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Brooklyn’s Ballots: Breaking down the primary election vote

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Jul. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Last week’s Primary Election drew more than 1 million voters across the city, and more than 500,000 Brooklynites — more than in any other borough — headed to the polls to make their voices heard. A week later, the ranked-choice results have been finalized: Zohran Mamdani is officially…

NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running for Council District 35

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May. 30, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen There are just weeks to go until New York City’s June 24 primary election, and with early voting set to begin on June 14, New Yorkers are preparing to head to the polls. All 51 seats of the City Council are on the ballot this year, but some…

‘Spoonful’ of change: One man’s mission to make healthy breakfast more accessible

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May. 7, 2025 By Regina Martinez Bradley Gifford grew up in a food desert in Fort Greene, where cheap, convenient meals were the norm and healthy options were scarce. As a child, he struggled with high blood pressure and obesity, often starting his mornings with one of his favorite foods — Quaker’s instant peaches-and-cream…

Walt Whitman Pop-Up Library opens on Nassau Street while main branch is shuttered for renovations

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May. 6, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Since the Walt Whitman Library closed for renovations in March, librarians have been keeping its services alive elsewhere, hosting computer classes at the Igersoll Community Center, book discussions at the Willoughby Older Adult Club, and welcoming regular visits from the Bookmobile. On May 6, the library brought everything…

Fort Greene’s Greenlight Bookstore voted New York’s most popular small business

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May. 1, 2025 By Miriam Norwitz Brooklyn’s very own Greenlight Bookstore has been voted New York’s most popular small business, according to a new poll from Advanced Funds Network. The org polled 3,014 people asking which small businesses have products or services so beloved they would travel over an hour to get them —…