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Daily Archives: October 20, 2020

Posted inFeatured News

Voting in the 2020 General Election: Fact vs. Fiction

by Brooklyn Reader October 20, 2020January 25, 2021

The election is two weeks away and the closer we get, the more misinformation continues to spread — and mostly along partisan lines. With the backdrop of extreme division and […]

Posted inFeatured News

Politicians Join Activists in Fight Against Cross-Brooklyn Gas Pipeline

by Kevin Limiti October 20, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

7 Tips for Staying Safe as COVID-19 Cases Rise and Colder Weather Heightens the Risk

by Brooklyn Reader October 20, 2020January 25, 2021
Brooklyn educators demand city continue funding high school programs for at-risk students
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Brooklyn Educators Demand City Continue Funding High School Programs for At-Risk Students

by Brooklyn Reader October 20, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News, In Other Brooklyn News Featured

NYC Students in Homeless Shelters Still Can’t Get on the Internet Even After City Switches Cellular Providers: Advocates

by Brooklyn Reader October 20, 2020January 25, 2021
Woman, 73, pushed onto Brooklyn subway tracks during fight with stranger over marijuana smoke
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Woman, 73, Pushed Onto Brooklyn Subway Tracks During Fight With Stranger Over Marijuana Smoke

by Brooklyn Reader October 20, 2020January 25, 2021
Clean Bushwick Initiative Steps in to Address Neighborhood Trash Pile-Ups
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Clean Bushwick Initiative Steps in to Address Neighborhood Trash Pile-Ups

by Brooklyn Reader October 20, 2020January 25, 2021

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