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Home » Archives for May 21, 2021

Daily Archives: May 21, 2021

Posted inCrime

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

by Brooklyn Reader May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

Overall, crime is up in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and Brooklyn as a whole. There has been an 36.3% increase in crime reported Fort Greene/Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct during […]

Posted inNon-Profit & Community

‘Do the Right Thing Cuomo,’ Dozens Call for Conversion of Unused Hotels into Housing for Homeless

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Posted inPolicy & Government

What Voters Need to Know About Ranked-Choice Voting For the Primary Election

by Nigel Roberts May 21, 2021May 24, 2021
Posted inReal Estate

Clinton Hill Parish House Demolished to Make Way for 17-Story Tower

by Brooklyn Reader May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Posted inCrime

Bushwick Man Charged in Connection With Triple Shooting That Left One Dead, NYPD Officer in Hospital

by Brooklyn Reader May 21, 2021May 24, 2021
Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, pitching NYC police reform plan, is heckled in Brooklyn
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang, Pitching NYC Police Reform Plan, Is Heckled in Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Woman, 73, pushing cart filled with cans fatally struck by BMW in Brooklyn
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Woman, 73, Pushing Cart Filled With Cans Fatally Struck by BMW in Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

‘Glad to Be Alive’: NYC Subway Stabbing Victim Grateful for Stranger’s Help After Random Attack on Crowded Platform

by Brooklyn Reader May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Development and the Race for Brooklyn Borough President

by Brooklyn Reader May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

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