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Education

NYC H.S. Football Players Invited To Prep School Showcase With 30 Prep Schools in Attendance

New York City high school football players (grades 9-12) are invited to the 2018 Prep School Football Showcase. This Winters’s school...

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EventsFeatures

Acclaimed Chef and TV Personality Carla Hall Coming To Brownsville To Prepare 5 Course Menu To Benefit the Melting Pot Foundation

Acclaimed chef, TV personality and cookbook author Carla Hall will be creating a special 5-course menu, prepared by her personally, for...

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Politics

Councilman Espinal Wants To Make It A Right To Disconnect from Your Employer During the Holidays and Off Hours

Message from Brooklyn Councilman, Rafael Espinal: All over the city, New Yorkers are getting ready to unwind over a long Thanksgiving...

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Education

How Amazon’s Arrival to New York City Could Impact Schools

BY CHRISTINA VEIGA, ALEX ZIMMERMAN, REEMA AMIN After months of speculation, Amazon announced Tuesday that it picked Long Island City for...

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EducationEvents

Sat Nov 17th 50th Anniversary Event in Honor Of Ocean-Hill Brownsville Teacher’s Strike of 1968

A Community’s Fight for Education Equity 50 Years Later — How Long Do We Wait? BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN – The Ocean...

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Politics

Councilman Rafael Espinal Seeking Public Advocate Seat

Councilman, Rafael Espinal, who represents East New York, Cypress Hills, Bushwick, City Line, and Ocean Hill Brownsville, is seeking to...

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Health

Who is Eligible for Medicare in New York City?

Courtesy HHS.gov Generally, Medicare is available for people age 65 or older, younger people with disabilities and people with End Stage...

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Housing

East New York Basement Apartment Legalization One Step Closer With Upcoming City Council Hearing

For the past few years the De Blasio administration has been pushing for a plan to legalize basement apartments in Brooklyn, beginning with...

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Housing

121 Affordable Apartments Now Available in East New York Through Open Lottery

121 brand new apartments in East New York are becoming available, in the new Van Sinderen Plaza development, through the New York City...

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Health

Free Screening Mammograms for Residents of Brooklyn and Queens by Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology

Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology is providing FREE screening mammograms for women in Queens and Brooklyn without health insurance. This program...

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