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Community Board 9 Meeting Erupts Over Transparency and Land Use Issues

Community Board 9 Meeting Erupts Over Transparency and Land Use Issues

Brooklyn CB9 burst into madness as residents demanded accountability and representation from the board regarding 11 ongoing building developments happening in the area.
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This Bed-Stuy Hero is Wrestling Gun Violence with Donation-Based Boxing Classes

This Bed-Stuy Hero is Wrestling Gun Violence with Donation-Based Boxing Classes

Antoine Cassidy, founder of the No Gun Smoke School Tour, just started a new boxing program at RS Strength Gym to empower at-risk youth.
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Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 1

Inside the Battle Over the Weekly Street Fair on Tompkins Avenue: Part 1

The Tompkins Avenue Open Streets Program has opposition from some local homeowners who say it has negatively impacted their quality of life. But is it enough to topple the wildly popular program? 
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Community-Centered Mural Unveiled at Brownsville Apartments

Community-Centered Mural Unveiled at Brownsville Apartments

The mural was designed and created by local youth/artists from the Brownsville Community Justice Center and Groundwell NYC
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MTA Bus Crushes Parked Cars in Mill Basin, Driver Suspended

MTA Bus Crushes Parked Cars in Mill Basin, Driver Suspended

A B47 bus was captured on video smashing and shattering the parked cars, compressing two of them together.
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11 Brooklyn Schools Will Now Offer An Afterschool Tennis Program

11 Brooklyn Schools Will Now Offer An Afterschool Tennis Program

New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL) nonprofit teaches over 3,000 students tennis
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Brooklyn Children’s Museum Receives $150,000 In Funding

Brooklyn Children’s Museum Receives $150,000 In Funding

Assemblymember Carroll announces securing of state funding for the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
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Black Food Rising Event to Boost Black-Owned Co-ops in Bed-Stuy

Black Food Rising Event to Boost Black-Owned Co-ops in Bed-Stuy

Black Food Rising will feature art, food, books, African culinary demonstrations, a DJ and a screening of Black Owned Brooklyn's documentary, "The Sun Rises in the East."
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New Dog Run in Bay Ridge Opens

New Dog Run in Bay Ridge Opens

The dog run is named after Frank Decolvenaere, a longtime Bay Ridge resident who lost his life while walking his dog back in 2020.
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Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition Looks for Answers in Face of Stalled Talks, Harassment

Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition Looks for Answers in Face of Stalled Talks, Harassment

Flatbush residents fighting to preserve a former burial site for enslaved African people have several concerns, which they voiced in an open letter last week.
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