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Helping Flatbush Women Who Have Lost a Child
In East Flatbush, the infant mortality rate is six times higher than on the Upper East Side. A local group is fighting to bring that number down.
Place: Brooklyn
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‘Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner’
Community board members are hurt and frustrated by a ballot proposal that may impose term limits.
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He’s Running, But He’s Also Driving
Adam Baumel is running for State Assembly in Bay Ridge and Staten Island — but he hasn't given up his day job. Driving an Uber keeps him in touch with the reality of his constitutents' lives, he said.
New York Votes 2018
Our reporters ask voters: What midterm election issue affects you the most and why?
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Hearing-Impaired Musician Gives Duo a Distinctive Sound
John Ehlers doesn't hear things the way other musicians do. But the singular sound of his duo, Bangladeafy, has its roots in his different way of processing rhythm.
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Outside Brooklyn Market, Trucks Fight for Street Space
A drab stretch of roadway is the flashpoint in a rift between the Brooklyn Terminal Market and drivers of tractor-trailers who are being ticketed for illegal parking.
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Families Hit by Violence Find Solace in Therapy
Nearly five years ago, Alice Mckay’s son Kameron was fatally shot in a parked car. She turned to her community for help.
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Red Hook Farm Hopes to Grow with $25,000 Grant
The Red Hook Community Farm hopes to hire more local staff, thanks to a recent grant from New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.