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Photos: Elected Leaders and Community Groups March Against Gun Violence in Brooklyn

Photos: Elected Leaders and Community Groups March Against Gun Violence in Brooklyn

The NYC Gun Violence Prevention Day and Solidarity Walk was organized by Rep. Yvette Clarke
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Civil Rights Attorney Launches Bid For Council Seat

Civil Rights Attorney Launches Bid For Council Seat

Alejandra Caraballo, a self-proclaimed "Trans Latina progressive activist", is running for Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo's seat, which will be vacant when her term ends
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Burlington Stores Donates up to $500,000 in Merchandise to Help Brooklyn Families in Need

Burlington Stores Donates up to $500,000 in Merchandise to Help Brooklyn Families in Need

Five SCO Family of Service locations received relief; two went to Brownsville organizations
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Photos: Brooklyn Museum Plaza Transformed to Creative Canvas for Reopening Celebration

Photos: Brooklyn Museum Plaza Transformed to Creative Canvas for Reopening Celebration

On Saturday, Brooklynites gathered for the museum's reopening party, celebrating local art and culture.
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Crown Heights Writer and Librarian Wins Prestigious National Poetry Award

Crown Heights Writer and Librarian Wins Prestigious National Poetry Award

Cyrée Jarelle Johnson will receive $25,800 for winning a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship
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Development Plans on Site of Historic Crown Heights Building Cause Backlash

Development Plans on Site of Historic Crown Heights Building Cause Backlash

Developers are planning to build apartments in the parking lot of the Hebron Seventh Day Adventist School at 920 Park Place, angering local residents
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NYC Early-Shift Workers Stranded by Subway’s Nightly Closures for COVID Cleanings — Empty Trains Still Run, But They Can’t Ride Them

NYC Early-Shift Workers Stranded by Subway’s Nightly Closures for COVID Cleanings — Empty Trains Still Run, But They Can’t Ride Them

The subway — built to ease travel across the city — lately has made travel hard for people like Pedro Perez, a 48-year-old electrician. Perez commutes from East New York in Brooklyn to Paterson, N.J., early each morning.
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Billie Holiday Theater Spotlights Breonna Taylor in Performance Addressing Racial Injustice

Billie Holiday Theater Spotlights Breonna Taylor in Performance Addressing Racial Injustice

The show 12 Angry Men…and Women: The Weight of the Wait will be performed live in Bed-stuy on Saturday night, and streamed online
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Brooklyn Restaurants Cooking up Plans for Indoor Dining

Brooklyn Restaurants Cooking up Plans for Indoor Dining

Starting September 30, restaurants in New York City can reopen for indoor service at 25 percent capacity.
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Clinton Hill Designer Creates Toy to Help Kids With Online Learning

Clinton Hill Designer Creates Toy to Help Kids With Online Learning

Clixo is an eco-friendly, open-ended toy that fuels creativity and helps children build skills and focus on online learning
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