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Brooklyn Native Walter T. Mosley Ascends to New York Secretary of State

Brooklyn Native Walter T. Mosley Ascends to New York Secretary of State

Mosley, born and raised in Brooklyn, was an Assemblymember representing Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights and parts of Bedford Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, from 2013 to 2020.
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Mayor Backs Hochul on Congestion Pricing Reversal

Mayor Backs Hochul on Congestion Pricing Reversal

The governor shared her thoughts with Mayor Eric Adams about two weeks prior to her announcement.
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NY May Drop Regents Requirement For Students to Graduate High School

NY May Drop Regents Requirement For Students to Graduate High School

The state may add other ways to gain high school credit as well.
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MTA to Rollback Planned Upgrades, as Congestion Pricing is Nixed

MTA to Rollback Planned Upgrades, as Congestion Pricing is Nixed

ADA improvements and the adoption of electric buses will now likely be paused, the MTA said.
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Hochul Lauds Crackdown on Youth Social Media Use

Hochul Lauds Crackdown on Youth Social Media Use

Once signed into law, social media companies must restrict addictive feeds for users under 18.
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BK DA Seizes 70 Domains Targeting Russian Community in Cryptocurrency Scam

BK DA Seizes 70 Domains Targeting Russian Community in Cryptocurrency Scam

More than 20 Brooklyn victims were scammed out of $1 million via Facebook ads.
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City Provides $125M to Continue School Programs

City Provides $125M to Continue School Programs

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DOE to Send Students Home With Safe Gun Storage Tips

DOE to Send Students Home With Safe Gun Storage Tips

The announcement comes in wake of a shooting involving two school-age children in Brooklyn.
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Walk Through Brooklyn With This Abolitionist History Audio Tour

Walk Through Brooklyn With This Abolitionist History Audio Tour

The self-guided audio tour explores Brooklyn’s role in the national abolitionist movement.
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City To Tighten Moped, Scooter Enforcement in Attempt to Reduce Crime

City To Tighten Moped, Scooter Enforcement in Attempt to Reduce Crime

The police have already removed over 13,000 illegal two-wheeled vehicles.
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