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Left (wearing white shirts): Andre T. Mitchell, executive director of Man Up Inc.; Councilmember Jumaane Williams (Flatbush, East Flatbush); Right: Borough President Eric Adams. Photo by Mary Frost

Adams launches gun violence campaign with coffin march on Borough Hall

August 3 | By Mary Frost

Following the recent outbreak of gun violence in Brooklyn and across the...

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August 3 | Shlomo Sprung

RUSSIA — Gay Rights Activists Shunned and Ticketed: A gay rights activist stands...

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 hearing: No fist fights, one ejection

July 31 | By Mary Frost

Elected representatives, civic organizations and residents spoke out at a packed five...

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As this map from Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office shows, the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn tops the list of major roadways that generate lawsuits against the city. Image from www.nyc.gov

Belt Parkway drives pothole lawsuits, Stringer says

July 31 | By Paula Katinas

What are the most pothole-plagued highways in Brooklyn? Judging from the...

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In this photo, taken Thursday, July 23, 2015, at her home in Hackensack, N.J., photographs of Beth Allen, taken by her father, show her at Dr. Martin Couney's Coney Island incubator sideshow, where she was on display with others after she was born premature in 1941. AP Photos/Mel Evans

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At age 95, Brooklyn native Lucille Horn often reflects on her long...

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Josephine Beckmann (left), a member of the 68th Precinct Community Council, works the raffle booth at last year’s Night Out Against Crime event in Shore Road Park. Dozens of prizes were given away. Eagle file photo by Paula Katinas

68th Precinct council hosts barbecue for Night Out Against Crime

July 31 | By Paula Katinas

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Left to right: Steve Cohen, Vice President of MCU Park; New York Cosmos COO Erik Stover; Former NY Cosmos goalkeeper and current ONE World Sports soccer analyst Shep Messing; NY Cosmos coach Gio Savarese; and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams following Thursday’s press conference at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Photo by Jeff Zelevansky

BP Eric Adams joins the New York Cosmos to kick off Brooklyn events

July 30 | Shlomo Sprung

Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams welcomed the New York Cosmos leadership...

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Shown from left, front row: María Roca, founder of Friends of Sunset Park, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey, U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, a check recipient, Borough President Eric Adams, Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna, Prospect Park Alliance President Susan Donoghue, McGolrick Park representative, Korean War veteran. Left of BP Adams: Councilmember Carlos Menchaca. Right of BP Adams: Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon.

BP Adams announces millions to overhaul Brooklyn War Memorial, parks

July 30 | By Mary Frost

Brooklyn veterans, elected officials and community groups joined Borough President Eric Adams...

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Monday, October 3, 2022

NEW REGULATIONS SET ZERO-EMISSIONS GOAL FOR 2035: Governor Kathy Hochul commemorated National Drive Electric Week by directing the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take major regulatory action requiring all new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in New York State to be zero emissions by 2035.

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STREET SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS BEGIN SOON IN GREENPOINT: Street safety improvements will be made in Greenpoint, around Cooper Park on the Sharon Open Street, Olive St., Maspeth Ave., and Morgan Ave., within Community Board District 1, as part of the NYC Department of Transportation’s Vision Zero goals.

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PUBLIC HEARING WILL ADDRESS PROPOSED INCREASES FOR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS: Increases in annual expenditures for five Business Improvement Districts, including two in Brooklyn, will be the subject of a public hearing on Wednesday, October 12.

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