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Awards and accolades given at 84th Precinct community council meeting

November 21 | Shlomo Sprung

At Tuesday night’s meeting of the 84th Precinct Community Council at...

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Hikind wants Obama to stop ‘Knockout’ attacks

November 21 | By Paula Katinas

Assemblyman Dov Hikind is making a federal case out of the dangerous...

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Bay Ridge corner congested with buses, community board tells MTA

November 21 | By Paula Katinas

Every day, tens of thousands of commuters descend on 86th Street and...

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Rudy Giuliani to share post-9/11 thoughts with Oprah this Sunday

November 21 | Shlomo Sprung

Rudy Giuliani reflects on life 12 years after 9/11, we...

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MTA ‘strongly considering’ restoring full B37 bus route

November 21 | By Paula Katinas

Chances are looking good that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will adhere...

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Be careful where you park on Black Friday

November 20 | By Paula Katinas

Have fun shopping on Black Friday, but be careful where you park...

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IBO: Transit riders reusing old MetroCards may cost MTA millions

November 20 | By Mary Frost

The Independent Budget Office says that MTA New York City Transit has...

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Brooklyn multi-car accident causes major delays

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Authorities say four people were hurt in a multi-car accident on...

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Select Bus Service comes to Brooklyn’s B44

November 19 | By Raanan Geberer

Select Bus Service came to Brooklyn on Monday as officials inaugurated the...

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Monday, October 25, 2021

ALLOW GREEN CARD HOLDERS TO VOTE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: Several elected officials, including a delegation from Brooklyn, have sponsored and called on the city to pass Intro 1867, a bill that seeks to expand municipal voting rights for green card holders and individuals with work authorization. 

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FREE VISION CARE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES: OneSight, a leading global vision care nonprofit, has collaborated with Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company to offer free eye exams and glasses as prescribed to 491 children and adults in the Brooklyn area. 

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REVISITING THE ERA: Coming on the heels of the 50th anniversary of House passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held a hearing last week to examine the final steps necessary to certify and publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 

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WARHOL IN IRAN Fatemeh Rezaei, a retired teacher, WARHOL IN IRAN Fatemeh Rezaei, a retired teacher, stood next to a Marilyn Monroe portrait by American artist Andy Warhol at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran, on Tuesday. Iranians flocked to Tehran’s contemporary art museum to marvel at American pop artist Andy Warhol’s iconic work. Link in bio.
HOW THE MTA SPENT MILLIONS ON A COST-CUTTING EFFOR HOW THE MTA SPENT MILLIONS ON A COST-CUTTING EFFORT THAT SPURRED A WORKER SHORTAGE The promise of a “new, modern MTA” came in 2019 as the transit agency dropped $4 million on a consulting firm’s blueprint for a makeover largely built on eliminating jobs. Then, six senior executives were brought in to carry out then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “historic reorganization” of the MTA. They pulled in six-figure salaries that totaled nearly $2 million annually, including money for relocating and housing expenses. Read the full story on our website. Click the link in our bio.
BID TO UNIONIZE AMAZON WORKERS IN NY NEARS MILESTO BID TO UNIONIZE AMAZON WORKERS IN NY NEARS MILESTONE A bid to unionize Amazon workers at a distribution center in New York City neared an important milestone, as organizers prepared to deliver hundreds of signatures to the National Labor Relations Board as soon as Monday for authorization to hold a vote. Organizers say they have collected signatures from more than 2,000 employees at four Amazon facilities in Staten Island. Read the full story by clicking the link in our bio.
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