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Brooklyn Pitches Ideas For Progress

Brooklyn Pitches Ideas For Progress

Brooklyn Org and the Center for an Urban Future on Tuesday hosted a policy symposium where leaders from across the borough pitched ideas on how to make the borough more equitable.
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Brooklyn Flower Shop Blooms at Maimonides Hospital Thanks to Small Business Accelerator

Brooklyn Flower Shop Blooms at Maimonides Hospital Thanks to Small Business Accelerator

Mwah Flowers and eight other local businesses gain procurement training, contracts, and community through Brooklyn Communities Collaborative program
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What to do if You're on NYC's Tax Lien Sale List

What to do if You're on NYC's Tax Lien Sale List

New York City will hold the first tax lien sale in almost four years on June 3, where property owners’ debt accrued from back taxes and unpaid water bills is sold to a buyer. If homeowners find themselves on that list, they must get help right away.
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Culture And Cuisine: Black-Owned Theater And Restaurant Headed to Brownsville

Culture And Cuisine: Black-Owned Theater And Restaurant Headed to Brownsville

Imagine a movie theater that features small films produced by independent filmmakers as well as big Hollywood motion pictures, with the option of chowing down on buttermilk chicken fingers as a snack – all in Brownsville.
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Strike Ends at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse

Strike Ends at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse

The NYC Alamo United union said a “tentative agreement” was offered on Tuesday. Forty employees at the Downtown Brooklyn location are expected to get their jobs back.
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Congressman Jeffries Promises Pushback Against Trump at Brooklyn Town Hall

Congressman Jeffries Promises Pushback Against Trump at Brooklyn Town Hall

Hundreds of Brooklyn residents attended Congressman Hakeem Jeffries’ “Save Social Security” town hall in Canarsie on Thursday, held in the wake of President Donald Trump’s threats to cut the program.
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Survey Reveals Ongoing Rift in Prospect Heights Over Underhill Avenue

Survey Reveals Ongoing Rift in Prospect Heights Over Underhill Avenue

A report from Brooklyn Community Board 8 found that many people liked the addition of bike lanes and safety measures on Underhill Avenue. However, there were plenty of community members who still found the changes unsettling.
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Meet Your Candidates: Dante Arnwine and Jamell Henderson Strive to Unseat Incumbent in District 41

Meet Your Candidates: Dante Arnwine and Jamell Henderson Strive to Unseat Incumbent in District 41

Meet the two candidates vying to unseat incumbent Darlene Mealy in Brooklyn's District 41 City Council race.
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Meet Your Candidates: District 35 Race Heats up With Four Contenders

Meet Your Candidates: District 35 Race Heats up With Four Contenders

The stakes are high in the City Council race in Brooklyn's District 35, which covers parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and Fort Greene.
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Alamo Drafthouse Lays Off 40 Workers at Downtown Brooklyn Location

Alamo Drafthouse Lays Off 40 Workers at Downtown Brooklyn Location

Employees from the Downtown Brooklyn location of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema were fired on Monday, shocking current and ex-workers who were in the midst of contract negotiations.
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