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Southern Brooklyn pol hosts second ‘chic boutique’ for locals and migrants

Council Member Mercedes Narcisse hosted her second 'chic boutique' clothing giveaway.

Feb. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer

Council Member Mercedes Narcisse on Sunday hosted a free clothing giveaway for her constituents. The giveaway, dubbed “Chic Boutique 46,” served as an offering to southern Brooklyn residents of the 46th District, which is also home to the Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter.

Op-ed | We want economic revitalization on Coney Island, but not a casino

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Feb. 12, 2024 Coney Islanders Against A Casino

This op-ed was written by Edwin Cosme, Mathylde Frontus, Angela Kravtchenko, Linda Harrison, Yelena Makhnin, Yvonne Mayo, Orlando Mendez, Astrudge McLean, Sharaya Means, Michael Quinn, Ronald Stewart, Erica Turner, Ann Valdez and Sophia Williams

Supper Bowl: Local chef wins big in Lock Yard’s Chili Cookoff

winner of lock yard chili eating contest posting outside restaurant

Feb. 12, 2024 Kirstyn Brendlen & Arthur de Gaeta

The biggest Sunday in football started as it has for the past seven years in southern Brooklyn — with the annual Chili Cookoff at Lock Yard gastropub in Bay Ridge, where nearly two-dozen chefs arrived on Feb. 11 ready to compete.