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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says police are going to crack down on people violating the coronavirus social distancing guidelines, and fines are increasing from $500 to $1,000. The Brooklyn Bridge walkway was much emptier than usual on Sunday, however. Photo: Mary Frost

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

EARLY VOTING STARTS THIS WEEKEND: Early voting for the citywide General Election starts this Saturday, Oct. 23, and runs until Oct. 31, two days before Election Day, Nov. 2.

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97 PERCENT OF COURT STAFF IN COMPLIANCE WITH MANDATE: Chief Judge Janet DiFiore announced that, as of Wednesday, October 20, 15,184 of the New York State Court System’s 15,600 judges and non-judicial employees−over 97 percent− have submitted proof of vaccination or a request for a medical or religious exemption in response to the Court System’s COVID-19 vaccine policy. 

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CONEY ISLAND CREEK AND FERRY ON CB13 SLATE: An update by the NYC Dept. of Environmental Conservation and the Economic Development Corp. on Coney Island Creek and the construction of the new ferry dock there are on the agenda for Brooklyn Community Board 13’s next meeting on Wednesday, October 27. 

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BIRTHDAY ATTIRE A young Palestinian woman wore a BIRTHDAY ATTIRE A young Palestinian woman wore a flower crown over her hijab and gold accents in her eye makeup in the Old City of Jerusalem on her way to prayers at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound marking Moulid al-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, on Tuesday. Click the link in our bio to view more photos from around the globe.
CHAIR OF NY DEMOCRATS FACES CRITICISM OVER KKK REM CHAIR OF NY DEMOCRATS FACES CRITICISM OVER KKK REMARK The chairman of the New York Democrats is facing condemnation and calls to resign from members of his own party after he invoked the Ku Klux Klan and its former leader while explaining why he didn’t endorse a New York Democratic mayoral candidate. State Democratic Chair Jay Jacobs, who is white, apologized Monday evening for his comments about why he did not endorse India Walton, a Black woman and socialist community activist who is the Democratic nominee for Buffalo mayor. “My statement today on the mayor’s race in Buffalo has obviously caused an uproar that I did not intend,” Jacobs said in a statement released by the party. Read the full story by clicking the link in our bio.
ANCIENT SWORD Jacob Sharvit, director of the Mari ANCIENT SWORD Jacob Sharvit, director of the Marine Archaeology Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority, held a meter-long sword, that experts said dates back to the Crusaders, in the Mediterranean seaport of Cesarea, on Tuesday. The Authority said on Monday that a scuba diver was on a weekend dive in northern Israel when he spotted a trove of ancient artifacts that included anchors, pottery, and the sword. View “Our World In Photos” by clicking the link in our bio.
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