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Council Speaker Johnson to NYPD: 'Daniel Pantaleo Should be Fired!'

Council Speaker Johnson to NYPD: 'Daniel Pantaleo Should be Fired!'

In a joint letter, members of the City Council’s Black, Latino, Asian and Progressive Caucuses demand the termination of all NYPD officers involved in Eric Garner's death
Bklyn Pols Call for Vigilance, Unity Against Trump's Threats to Immigrants

Bklyn Pols Call for Vigilance, Unity Against Trump's Threats to Immigrants

Clarke and Jeffries vowed to push back against Trump's "deportation regime that terrorizes and intimidates immigrant communities all across America."
Year-Round Flooding at Clinton Hill Playground Aggravates Residents

Year-Round Flooding at Clinton Hill Playground Aggravates Residents

Kids play in the stagnant, dirty water every day, say parents, who first experienced the flooding in 2014
Parker to Host Rent Freeze Enrollment Event at BPL

Parker to Host Rent Freeze Enrollment Event at BPL

City officials will inform Brooklyn homeowners and tenants about tax relief and rent freeze programs that can help reduce their cost of housing
MTA Announces L Train Service Interruptions

MTA Announces L Train Service Interruptions

Overnight L train service between Lorimer Street and Broadway Junction will be canceled for multiple weeknights and weekends up to January

Brooklyn DA: 21 Alleged Gang Members Charged with Flatbush Murders, Shootings

The defendants are alleged members of subsets of the Folk Nation street gang, which operate primarily in and around East Flatbush and Flatbush

City Council to Hold Hearing on HPD's Third Party Transfer Program

The program, designed to solvage distressed properties, has come under scrutiny for seizing properties from Brooklyn homeowners
Cumbo Hosts Info Session to Help Homeowners Avoid Tax Lien Sale

Cumbo Hosts Info Session to Help Homeowners Avoid Tax Lien Sale

Homeowners have until July 19 to set up payment agreements with the NYC Department of Finance to avoid the lien sale
Shootings Continue to Spike in Central and East Brooklyn

Shootings Continue to Spike in Central and East Brooklyn

Brownsville, East New York, Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy have seen a 28 percent increase in shootings, according to new NYPD data
At Post Office Renaming, Clarke Vows to Improve Postal Service in Central Brooklyn

At Post Office Renaming, Clarke Vows to Improve Postal Service in Central Brooklyn

Rep. Clarke is the channeling the "fighting spirit" of the late Rep. Major Owens, a progressive advocate for education and equality, to restore her constituents' faith in reliable postal service