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Brooklyn Brewery boosts trans community with $25K aid

June 8 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Brooklyn Brewery, the Official Beer of NYC Pride, has pledged to donate...

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Six transgender active duty service and two former service members filed the...

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March 1 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

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June 23 | Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

The voice is familiar to the millions who ride New York City...

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AG James heads 18-state coalition to defend trans students’ athletic rights

April 5 | Robert Abruzzese

NATIONWIDE — Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 18 attorneys...

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    Many of the 100,000 people who held city-issued Br Many of the 100,000 people who held city-issued Brooklyn Bridge Park viewing tickets for The Macy’s July 4 Fireworks called the event a “total fiasco,” with a large number not making it onto the piers. Numerous people told the Brooklyn Eagle they found themselves in panic-inducing logjams while trying to get into the park. Many commenters said there appeared to be no central coordination for handling the huge crowds, and photos show unsafe, crammed streets.  🔗Click the link in the bio to read more and to see more photos. Photos courtesy of Murray Schechter (1), Justin Pollock (2) and Marc Hermann (3).
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