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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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Flatbush Precinct Is Among City's Slowest to Respond to 911 Calls

Flatbush Precinct Is Among City's Slowest to Respond to 911 Calls

Brooklynites have to wait the longest when calling Flatbush's 67th Precinct for help
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City Foreclosed on Hundreds of Homes in Black, Hispanic Neighborhoods

Over one hundred East Brooklyn homes were placed in foreclosure proceedings as part of the city's Third Party Transfer program
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Protests Clash Before NY Senate Rent Laws Hearing in Crown Heights

Protests Clash Before NY Senate Rent Laws Hearing in Crown Heights

Housing advocates favoring laws that ramp up tenant protections clashed with worker groups fearing the reforms will cost jobs
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Myrie's Housing Forum Tackles Community's Pressing Questions

Myrie's Housing Forum Tackles Community's Pressing Questions

Residents raised issues like AMI levels and housing affordability, tenant harassment, protections from predatory landlords as well as the City’s Third Party Transfer Program
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