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Shown is Councilmember Brad Lander describing the social impact of the Stronger Together program. Photo by Kevin Downs

New Red Hook-Gowanus program aims to fight poverty

February 5 | Shlomo Sprung

Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC), an award-winning, Brooklyn-based community development...

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A police officer looks at an SUV that was crushed at the front of a Metro-North Railroad train Wednesday in Valhalla, N.Y. Five train passengers and the SUV’s driver were killed in Tuesday evening’s crash, about 20 miles north of New York City. Authorities said the impact was so forceful the electrified third rail came up and pierced the train. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

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Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and a vehicle accident in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday. Metro-North Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan says the train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing about 20 miles north of New York City. AP Photo/Robert Mecea

Metro-North train crashes into SUV stuck on tracks, killing 6

February 4 | By Kiley Armstrong

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NEW TORTILLERIA PLANT IN SUNSET PARK WILL CREATE JOBS, EXPAND SUPPLY

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SUNY DOWNSTATE HEALTH AND MAIMONIDES LAUNCH NEW PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

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HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY PARTNERSHIP
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“SUNSET PARK — Gong Hei Fat Choi! It was a ce “SUNSET PARK — Gong Hei Fat Choi! It was a celebratory return as Sunset Park hosted its annual Annual Chinese New Year Celebration Parade on Sunday.” Read the rest of our “Sunset Park’s Chinese New Year Celebration Parade returns” article, which is linked in our bio.
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