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Monday Sept. 15: Our World In Pictures

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App helps NYC women find taxis driven by women

September 15 | By Deepti Hajela

Sometimes a woman can be hard to find — if you’re...

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It’s Baaaaack! R Train service returns to the Montague Tube

September 15 | By Lore Croghan

R U pleased the Montague Tube is repaired and reopened? Yes, We...

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Wanda Coleman clutches her aching knee while watching television with her granddaughter, Jasmine Hodge, in her public housing apartment in New York. Coleman, who wears a mask for severe asthma, is about to be evicted, partly for her son's criminal activity, due to "One Strike and You're Out" policies and will have to go to a homeless shelter.

Public housing safety policy can hit whole family

September 15 | By Rachelle Blinder

Wanda Coleman sits in the New York City public housing apartment where...

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New York to lower flags to honor soldier lost in WWII

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ALBANY— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered flags lowered to half...

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Montague tunnel repairs completed, R train resumes Monday

September 14 | By Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, federal and city officials and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA...

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Gov. Cuomo is set to announce the reopening of the Montague R train tunnel on Sunday

Cuomo to announce early completion of R train tunnel repairs

September 14 | By Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to hold a press conference on Sunday...

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NYC bill would ban credit checks in hiring, firing

September 12 | By Karen Matthews

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Largest marina in years on its way to Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 over the summer, the...

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HOSPITAL PROGRAM PROVES EARLIER DETECTION OF COVID: Wastewater data can detect COVID and flu 10 to 14 days before those results are seen clinically at the hospital, thanks to new technology that the NYC Health and Hospitals system is using.

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MTA LAUNCHES REVAMPED TRAINTIME APP: Nearly 50,000 New Yorkers have downloaded the MTA’s new TrainTime one-stop app within the first 15 hours of its launch on Wednesday. 

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SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE IN NEW UTRECHT: Another backpack and supply giveaway for low-income children will take place a week from Saturday, on August 27, in southwest Brooklyn. 

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The Double Crested Cormorant, spotted in Brooklyn Bridge park. Photo by Heather Wolf, text by Joseph Palmer.

On Buddy Scotto

If Buddy Scotto had his way, there would be gondolas plying the waters of the Gowanus Canal...

— Helen Klein, opening remarks in a remembrance of Buddy Scotto, at the recent renaming of a Carroll Gardens Street

Ice Ages & Climate Change

Could humans live through another ice age? Probably. But like the frog in the frying pan, they may have more trouble with the man-made,  incremental warming of oceans and the LOSS of ice in glaciers.

— Environmentalist, commenting on a
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The last major debate for NY-10 before the August The last major debate for NY-10 before the August 23rd election airs tonight from 8:00pm - 9:00pm on PIX11. Find the link in our bio.
“Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane I “Nearly a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida flooded the Forest Hills one-bedroom apartment where Heidi Pashkow and her husband live, the couple is finally beginning to settle back into their first-floor home of over four decades. That’s after living with their son’s family for about nine months and spending almost $30,000 on repairs, Pashkow said. She received a couple thousand dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and filed a negligence claim against the city for damage caused by sewer overflows in the storm, in the hopes of receiving some money.” Read the rest of our “City comptroller denies every single financial claim for Hurricane Ida flooding” article, which is linked in our bio.
“They may be political rivals, but four candidat “They may be political rivals, but four candidates for the same office joined others on Tuesday at a press conference in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where they asked the federal government to improve conditions at Brooklyn’s federal jail. The four are Councilmember Carlina Rivera, former federal impeachment counsel Dan Goldman, U.S. Rep. for the Hudson Valley region Mondaire Jones, and Assemblymember Yuh-Line Nion.” Read the rest of our “Need to reform conditions at Metropolitan Detention Center unites rivals for congressional post” article, which is linked in our bio.
“A host of Brooklyn-based community organization “A host of Brooklyn-based community organizations are among the 32 statewide that have been awarded Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Tuesday. “Community Impact Grants support nonprofit, community-based organizations implementing a wide range of projects addressing multiple environmental concerns that adversely impact the quality of life in minority and low-income communities across the state,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said.” Read the rest of our “Brooklyn environmental groups benefit from state grants” article, which is linked in our bio.
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