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Arts & Entertainment

‘A family affair’: Gerritsen Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebrates community and lasting legacies

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

News

Bipartisan coalition celebrates closure of controversial Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter

By Robert Pearl

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Politics

Former GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa leads protest against migrant housing at Floyd Bennett Field

By Isabel Song Beer & Lloyd Mitchell

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Gerritsen Beach

Mother of God! Statue vandalized at Gerritsen Beach Catholic church

By Adam Daly

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Development

‘Absolutely infuriating’ Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department alleges city negligence

By Isabel Song Beer

City completes Gerritsen Beach infrastructure upgrade.

Gerritsen Beach

City completes Gerritsen Beach infrastructure upgrade

By Isabel Song Beer

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Business

Beep gives chamber $20K to keep southeast Brooklyn businesses ‘thriving’

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Gerritsen Beach

Gerritsen Beach St. Paddy’s parade makes jubilant return

By Ben Brachfeld

Environment

Southern Brooklyn libraries gear up with storm-resilient solar power

By Jessica Parks

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Politics

Meet the candidates running to represent the 46th Council District

By Ben Verde

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Gerritsen Beach

Gerritsen Beach sidewalks in disarray for years, residents say

By Ben Brachfeld

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Two firefighters injured in Gerritsen Beach blaze

By Lloyd Mitchell

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News

State to outfit four southern Brooklyn libraries with solar backup systems for emergency use

By Jessica Parks

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News

Southern Brooklyn pols demand more vaccination sites, doses; citing high senior populations, infection rates

By Jessica Parks

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Development

City Planning proposes suite of new, improved zoning regulations for southern Brooklyn

By Jessica Parks

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Politics

Andrew Gounardes wins re-election to state Senate

By Rose Adams

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Politics

Republicans pull ahead in southern Brooklyn races with in-person voting

By Ben Verde & Rose Adams

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Politics

Where do they stand? Andrew Gounardes, Vito Bruno’s policy stances, goals

By Rose Adams

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News

Vandals desecrate Virgin Mary statue in Gerritsen Beach, third similar incident in months

By Jessica Parks

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Four-year-old boy critically injured after minivan driver strikes him

By Todd Maisel

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