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Brooklyn DA Launches Program to Get Low-Level Drug Offenders Treatment Instead of Jail Time

Brooklyn DA Launches Program to Get Low-Level Drug Offenders Treatment Instead of Jail Time

There were 251 overdose fatalities in Brooklyn during 2017, according to NYPD data; over 700 people annually are expected to be eligible for Project CLEAR during its pilot phase.
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NYC Comptroller Releases Comprehensive Immigrants' Rights Manual

The manual provides a general overview of immigrant rights, as well as information about city-wide and Brooklyn-based resources with regards to education, healthcare, business support and more.
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Open Data Week: How to Improve New Yorker's Lives with City’s Public Data

NYC Open Data Week events in Brooklyn include the unveiling of a new affordable housing web portal; a panel on the impact of open data on infrastructure and an open contract data treasure hunt. Photo credit: pexels.
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BP Adams, Councilmember Ampry-Samuel Demand Real-Time NYCHA Project Updates for Tenants

BP Adams, Councilmember Ampry-Samuel Demand Real-Time NYCHA Project Updates for Tenants

Adams and councilmembers call for a publicly-accessible, digital NYCHA capital project dashboard to provide information with regards to project costs, status updates and completion timelines In lieu of the ongoing issues of failing heating systems ,
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Brooklyn BP, Councilmembers Call for City Funding of Borough's Own Burn Unit to Treat Fire Victims

Last year, the FDNY responded to 13,180 fires in Brooklyn alone. Currently, due to the lack of a burn unit, Brooklyn fire victims with severe burn damages have to get transported to other boroughs to receive care for their burns.
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Flatbush Councilmember Jumaane Williams Announces Run for NY Lt. Governor

Flatbush Councilmember Jumaane Williams Announces Run for NY Lt. Governor

Jumaane Williams readies himself to be a critical, progressive voice in Albany as he challenges the current NY administration from the left.
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Comptroller's New Pilot Program Lets Tenants Boost Credit Scores Through Rent Payments

The program allows tenants to add their rent payments to their credit histories; residents of neighborhoods like Brownsville and East New York with particularly low credit scores could benefit greatly from the new initiative In Brooklyn, residents of
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Councilman Williams Calls for 'Common Sense Measures' in Wake of Florida School Shooting

Williams stressed the responsibility of elected officials to curb both the supply and the demands for guns, and to counteract the efforts of the Trump administration and the NRA that enable the "demonic obsession with guns.
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City Moves to Replace Rikers Island with Community-Based Jails

City Moves to Replace Rikers Island with Community-Based Jails

The City Council agreed to begin a public review process  to transfer Rikers' inmates to smaller borough-based jails
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New Web Portal NYCHOPE Offers Resources for Domestic Violence Survivors

NYCHOPE offers a directory of local services; information about signs of abuse; and a guide about how to help a person experiencing abuse - easily and safely accessible from any smartphone, tablet or computer. Photo credit: NYC.
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