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Brooklyn Schools Get City Funding to Boost Diversity

Brooklyn Schools Get City Funding to Boost Diversity

District 13, which includes Fort Greene, and District 16, which covers Bed-Stuy, were selected for the city’s school diversity grant.
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New York State Passes Historic Pro-Tenant Rent Reforms

New York State Passes Historic Pro-Tenant Rent Reforms

The new rent laws provide greater tenant protection by closing deregulatory loopholes and reforming preferential rent, MCIs and IAIs.
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City's Rolls out Better Buses Plan to Speed up Service Along Church Ave.

City's Rolls out Better Buses Plan to Speed up Service Along Church Ave.

The congested, accident-prone Flatbush corridor is a top 2019 priority for the DOT's Better Buses Action Plan
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Help is Coming: Legal Clinic Shows Homeowners How to Avoid the City's Tax Lien Sale

Help is Coming: Legal Clinic Shows Homeowners How to Avoid the City's Tax Lien Sale

Over 9,000 Brooklyn homeowners received a 90-Day notice that their homes would be included on this year’s tax lien sale list
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Clinton Hill's Grand Ave Gets DOT Safety Revamp and New Street Seats

Clinton Hill's Grand Ave Gets DOT Safety Revamp and New Street Seats

New public seating and curb extensions will make Grand Avenue safer and friendlier for pedestrians
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State of Criminal Justice in Focus at Congressional Black Caucus Panel in Brownsville

State of Criminal Justice in Focus at Congressional Black Caucus Panel in Brownsville

Experts and lawmakers presented strategies to decrease incarceration and ensure reentry into society for the formerly incarcerated.
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Healthcare, Sanitation and Safety Concerns Surface at Jeffries' Town Hall in East NY

Healthcare, Sanitation and Safety Concerns Surface at Jeffries' Town Hall in East NY

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries gathered city officials to address the concerns of East New York and Brownsville residents
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City Revives Previously Canceled Plans for Willoughby Square

City Revives Previously Canceled Plans for Willoughby Square

Downtown Brooklyn is getting a much-needed new patch of greenery by 2022
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NYPD Deploys Extra Cops to High Crime Areas in Brooklyn

NYPD Deploys Extra Cops to High Crime Areas in Brooklyn

Precincts in Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, East New York and Flatbush will get help to keep violence under control for the summer months
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Walker Pushes Bill to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in Residential Buildings

Walker Pushes Bill to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in Residential Buildings

The move comes in the wake of the growing opposition from tenants at NYC rent-stabilized apartment complexes, including Brownsville’s Atlantic Plaza Towers.
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