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Should the Revamped Cuyler Gore Park Include a Dog Run?

Should the Revamped Cuyler Gore Park Include a Dog Run?

The question was one that attracted a lot of discussion at a community meeting on the small Fort Greene park’s future.
AG Letitia James Files Lawsuit Against NYPD for Excessive Use of Force During Peaceful Protest

AG Letitia James Files Lawsuit Against NYPD for Excessive Use of Force During Peaceful Protest

The lawsuit follows an investigation into the NYPD’s use of ‘brutal force’ against protestors last year and years prior
Americans Have Unrealistic Expectations for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Americans Have Unrealistic Expectations for a COVID-19 Vaccine

If too many Americans refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, achieving population immunity will be difficult.
De Blasio Pulls Plug on Gifted & Talented Program

De Blasio Pulls Plug on Gifted & Talented Program

In a move stretching beyond his administration, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced yesterday that this will be the last year of the Gifted and Talented (G & T) program, in which four-year-olds take verbal and n

Eric Adams Wants Brooklynites to Try This Meat Reduction Challenge, for Their Own Health

The Brooklyn Borough president and mayoral hopeful turned his health around in 2016 when he adopted a plant-based diet

Senator Julia Salazar Is Giving $3.5M to Woodhull Hospital to Improve Services for Women

With the senator's help, the Bed-Stuy hospital can now afford long awaited renovations to its Women’s Health Pavilion.
Meet Mateo Askaripour: a Brooklyn Author With a Hit Debut Novel

Meet Mateo Askaripour: a Brooklyn Author With a Hit Debut Novel

‘Black Buck’ is a guide - sprinkled with satirical humor - for Black people working in corporate America.
Mayor: Grocery Store Workers, Shelter Residents and Workers Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

Mayor: Grocery Store Workers, Shelter Residents and Workers Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

New Yorkers that live and work in shelters, as well as storefront facing grocery store workers, can get the COVID-19 vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday, as more members of the state vaccination group 1B become eligible for the shot.

Brooklyn’s Lester Young Makes History as State’s First Black Board of Regents Chancellor

Young, who has spent five decades in public service, was elected to the position Monday.
New York City Public School Film Festival Open for Entries

New York City Public School Film Festival Open for Entries

The third annual festival is honoring the diversity of the student voice