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Brooklyn Bridge

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Vendors on Manhattan side of Brooklyn Bridge angry, perplexed as city gets set to remove them from hot spot

By Dean Moses, Ben Brachfeld and Ethan Stark-Miller

hakeem jeffries at elite learners

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‘It’s a new day in Brownsville’: Jeffries, Spectrum team up to surprise Elite Learners with new laptops, anti-violence funding

By Paul Frangipane & Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil

key in door

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Council passes bill to limit landlords from running criminal background checks on prospective tenants

By Adam Daly

voters in general election

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Brooklyn saw high voter turnout in uncontested Council races. Why?

By Augostina Mallous

lawmakers in front of amazon e-commerce warehouse in red hook

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Lawmakers say influx of e-commerce warehouses has spiked greenhouse gas emissions in Red Hook, urge regulation

By Isabel Song Beer

State Sen. Kevin Parker at a National Night Out event in Brooklyn in 2019.

Brooklyn

Sen. Kevin Parker denies rape allegations from bombshell Adult Survivors Act lawsuit

By Ben Brachfeld

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Brooklyn state Senator Kevin Parker accused of raping woman assisting in Haiti relief efforts in new lawsuit

By Ben Brachfeld

Mom and child at protest demanding Congress Member Dan Goldman seeking Middle East ceasefire

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Brooklyn rallygoers urge freshman Congress Member Goldman to support ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

By Dean Moses

mayor eric adams teenspace

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With youth mental health on ‘clear downward trajectory,’ city launches free virtual mental health platform for teens

By Isabel Song Beer

Brooklyn

Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials tout crime reduction success, launch new initiative to support at-risk residents

By Dean Moses

Brian Fox

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Former southern Brooklyn city council candidate Brian Fox dies at age 34

By Adam Daly

BQE crumbling cantilever

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NYC to begin enforcing weight limits for trucks on crumbling BQE next week

By Ben Brachfeld

Brooklyn Council Member, Rita Joseph.

Brooklyn

Caribbean pols overwhelmingly re-elected in general elections

By Nelson A. King

Susan Zhuang victory

Brooklyn

Susan Zhuang wins election in city’s first Asian-majority council district

By Adam Daly & Kirstyn Brendlen

election results brooklyn 2023

Brooklyn

ELECTION RESULTS: Polls close in Brooklyn, victors celebrate in competitive council races

By Isabel Song Beer

justin brannan

Brooklyn

Brannan declares victory in contentious District 47 council race

By Ethan Stark-Miller and Jada Camille

people at poll sites in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

LIVE UPDATES: Polls open in Brooklyn with all eyes on southern Brooklyn council elections

Adam Daly, Augostina Mallous, Jada Camille, Kirstyn Brendlen & Ximena Del Cerro

brannan and kagan city council

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Voting records, party changes, and important issues: A look into southern Brooklyn’s most heated city council race ahead of Election Day

By Jada Camille & Augostina Mallous

Brooklynites demand that Congress Woman Yvette Clarke call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and that she refuse to support US funding for weapons to Israel.

Brooklyn

Protestors urge Brooklyn pol to support ceasefire in Gaza as Congress weighs Israel funding bill

By Jada Camille

Inna Vernikov

Brooklyn

Council Member Inna Vernikov arraigned after allegedly bringing gun to Brooklyn College protest

By Isabel Song Beer

Justin Brannan and Rodneyse Bichotte

Brooklyn

Awkward swing in south Brooklyn City Council race as Dem boss Bichotte slams Brannan over old harassment case

By Jada Camille

NY: SCOTUS is Scary

Brooklyn

Activists call for expansion of U.S. Supreme Court at ‘Scary’ Brooklyn march

By Gabriele Holtermann

migrant crisis and El Salvador and New York

Brooklyn

Tales of survival: Migrant mother from El Salvador forges ahead in New York while husband and son remain incarcerated at Texas border

By Iryna Shkurhan

voters on election day in voting booths

Brooklyn

Brooklyn votes! Here’s who’s on the ballot and when to vote in the Nov. 7 general election

By Adam Daly

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