2020 was rough for independent businesses
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Several Women Attacked At Morgan Ave. L Station
“My immediate thought after it happened to me was, I really hope this doesn’t happen again to somebody else.”
Posted inCommunity
How to Support the North Brooklyn Device Drive
The North Brooklyn Device Drive is collecting and distributing e-learning devices to students in District 14.
Posted inKids
Hundreds of Students in North Brooklyn Cannot Access Remote Learning
“It’s a false narrative to say that kids aren’t learning anything this year. Kids are learning a lot about the world around them. They are learning about how messed up our leadership is.”
Posted inActivism
A Petition Calls For New Safety Protocol at Nassau and Lorimer
Over 1700 people agree: The intersection at Nassau Avenue and Lorimer Street is dangerous. The triangular pedestrian crossway in question is the focus of a new Change.org petition to the […]
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The North Brooklyn Business Community Comes Together in SOS Call to Support Local
You can’t miss the signs. They’re plastered on walls and shop windows all over North Brooklyn with various messages on the same theme: ‘Shop Local,’ ‘Save Our Storefronts,’ ‘Show Your […]
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Greenpoint the Last Frontier for Fight Against National Grid’s North Brooklyn Pipeline, LNG Expansion
After spending much of 2020 opposing a fracked gas pipeline being laid through the neighborhood, Greenpoint residents say they’ve notched up a few wins — but the fight’s not over. […]
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Politicians and Activists Denounce Planned DOT Parking Lot
A broad coalition of politicians and activists criticized the Department of Transportation’s plan for a paid parking lot underneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway during a public Zoom meeting Thursday evening. Representatives […]
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Food Scrap Drop-Off Returns to McCarren Greenmarket
After a five-month break as COVID-19 swept New York City, GrowNYC’s food scrap drop-off site has returned to the McCarren Park Greenmarket (N 12 Street and Driggs Avenue) on Saturdays […]
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Yemeni Coffee Shop Qahwah House Opens on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg
Williamsburg’s first Yemeni coffee shop is now open on Bedford Avenue near the L train. Qahwah House (162 Bedford Ave.) opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony last Sunday, making it the second […]