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Residents of Low-Lying Brooklyn Share Growing Concern Over Rising Sea Levels and Increasing Flood Risks

Residents of Low-Lying Brooklyn Share Growing Concern Over Rising Sea Levels and Increasing Flood Risks

Recent United Nations research estimates sea levels are likely to rise by 6 to 12 inches by midcentury, and up to two feet by the end of the century.
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At Liberation Diploma Plus High School for Transferred Teens, the Counselors are the REAL 'Ride-or-Dies'

At Liberation Diploma Plus High School for Transferred Teens, the Counselors are the REAL 'Ride-or-Dies'

Two local high school counselors speak out about why having counselors in NYC's public schools is so important
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Barrio Solar Is Helping Brooklynites Save Energy and Money by 'Going Solar,' With $3,500 Incentive

Barrio Solar Is Helping Brooklynites Save Energy and Money by 'Going Solar,' With $3,500 Incentive

A pilot program made possible by a trio of non-profits is trying to make solar energy easy to understand and access for low-income communities in Brooklyn
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Report: More Pedestrians Killed in Traffic Crashes in BK This Year So Far, in 8 Years

Report: More Pedestrians Killed in Traffic Crashes in BK This Year So Far, in 8 Years

In January, it was revealed that East New York, East Flatbush, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Williamsburg were the BK neighborhoods with the highest crash numbers in 2021
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New 'Homeless Bill of Rights' Legislation Intro'd in City Council

New 'Homeless Bill of Rights' Legislation Intro'd in City Council

The legislation would help inform the homeless of their rights and empower them to hold the city accountable
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Homeless Advocates Rally at Fulton St. With Alternate Plan to Adams' Removal of Encampments

The news comes as Mayor Eric Adams' administration enters its third week of clearing homeless encampments around the city, as more homeless advocates call for him to stop
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ODB's Son Weather Park Paves Own Rap Career, Influenced by Growing Up in Bed-Stuy

ODB's Son Weather Park Paves Own Rap Career, Influenced by Growing Up in Bed-Stuy

Ol' Dirty Bastard's son Weather Park is looking to lead the next generation of hip-hop with influence from his youth in Bed-Stuy... and his father's legacy
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Transport Boss: Safe Cycling and Public Transport Will Improve Immigrants' Lives in NYC

New NYC transportation boss Ydanis Rodríguez wants to be in conversation with the city's working class and immigrant populations, to make the city more fair
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Brooklyn Reacts to City's Task Force Removing Homeless Encampments From Under BQE

Brooklyn politicians and homeless advocates are demanding Mayor Eric Adams stop his clean up of homeless encampments, a plan which has so far seen only a handful of people move to shelters
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Bed-Stuy School Helps Students in Shelters With Free Laundry ... And a Comfort Dog

Bed-Stuy School Helps Students in Shelters With Free Laundry ... And a Comfort Dog

At a Bed-Stuy school where about one-third of students live in a shelter, staff help kids by washing their laundry, walking them to school and even getting a school comfort dog. Now the school needs help with a new dryer.
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