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Recognition for local activists as “Hidden Treasures of the Community”

January 23 | Helen Klein

Thirteen local activists were in the spotlight as the Bay Ridge...

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Generally Speaking: Week of November 15

November 16 | Theodore W. General

New York salute to veterans and military

  • Brooklyn 11-year-old becomes a New York Ranger for a day
  • 10th annual Fort Greene tree lighting and festivities this weekend
  • DEP to upgrade water meters citywide, starting in Greenpoint
  • Rally focuses on report that underscores importance of SUNY Downstate Hospital
  • Two Maimonides Health leaders honored with Impact Awards
  • Delta flight attendants found with liquor in bloodstream removed from plane and fined
  • NYPD offers $10K reward for info leading to CEO’s killer
  • NYPD Commissioner calls insurance CEO’s murder ‘pre-meditated’
  • Coney Island 16-year-old has been missing since Aug. 1
  • Adams’ proposal to abolish income taxes could return $63 million to New Yorkers
  • Park Slope tree lighting doubled as Small Business Saturday
  • Canarsie man barricades himself in home
  • UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shot and killed en route to company’s investors’ conference
  • Pay raises begin this week for experts in building and maintaining state’s infrastructure
  • Algerian dance workshop coming to Heights BPL
  • James Baldwin centennial exhibit opens at Brooklyn Public Library
  • Settlement reached with dermatology group that refused to treat HIV patient in timely manner
  • Myrie enters mayoral race with goal of creating a million homes
  • Risk of formaldehyde greater than thought: ProPublica
  • Restler running holiday gift drive
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    Rishikis from Japan's Sumo Kyokai, Daisuke Kitanowaka, right, and Akira Fukutsuumi pose for a photo call outside of London's Royal Albert Hall in London, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 where the UK's second ever official basho will take place in October of next year. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
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    Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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    Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Dec.4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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    President Joe Biden watches a traditional dance after arriving at Catumbela airport in Angola on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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    A demonstrator launches a firecracker towards the police during a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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    Barcelona's Pau Victor, right, celebrates with Raphinha after scoring his side's fifth goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Mallorca and Barcelona at the Son Moix stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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    Norway's Adrian Smiseth Sejersted skis during a men's World Cup downhill training run Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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    Jay-Z’s popular exhibit “The Book of HOV” in Jay-Z’s popular exhibit “The Book of HOV” in New York is about to live up to its name by becoming an actual book. “The Book of HOV: A Tribute to Jay-Z” debuts Wednesday, following the success of Jay-Z’s free immersive exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library, which drew more than 600,000 visitors in a six-month span last year. The 432-page book, released by Assouline, goes on pre-sale Tuesday. Wednesday is also the rapper’s birthday. Read more at the link in bio. 1. Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File 2. Assouline via AP
    The holiday season really kicks off when the massi The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade — two years away from its 100th birthday — this year will feature 17 giant character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands, 700 clowns, 10 performance groups and more stars than can fit around a table. Click the link in the bio for key things to know about the parade and how to watch it. AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File
    Thursday was the 60th anniversary of the Verrazzan Thursday was the 60th anniversary of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island, which had a huge impact on the Bay Ridge community. At the time it opened, it was the world’s largest suspension bridge, and remains the longest suspension bridge in North America. Read more at the link in bio. 1. Photo: Lore Croghan/Brooklyn Eagle 2. MTA file photo by Marc Hermann 3. MTA file photo by Marc Hermann 4. Photo courtesy of MTA Bridges and Tunnels 5. Photo by Robert Cranston Jr.
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