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City Leaders Failed Homeless New Yorkers During COVID-19: New Report

City Leaders Failed Homeless New Yorkers During COVID-19: New Report

The report released by Coalition for the Homeless found that a record number of single adults spent the night in NYC homeless shelters this February
Flatbush Organizations Call for Community Farm Versus Affordable Housing

Flatbush Organizations Call for Community Farm Versus Affordable Housing

Local organizations in opposition to the city's plans to turn a vacant lot into affordable housing push instead for a community-run greenspace.

Skills Honed As Community Advocate Would Guide Jo Anne Simon’s BK Borough Presidency

The assemblymember wants to tackle the big issues boroughwide, and most pressingly -- the COVID-19 recovery.

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

Overall, crime is up in Brownsville, and in Brooklyn as a whole.
BK Leaders Tell Fed Govt to Reject Williams Pipeline Permits

BK Leaders Tell Fed Govt to Reject Williams Pipeline Permits

The federal government is considering a request from energy company Williams to resuscitate its Transco Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline.
NYC Home Carers Protest 'Slow Torture' of 24-Hour Shifts Amid #StopAsianHate Movement

NYC Home Carers Protest 'Slow Torture' of 24-Hour Shifts Amid #StopAsianHate Movement

Home care workers are protesting "inhumane" working conditions set by their employer the Chinese-American Planning Council

Borough President Candidates On Making a Greener Brooklyn

Inequality plagues the borough’s park system.

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on East New York

Overall, crime is up in East New York, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Robert Cornegy: The Borough President Job Isn’t Ceremonial But Requires Expertise

The City Councilman makes his case to help Brooklyn recover from the pandemic.
Young Mother Shackled During Labor by 75th Precinct Officers Gets $750,000 in Settlement With NYPD

Young Mother Shackled During Labor by 75th Precinct Officers Gets $750,000 in Settlement With NYPD

The new mother was arrested on a 13-month old minor, later-dismissed charge when she was two days past her due date