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Fair Fares MetroCard Program Gives Eligible New Yorkers 50% off on Transit Fairs

Distributed by NYC Newswire The Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU) and the Department of Social Services (DSS) hosted a press...

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Rezoning Allows for New Brooklyn Development in Gowanus Where Park Slope and Carroll Gardens Connect

TerraCRG, has put 341 Nevins Street, a corner development site in Gowanus, Brooklyn, into contract. TerraCRG Partners Dan Marks and Daniel...

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Brooklyn “Progressives” Fail in Their Attempt To Block Black Attorney from Winning Nod As Civil Court Judge

by James Clark (Contributor NYC Newswire) Politics in Brooklyn is as tough as you can get. Ask Ed King, a U.S. Veteran and attorney of 35...

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New York City’s Largest Evangelical Church Plans Billion-Dollar Development in East New York

R. Bernard, pastor of the largest evangelical church in New York City, has been working on a plan for more than 10 years. Now the proposal...

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Brooklyn District Leaders Have Opportunity to Show Commitment To Diversity and Black Lives Matter in the Judicial System With Civil Court Judge Appointment

By James Clark (Community Advocate for Equity in the Judicial System) – pictured: Ed King Esq.  For the past couple of years, I have...

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Nikki Lucas Easily Wins Re-Election for NY State Assembly Over Keron Alleyne & the District Leader Seat Over Inez Barron

In yesterday’s Primary Election, in the 60th AD, Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas (71%) easily defeated Keron Alleyne (26%). The 60th...

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Nikki Lucas and Keron Alleyne Face Off In Election Primary in New York’s Important 60th Assembly District In Brooklyn

By Florence Mafomemeh  Published as part of the Center for Community Media’s 2022 NY State Elections Reporting Fellowship The...

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MOBILE FOOD PANTRY ‘ON THE GO RELIEF’ PARTNERS WITH STOP & SHOP TO OPEN BROOKLYN PUBLIC SCHOOL FOOD PANTRIES

Vanessa Bracetty-Ormsby, Founder of On the Go Relief (center in white shirt) and Cindy Sailer, Stop n’ Shop Community Outreach and...

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Mayor Eric Adams and Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas Tour Problematic Areas in East New York To Partner on Solutions

Article by Samantha Williams – photos (@soulbphotos) Mayor Eric Adams was in East New York yesterday conducting a walkthrough of the...

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Charles Barron Protégé Supported by So-Called Gentrifiers Who Have No Connection to East New York

OpEd By Ray Simpson Charles Barron, who became popular because of his roots in the Black Panther Party and the Black Power Movement, has...

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