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Gowanus Development Met With Mixed Reactions From Locals

By: Shenal Tissera For decades, Gowanus was home to manufacturers and oil companies that dumped their waste into the Gowanus Canal, turning...

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Maimonides Hospital Announces Mental Health Center for Ditmas Park

Thanks to new funding, Maimonides Health said it will create a new mental health center as part of its Newkirk Family Health Center in...

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Arts & Culture

Judge Keisha Alleyne: A Judicial Champion for Social Justice

In 2021, Brooklyn, New York, witnessed the election of a remarkable individual to the Civil Court bench. The Honorable Keisha Alleyne, a...

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Brooklyn NewsGeneral News

Cruise Ship Arrives in Brooklyn Port with Whale Lodged on Bow

A cruise ship sailed to the Port of Brooklyn in Red Hook on Saturday with a 44-foot endangered whale on its bow. “We can confirm with...

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City Launches Cannabis Shop Inspections, Addresses Arsenic Concerns

By: Shenal Tissera The mayor launched citywide operations to shut down unlicensed cannabis shops, and tried to quell fears after a...

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Report Reveals Potential Loss of Federal Broadband Benefit for 270K+ BK Households

Over 270,000 Brooklyn households are poised to lose access to a low-cost broadband connection subsidy as a federal program expired in...

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OMB Director Credits Mayor’s Fiscal Strategy For $2.2 Billion Budget Restoration

By: C. Zawadi Morris Jacques Jiha, director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, held a press briefing on...

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Renee Collymore Calls for Emergency Clinton Hill Town Hall To Discuss Massive Migrant Shelters in the Neighborhood

Hon. Renee Collymore and Neighbors of Clinton Hill are hosting a Town Hall in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn to discuss the massive migrant...

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The Billie Theater Hosts Fabulation: A Hilarious and Thought-Provoking Story of Self-Rediscovery

By: C. Zawadi Morris As part of its Spring 2024 Season, themed “RESISTANCE,” the renowned Billie Holiday Theatre in features  a...

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Mayor Praises NYPD’s Effective Policing at Columbia University

By: Shenal Tissera Prior to the police clearing and arresting pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University Tuesday night, New York...

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