Brooklyn Paper News Headlines Archive for January 28, 2025

Republicans in City Council pick new minority leader David Carr

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Carr elected NYC Council minority leader by half of Republican caucus as other half contests the vote

Police are investigating a shooting in Brooklyn that left one teen dead and another injured.

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Cops seek suspect who fatally shot teen, injured another in Brooklyn

students at boys charter school

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My Path to Success: Excellence Boys Charter School

By Tyriq Presley, Analyst at the Ford Foundation, Class of 2012, Excellence Boys Charter School/Sponsored by Uncommon Schools

NYC pol speaks out about Trump federal funding freeze

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‘Stealing our lunch money’: NYC pols fume over Trump’s federal funding freeze, demand mayor sue president to stop it

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Potential Trump mass deportations could have ‘devastating impact’ on NYC, financial experts say

juvenile detention sexual abuse lawsuits

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‘We are not just files’: 115 new sexual assault lawsuits filed against juvenile detention centers in New York City

By Lauren Rapp

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From farm to cup: How Devoción delivers the freshest Colombian coffee in Brooklyn

By Lauren Rapp

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Books

Turning the page: Clarendon Library in East Flatbush reopens after renovations

By Lauren Rapp

corpse flower brooklyn botanic garden

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‘Worth the wait’: Rare, stinky corpse flower draws hundreds to Brooklyn Botanic Garden

By Lauren Rapp

Wonho on stage

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K-Pop star Wonho makes first solo US visit, talks love for fans and touring in Brooklyn

Mayor Adam

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Op-Ed | Getting 20,000 illegal guns off our streets for a safer city

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The Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse is home to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Eighth Circuit Appeals Court panel vacates preliminary injunctions against restrictive Iowa school laws

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett and Jamaica's Ambassador Antony Anderson (center right of picture) surrounded by members of the Diaspora in Washington D.C.

Jamaica leans on Diaspora to revive tourism sector

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Victor Eklund Islanders debut Hurricanes

Victor Eklund picks up first career point, impresses Islanders in NHL debut