NBK Essentials calls for a moratorium on sweeps following a violent sweep under the BQE on February 26th. The group, an initiative of North Brooklyn Mutual Aid, attended Community Board 1’s meeting on Tuesday, March 2 with supporters. They are collecting signatures on a petition supporting the moratorium addressed to Mayor DeBlasio. The Community Board did not respond to a request for comment on the proposed moratorium.Â
At the meeting, the group’s coordinator Benjamin…
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