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Daily Archives: August 1, 2018

Posted inPolicy & Government, Popular

In NYC, Speed Camera Program Around Schools Screeches to a Stop

by Miranda Levingston August 1, 2018January 28, 2021

Assemblyman Robert Carroll says Republican State Senator are playing politics with children’s lives A total of 120 speed cameras — the traffic technology which enforces slower driving in school zones — were […]

Posted inFeatured News, Non-Profit & Community

Celebrate the Diversity of Brooklyn at the 5th Annual International Day of Friendship

by Andrea Leonhardt August 1, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Former Obama Photographer Throws ‘Shade,’ Tells the Tales of Two Presidents at Kings Theatre

by Andrea Leonhardt August 1, 2018January 28, 2021
Councilmember Rafael Espinal
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

Councilmemember Espinal Launches City’s First Urban Agriculture Website

by Andrea Leonhardt August 1, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Crawling Thief Robs 90-Year-Old Woman’s East Flatbush Home, Cops Say

by Brooklyn Reader August 1, 2018January 28, 2021

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