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Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Officially Endorses Nikki Lucas for Open NY State Assembly Seat in East Brooklyn

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries announced his endorsement of Nikki Lucas for New York State Assembly, in Brooklyn’s 60th Assembly...

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Nikki Lucas Secures Democratic Nomination for Chance to Become the Next Assembly Member to Represent East New York

Thanks to our friends at BK Reader for contributing to this article Nikki Lucas has secured the Democratic nomination to run for...

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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Shows Support and Concern for Mayor Eric Adams’ Gun Violence Plan

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams put out a statement in support of Mayor Eric Adams’ ‘Gun Violence Plan’, but she also...

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East New York’s Fusion East Participates in Gov Hochul’s $25Mil Restaurant Resiliency Program To Fight Food Insecurity

photo: Andrew Walcott, Owner Fusion East Restaurant Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced New York State’s Restaurant Resiliency...

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Second Group of Private Developers Take Over Additional NYCHA Developments in East New York

by Judith Brown for EastNewYork.com We recently published the press release from the first group of developers that took over NYCHA...

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Private Developers Officially Take Over NYCHA Developments in East New York

It’s official. Private Developers have taken control of a few NYCHA developments in East New York. Below is the press release from...

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OpEd: Community Leaders Allowing East New York To Turn Into a Tent City With Homelessness Trash and Prostitution

Submission by Alice Williamson / 16 year resident of East New York I wrote an OpEd that was published on EastNewYork.com over a year ago...

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The NYC Young Men’s Initiative Shows Improved Outcome Rates In Updated Disparity Report But More Work is Needed

In 2016, the Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI) and New York City’s Young Men’s Initiative (YMI) produced...

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History of HealthJox And How It Has Adjusted During the Pandemic

On August 25, 2018 Dewry DuRoi Bradford launched the 1st annual HealthJox Festival at Kaiser Park in Coney Island Brooklyn,...

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$425 Million ‘The Fountains’ Development in East New York Has Been Completed With 1,163 Units of Affordable Housing

The Fountains, a major $425 million transformative project on the state’s former Brooklyn Developmental Center site in East New York,...

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