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Home » Archives for May 25, 2021

Daily Archives: May 25, 2021

Posted inPolicy & Government

BK Leaders Laud Biden Administration’s Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Immigrants

by Brooklyn Reader May 25, 2021

The Biden administration’s announcement of an extension of temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants gave “a much-needed sense of security and relief” and was celebrated by local and state […]

Posted inLocal Voices

Poem for George Floyd

by Local Voices May 25, 2021
Posted inCrime

‘We Can’t Arrest Our Way Out of This Problem,’ BK DA Announces New Community Partnerships to Reduce Gun Violence

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 25, 2021
Posted inPolitics

40th District Council Candidates to Talk Small Business, Economic Recovery in Town Hall

by Brooklyn Reader May 25, 2021
Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver While Crossing Bedford-Stuyvesant Street
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver While Crossing Bedford-Stuyvesant Street

by Brooklyn Reader May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Outdoor Diner, Pedestrian Hit By Stray Bullets In Brooklyn: NYPD
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Outdoor Diner, Pedestrian Hit By Stray Bullets In Brooklyn: NYPD

by Brooklyn Reader May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Hakeem Jeffries on Maya Wiley and Eric Adams
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Hakeem Jeffries on Maya Wiley and Eric Adams

by Brooklyn Reader May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
In Brooklyn, Council Member Louis Looks to Hold Off Veteran Challenger and Win First Full Term
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

In Brooklyn, Council Member Louis Looks to Hold Off Veteran Challenger and Win First Full Term

by Brooklyn Reader May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

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