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A homeless shelter for families has been announced for 5001 – 10th Avenue AND 1016 – 50th Street in Borough Park Brooklyn. This is two huge apartment buildings. (See here) This shelter will be able to hold eighty-two families. Assemblyman Lester Chang held a meeting tonight at Amico Center at 5901 – 13th Avenue to […]
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025New Utrecht HS Needs Prom Dress Donations
New Utrecht High School is collecting prom dresses for Project Prom 2025. Look in your closet for cocktail dresses or gowns! They will collect until April 11th.
Monday, February 24th, 2025Grandma’s Love Spreads Joy with a Book Dispensing Machine at PS 235
Grandma’s Love has been putting book machines into hospitals. Now Grandma’s Love and it’s supporters brought another book machine for the students at PS 235. It’s beautiful that some people donated money in memory of their loved ones to help make this happen: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chrisie Canny (@chrisiecanny) […]
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025Saturday Morning on the R Train
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Thursday, February 20th, 2025NYC Replaced Our Water Meter
NYC had a company contact us to tell us that our water meter needed to be changed. I thought that was strange because NYC usually contacts us. So I called NYC instead of the number on the postcard and in the phone message. They confirmed that they are using that company. But I was able […]
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025Summer Jobs for Teens in Brooklyn – 2025
It’s February and you aren’t thinking about a Summer Job for your teen, but this is when the jobs are posted and get filled. 1) NYC SYEP – Teens 14+ can work for six weeks this Summer working at schools for 25 hours per week for $16.50 an hour (minimum wage). SYEP is the NYC […]
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025Many Palestinian Protesters Were Fighting in Borough Park Tonight
The Palestinian Protest organized by Pal-Awda in Borough Park tonight on 14th Avenue and 37th Street was not good. (See news and here too) Palestinians chanted, “Settlers, settlers go back home. Palestine is our home.” (See video here) Some men started fighting – they are angry. See videos: a) The police had to break up […]
Monday, February 17th, 2025Palestinians Will Protest in Borough Park on 2/18 – Location Change
(Update: See videos here) Pal-Awda has organized a protest for Palestine in Borough Park on Tuesday, February 18th at 6:00 pm at 3611 – 14th Avenue (the original location was 13th Avenue and 50th Street). Then the Real Estate Expo was cancelled: On Monday, Caption Kenneth Herrarte of the 66th Precinct said the Real Estate […]
Monday, February 17th, 2025Trucks and Motorcycles Banned from the Verrazzano Bridge During the High Winds
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Sunday, February 16th, 2025Afternoon Meeting About Elder Abuse & Fraud
Friday, February 14th, 2025Our Car Got Hit in Brooklyn, But By a Nice Person
Our car was hit while parked outside a business on Monday morning. The workers accidently hit into it and broke the window and damaged the door. They found Lee and told him what happened. Neighbors saw it happen and told Lee as well. They shared places where to get the car fixed. Lee told the […]
Friday, February 14th, 2025Krispy Pizza on 13th Avenue is Still Closed
Krispy Pizza on 13th Avenue and 71st Street closed for renovations on February 10th. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Krispy Pizza (@krispypizza) They left a message that they would reopen on Wednesday, then they left this message that they would reopen Friday: They updated yesterday and shared that they are waiting […]
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