The pipeline is operational from Brownsville to East Williamsburg
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Early Voting Begins June 12 in NYC’s Primary. Here’s What You Need to Know
Primary Day is June 22, but early voting begins this weekend.
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Brooklyn Oil Workers Hope Strike Puts Heat on Billionaire Boss Catsimatidis
“They really don’t treat the workers with any respect”
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Brooklyn Woman Baffled by Lack of Punishment for Cop Who Killed Her Son
Wright-Bovell said the loss of her son has created a void for her.
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Food Workers Can Now Get the COVID Vaccine. Here’s How
The process for getting vaccinated is more complicated than it seems.
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How a North Brooklyn Transfer of Political Power Threatens Millions in Funding to the Area
By Josefa Velasquez and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY This article was originally published on Nov 2 at 7:40pm EST by THE CITY When voters in Williamsburg and Greenpoint cast […]
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Brooklyn Community Board Considers Suspending Its 2020 Election Over Pandemic Disruptions, Sparking Backlash
This story was originally published on 6/8/20 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) A Brooklyn community board that approved spending $26,000 in public funds to buy an SUV is […]
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Cuomo Calls Off ‘Non-Essential’ Construction Statewide
This story was originally published on 3/27/20 by THE CITY. (By: Rosa Goldensohn) Gov. Andrew Cuomo will freeze most construction statewide in response to the pandemic virus sweeping New York, after […]
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Greenpointers Fire Back At Fracked Natural Gas Pipeline
This story was originally published on 2/14/20 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Construction of a 6.8-mile natural gas pipeline stretching from Brownsville to North Brooklyn has hit a wall […]
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Greenpoint Activist Vies to Unseat 47-Year Incumbent Lentol
This story was originally published on 12/23/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Emily Gallagher is no stranger to being a squeaky wheel. The 35-year-old Greenpoint activist has tackled hyper-local […]