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NYC Mayoral Candidates Guess the Average House Price in Brooklyn – and Fail

NYC Mayoral Candidates Guess the Average House Price in Brooklyn – and Fail

Two candidates guessed $100,000 or below…
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Eric Adams Struggles to Energize Younger Voters. Can He Make It to City Hall Without Them?

Eric Adams Struggles to Energize Younger Voters. Can He Make It to City Hall Without Them?

Outside City Hall on a recent afternoon, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams stood in a pinstripe suit and tie beside Abner Louima, who'd been badly beaten and sexually assaulted by NYPD officers in 1997.
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Brooklyn Nets to Hold First Overnight Youth Basketball Camps This Summer

Brooklyn Nets to Hold First Overnight Youth Basketball Camps This Summer

Brooklyn Nets Basketball Academy has teamed up with ESF Camps for an ongoing partnership, creating basketball camps for local youth
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Council to Introduce New Legislation to Help Moms Get Back to Work

The pandemic has disproportionately impacted working moms, who were asked to "do the impossible" over the past year
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Canarsie Homeowner Gets $50K Forgivable Loan to Fix Home as Part of New City Program

Canarsie Homeowner Gets $50K Forgivable Loan to Fix Home as Part of New City Program

NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development has launched the HomeFix program to provide affordable financing for home repairs
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New York City to Offer Vaccine Shots in Subway Stations

New York City to Offer Vaccine Shots in Subway Stations

Attempting to expand a vaccination effort on the verge of stalling out , Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that eight subway and commuter-rail stations would provide walk-up Johnson & Johnson vaccines beginning on Wednesday.
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Affordable Housing Development 'Tops Off' in Brownsville

Affordable Housing Development 'Tops Off' in Brownsville

Vital Brookdale will provide 160 affordable homes and 25,000 square feet of health-focused community space when it opens in 2022
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Brownsville Community Comes Together to Address Domestic, Gun Violence and More

Brownsville Community Comes Together to Address Domestic, Gun Violence and More

Food, music and resources for kids and residents were shared during weekend block party
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Caton and Flatbush Avenues Renamed in Honor of Brooklyn Leader Dr. Roy Hastick Sr.

Caton and Flatbush Avenues Renamed in Honor of Brooklyn Leader Dr. Roy Hastick Sr.

Hastick was a entrepreneur and leader in Brooklyn, founding the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Dianne Morales Envisions a City Government That Values Everyone Equally

Dianne Morales Envisions a City Government That Values Everyone Equally

The mayoral candidate is getting a lot of traction with her left-leaning progressive policy ideas.
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