagogues

A Jewish Brooklyn man faces hate crime charges for allegedly scrawling messages on four synagogues, and burglarizing one of them, during an hour-long crime spree.
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Haitian Independence Day to Be Celebrated with Free Soup Joumou on Jan. 1

Haitian Independence Day to Be Celebrated with Free Soup Joumou on Jan. 1

Free soup joumou will be on offer at more than eight different places in NYC this Haitian Independence Day
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